E Egyptian Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in DADGAD tuning — fretboard diagram

E Egyptian in DADGAD — Notes and Intervals

The E Egyptian scale, also known as the Suspended Pentatonic, is widely used in Middle Eastern and African musical traditions. On Guitar, it contains the notes E, F#, A, B, D. It has a stable, folk-like quality and is often used in wind chime tunings because of its inherently calm and balanced sound. Commonly used in Middle Eastern, World, Ambient, Film Scores. Notable players include Oud masters, Peter Gabriel. Use over sus2, sus4, power chords. The absence of 3rd and 7th makes it harmonically ambiguous — works over major or minor contexts.

Notes: E, F#, A, B, D

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 4P, 5P, 7m

Degrees: 1 2 3 4 b5

Formula: W-WH-W-WH-W

Number of notes: 5

Tuning: DADGAD (D-A-G-D-A-D)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

E Egyptian in Standard Tuning
E Egyptian in Drop D
E Egyptian in Open G
E Egyptian in Baritone (B Standard)
E Egyptian in 7-string
E Egyptian in 8-string
E Egyptian in Drop C
E Egyptian in Drop B
E Egyptian in Open D
E Egyptian in Half Step Down
E Egyptian in Open E
E Egyptian in Open A
E Egyptian in Double Drop D
E Egyptian in Open C

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