Guitar · scales and modes # E melodic minor scale on guitar E melodic minor has 7 notes: E, F♯, G, A, B, C♯, D♯. | Note | E | F♯ | G | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes ## Triads in E melodic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | 2 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) | | ♭3 | Gaug | [G augmented arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-augmented) | | 4 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | | 5 | B | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) | | 6 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) | | 7 | D♯dim | [D♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished) | ## Seventh chords in E melodic minor | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Em(maj7) | [Em(maj7) arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/emmaj7) | | 2 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | G | – | | 4 | A7 | [A7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7) · [A7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2) · [A7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3) · [A7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | B7 | [B7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7) · [B7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2) · [B7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-3) · [B7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | C♯m7♭5 | [C♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 7 | D♯m7♭5 | [D♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-m7b5) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of E melodic minor, starting from another root. - [E♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) - [A Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) ## Melodic minor in every key - [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) - [C♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) - [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) - [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) - E melodic minor - [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) - [F♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-melodic-minor) - [G melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) - [A♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-melodic-minor) - [A melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) - [B♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) - [B melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-melodic-minor) ## 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](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-melodic-minor:4:ladder:p1)