E Natural Minor scale
The natural minor scale. Dark, melancholic sound.
7 notes · Standard tuning
Root (E)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
E
R
F#
2
G
♭3
A
4
B
5
C
♭6
D
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the E Natural Minor scale across the neck.
Natural Minor in other keys
About the E Natural Minor scale
The E Natural Minor scale contains the notes E, F#, G, A, B, C, D. It is a 7-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭6 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the E Natural Minor scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (E); outlined dots are other scale tones.