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E harmonic minor scale on guitar

E harmonic minor has 7 notes: E, F♯, G, A, B, C, D♯.

E harmonic minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteEF♯GABCD♯
Degree12♭345♭67
Step2122131

E harmonic minor on the whole neck

Every E harmonic minor note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

E harmonic minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C3D#3E3F#3G3A2B2C3D#3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D#3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D#4E4G3A3B3C4D#4E4F#4G4A4B3C4D#4E4F#4G4A4B4C5E4F#4G4A4B4C5D#5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E harmonic minor
Note names
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E harmonic minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1512b345b6712b345b6712b345b6712b345b671b345b6712b345b6712b345b612b345b6712b36E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

E harmonic minor in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a E falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

E harmonic minor, position 1, frets 0 to 412b345b6712b345b6712b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    E harmonic minor, position 2, frets 2 to 62b345b6712b345b6712b346E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      E harmonic minor, position 3, frets 5 to 945b6712b345b6712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        E harmonic minor, position 4, frets 7 to 115b6712b345b6712b345b676E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          E harmonic minor, position 5, frets 9 to 13712b345b6712b345b6716E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 16 notes

            Triads in E harmonic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1EmE minor arpeggio
            2F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio
            ♭3GaugG augmented arpeggio
            4AmA minor arpeggio
            5BB major arpeggio
            ♭6CC major arpeggio
            7D♯dimD♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E harmonic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Em(maj7)Em(maj7) arpeggio
            2F♯m7♭5F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3G–
            4Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            5B7B7 arpeggio · B7 drop 2 · B7 drop 3 · B7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            7D♯dim7D♯dim7 arpeggio

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of E harmonic minor, starting from another root.

            Harmonic minor in every key

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