Major & minor
E natural minor scale · also called the Aeolian mode
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
How to play the E natural minor scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------2-3-5-| B|-------------------------1-3-5-------| G|-------------------0-2-4-------------| D|-------------0-2-4-------------------| A|-------0-2-3-------------------------| E|-0-2-3-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 0–5
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-2-3-| E|-----0-2---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →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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