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E minor scale on guitar

E minor has 7 notes: E, F♯, G, A, B, C, D. Also called natural minor, Aeolian.

E minor: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteEF♯GABCD
Degree12♭345♭6♭7
Step2122122

E minor on the whole neck

Every E 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 minor scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C3D3E3F#3G3A2B2C3D3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D4E4G3A3B3C4D4E4F#4G4A4B3C4D4E4F#4G4A4B4C5D5E4F#4G4A4B4C5D5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E minor
Note names
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E minor scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1512b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b71b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E minor
Degrees

E 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 minor, position 1, frets 0 to 412b345b6b712b345b6b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    E minor, position 2, frets 2 to 52b345b6b712b345b6b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–5, 17 notes
      E minor, position 3, frets 5 to 945b6b712b345b6b712b345b66E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        E minor, position 4, frets 7 to 115b6b712b345b6b712b345b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          E minor, position 5, frets 9 to 13b712b345b6b712b345b6b716E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 16 notes

            Triads in E minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1EmE minor arpeggio
            2F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio
            ♭3GG major arpeggio
            4AmA minor arpeggio
            5BmB minor arpeggio
            ♭6CC major arpeggio
            ♭7DD major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E minor

            DegreeChordPages
            1Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            2F♯m7♭5F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Gmaj7Gmaj7 arpeggio · Gmaj7 drop 2 · Gmaj7 drop 3 · Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            5Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7D7D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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