G in E major
In E major, G is G♯ (sharp)
In E major, G is G♯ (sharp)The key signature of E major puts a sharp on every G.
Is G sharp in E major?
In E major, G is G♯: the key signature puts a sharp on every G, in every octave, for as long as that signature stands.
The signature of E major is four sharps, F♯, C♯, G♯ and D♯. G♯ is one of them, which is why you never see a sharp written next to the note — the signature at the start of the staff already said it.
Spelled from the tonic, the E major scale runs E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯ — one of each letter, each carrying whatever the signature gives it. The staff above draws the E major signature and the note G♯ inside it — exactly as you would meet it in a piece written in this key.
Every letter in E major
E major has four sharps, F♯, C♯, G♯ and D♯. That fixes what each of the seven letters is called in this key:
- C is C♯
- D is D♯
- E is E (natural — the signature leaves it alone)
- F is F♯
- G is G♯ — the letter on this page
- A is A (natural — the signature leaves it alone)
- B is B (natural — the signature leaves it alone)
Related keys
E major shares its signature with its relative C♯ minor — the same sharps or flats, so G is G♯ there too.
Frequently asked questions
- Is G sharp in E major?
- Yes. E major has four sharps, F♯, C♯, G♯ and D♯, and G♯ is one of them, so every G in the key is played as G♯.
- What accidental does G carry in E major?
- G is G♯ (sharp). The signature of E major is four sharps, F♯, C♯, G♯ and D♯. G♯ is one of them, which is why you never see a sharp written next to the note — the signature at the start of the staff already said it.
- What sharps or flats are in E major?
- E major has four sharps, F♯, C♯, G♯ and D♯ — written in that order at the start of the staff.
- How is the E major scale spelled?
- From the tonic up: E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯. Each letter appears once, carrying whatever the key signature gives it.