E major in Chromatic Scale?

Question

Given that you need to fill out every note that makes up the E major scale in chromatic acension, what would be the order?

Yes, I thought that was the case....but doesn't E major have only F#, C#,G#, and D#? Can you actually use A# in the scale of E major?

Well...it turns out you needed to put natural signs in the scale to have any chance of making it chromatic major scale. Our entire class missed this >.<

E-F natural-F# - G natural- G# - A natural - A# - B - C natural- C# - D natural - D# - E

There seems to various ways to approach this , but it seems like A# is an answer.

Thanks everyone!

Answer 1

Chromatic, not diatonic?

E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, B# (C), C#, D, D# and E

If you really meant diatonic -- E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E

Edit: Given your details, I'm pretty sure that you have a confusion about the term "chromatic"

Chromatic- simply means that a scale uses all 12 pitches (or in other words, instead of the usual (W= whole step, H= half step) WWHWWWH , it is HHHHHHHHHHH.
The term chromaticism is used to refer to music that uses half steps to bend traditional diatonic music and harmonies, and is often a tool of romantic period music.

Diatonic is the term you would use for traditional scales as you usually play them. It basically refers to the use of 5 whole tones and 2 semi tones to construct a scale.

Answer 2

I do not know if it is possible for a scale to be a major scale and a chromatic scale at the same time. In theory it looks impossible, since the construction of each is different (that is, where the semitones/half steps are placed), and so the key signature (the cluster of sharps/flats at the beginning of the stave) for a major scale would not be the same as that of a chromatic scale. When the London Royal School of Music publishes scales for the piano, they usually list and print major scales and chromatic scales separately. I do not believe that they use a key signature for chromatic scales but simply mark individual notes where appropriate.

Answer 3

There's no such thing as an E major chromatic scale. I think you're thinking of a "diatonic" scale, which is the way that musicians & theorists write scales. An E major scale consists of the following: E-F#-G#-A-B-C#-D#-E. There's no A#, otherwise it wouldn't be a major scale.

Answer 4

chromatic means you use all the notes - not just the ones in the scale. Normally you wouldn't use a#, but this is a special case.

Answer 5

answer to additional details.
yes. otherwise it would not be chromatic

Answer 6

E, F, F sharp, G, G sharp A, A sharp, B, C, C sharp, D, D sharp, E.