Guitar scale · Major & minor
E melodic minor scale on guitar
Every position of the E melodic minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a raised 6th and 7th. Classical players use it going up; jazz players use it both ways.
- Notes
- EF♯GABC♯D♯
- Formula
- 12♭34567
- Steps
- WHWWWWH
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|-------------------------2-4-5-------| G|-------------------0-2-4-------------| D|-------------1-2-4-------------------| A|-------0-2-4-------------------------| 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 melodic minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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