Practice Lab

Guitar · scales and modes

E melodic minor scale on guitar

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

E melodic minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteEF♯GABC♯D♯
Degree12♭34567
Step2122221

E melodic minor on the whole neck

Every E melodic 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 melodic minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C#3D#3E3F#3G3A2B2C#3D#3E3F#3G3A3B3D#3E3F#3G3A3B3C#4D#4E4G3A3B3C#4D#4E4F#4G4A4B3C#4D#4E4F#4G4A4B4C#5E4F#4G4A4B4C#5D#5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E melodic minor
Note names
Show 1 more neck: by degreeShow less
E melodic minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1512b3456712b3456712b345712b345671b3456712b3456712b345612b3456712b36E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E melodic minor
Degrees

E melodic 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 melodic minor, position 1, frets 0 to 412b3456712b3456712b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    E melodic minor, position 2, frets 2 to 62b3456712b3456712b346E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      E melodic minor, position 3, frets 5 to 9456712b3456712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
        Show 2 more positionsShow less
        E melodic minor, position 4, frets 7 to 1156712b3456712b345676E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          E melodic minor, position 5, frets 9 to 136712b3456712b3456716E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes

            Triads in E melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1EmE minor arpeggio
            2F♯mF♯ minor arpeggio
            ♭3GaugG augmented arpeggio
            4AA major arpeggio
            5BB major arpeggio
            6C♯dimC♯ diminished arpeggio
            7D♯dimD♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E melodic minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Em(maj7)Em(maj7) arpeggio
            2F♯m7F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3G–
            4A7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4
            5B7B7 arpeggio · B7 drop 2 · B7 drop 3 · B7 drop 2 and 4
            6C♯m7♭5C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            7D♯m7♭5D♯m7♭5 arpeggio · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 · D♯m7♭5 drop 3 · D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Melodic minor in every key

            Practice it in Practice Lab

            Practice E melodic minor in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

            Open it in Practice Lab