E melodic minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the E melodic minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 6 7) on guitar: E · F# · G · A · B · C# · D#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
E Melodic minor
12b34567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
E
· Root
2
F#
· Tension
b3
G
· Third
4
A
· Tension
5
B
· Fifth
6
C#
· characteristic note
7
D#
· characteristic note
Scale sheet
E Melodic minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
E F# G A B C# D#
Typical use
Jazz minor; over m(maj7).
Melodic minor
The melodic minor (jazz version) is a natural minor with the sixth and seventh degrees raised, removing the harmonic minor's augmented second. It's the reference scale over m(maj7) chords and in many modern jazz minor-key progressions.
Notes of the E melodic minor scale: E · F# · G · A · B · C# · D#.