Berklee PULSE - E Major Scale – Piano Notes & Practice
Supports: E major seven-note spelling; key signature accidental count
Location: Opening notes and key-signature sentences, lines 4–6
Source record: AM-NOTES-E-MAJOR
See E major notes, key signature, keyboard pitches and separately verified one-octave fingering for each hand and direction.
E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D♯ – E
Direction: Ascending · E4 → E5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1
| Notes | E4 | F♯4 | G♯4 | A4 | B4 | C♯5 | D♯5 | E5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Source-scoped one-octave fingering row.
Finger numbers identify fingers, not scale degrees. Only one-octave, separately checked rows are shown.
Select every note used in E Major, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
Attempt open · unassisted
E - F♯ - G♯ - A - B - C♯ - D♯. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
E4 - F♯4 - G♯4 - A4 - B4 - C♯5 - D♯5 - E5
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported. The staff is a pitch reference; the pulse controls timing.
Practice tempo: 60 BPM · 1 octave · Right hand · E4-E5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
PianoGrid
Key signature: F#, C#, G#, D#
E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D♯ – E
Direction: Ascending · E4 → E5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1
| Notes | E4 | F♯4 | G♯4 | A4 | B4 | C♯5 | D♯5 | E5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Source-scoped one-octave fingering row.
One-octave reference. Finger numbers appear only for the hand and direction combinations covered by the sources listed above.
E Major contains E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#. Repeat E at the top to complete one octave. Its key signature has 4 sharps.
The unaltered note names in E major are E, A, and B. F♯, G♯, C♯, and D♯ fill the remaining degrees. Its half steps are G♯–A and D♯–E. Both involve a black key followed by a white key in the ascent.
The right-hand thumb moves from its initial E to A after fingers 2 and 3 play F♯ and G♯. The left-hand thumb reaches B, then finger 3 crosses to C♯. On the descent, use the separately recorded reverse-direction fingers attached to the notes.
Suggested drill: locate E, A, and B first, then fill in the intervening scale notes. Play G♯–A and D♯–E separately and listen to each half step. Finally, run from E to E and back while checking that the four sharp names survive the change of direction.
The one-octave ascending notes are E–F#–G#–A–B–C#–D#–E. The key signature contains 4 sharps: F#, C#, G#, D#. These accidentals also apply in descent.
E, A and B remain natural. The full octave is E–F#–G#–A–B–C#–D#–E; F#, C#, G# and D# are its key-signature sharps.
This source-documented one-octave reference shows right hand ascending 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5 and descending 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1; left hand ascending 5–4–3–2–1–3–2–1 and descending 1–2–3–1–2–3–4–5. Read each row in playing order. These are sourced choices, not the only possible fingerings, and must not be repeated mechanically for a second octave.
Suggested drill: locate E, A, and B first, then fill in the intervening scale notes. Play G♯–A and D♯–E separately and listen to each half step. Finally, run from E to E and back while checking that the four sharp names survive the change of direction.
Sources below are limited to the note, theory, fingering, or editorial scope recorded for this page. A source record is not the same as a teacher review.
Supports: E major seven-note spelling; key signature accidental count
Location: Opening notes and key-signature sentences, lines 4–6
Source record: AM-NOTES-E-MAJOR
Supports: C,D,F,G,A,E,B,Bb,Eb major: one-octave staff spelling and RH/LH ascending/descending numbers; Bb/Eb LH top finger 2; Eb RH start finger 2 A natural minor, PDF page 2 printed page 40 A row: one-octave RH/LH ascending and descending numbers; source staff A3-A4
Location: PDF page 1 major scales; PDF page 2 (0-based page 1), printed page 40, Natural minor scales A row; RH above/LH below; visually checked in the approved Scales plan evidence
Source record: AM-FINGER-LMT
Supports: Independent visual checks of one-octave RH/LH ascending/descending sequences and staff pitches for C,G,D,A,E,B,F,Bb,Eb
Location: PDF pages 3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12; the labeled key-specific pages.
Source record: AM-FINGER-MF
Supports: Major-scale W–W–H–W–W–W–H rule; ascending/descending scale definition; half step is adjacent keyboard pitches; tonic repeated at octave
Location: The major scale, lines 6 and 12–21
Source record: AM-THEORY
Supports: Pitch step, alter, octave; C4 convention; key signature fifths positive/negative
Location: Key and Pitch, lines 80–119
Source record: AM-MUSICXML
Supports: C4=60 selected octave naming convention; chromatic MIDI integer table
Location: Appendix 1.3: Table of MIDI Note Numbers, printed page 17, extracted lines 626–642
Source record: AM-MIDI
Supports: Explicit one-octave C,G,D,A,E fingering applicability; F RH crossing at Bb–C; B LH starting finger 4 and thumb E; finger-number role
Location: One-Octave Major Scales; CAGED, F Major, B Major, lines 336–416
Source record: AM-BAYLOR