Guitar scale · Major & minor
E harmonic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the E harmonic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 7th: an exotic, classical sound with a strong pull back home.
- Notes
- EF♯GABCD♯
- Formula
- 12♭345♭67
- Steps
- WHWWHW+HH
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 0–5, ascending
e|-------------------------------2-3-5-| B|-------------------------1-4-5-------| G|-------------------0-2-4-------------| D|-------------1-2-4-------------------| A|-------0-2-3-------------------------| E|-0-2-3-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 1, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the E harmonic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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