Guitar scale · Major & minor
E natural minor scale on guitar
Every position of the E natural minor scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is G major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of E minor.
- Notes
- EF♯GABCD
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
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|-------------------------1-3-5-------| G|-------------------0-2-4-------------| D|-------------0-2-4-------------------| 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 natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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