E natural minor scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the E natural minor scale (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7) on guitar: E · F# · G · A · B · C · D.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
E Natural minor
12b345b6b7
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
b6
C
· Tension
b7
D
· Seventh
Scale sheet
E Natural minorFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Notes in key
E F# G A B C D
Typical use
Over minor chords, aeolian context.
Natural minor
The natural minor is the major scale's relative minor. It has a dark, melancholic sound and is the reference scale for minor chords in an Aeolian context.
Notes of the E natural minor scale: E · F# · G · A · B · C · D.