E Minor Scale | Standard Guitar (2024)

Rock Scale

start by assigning your fingers to the first four frets
play the sixth string open (E), an F sharp on the second fret using your second finger and a G on the third fret using your third finger
play the fifth string open (A), a B on the second fret using your second finger and a C on the third fret using your third finger
play the fourth string open (D) and an E on the second fret using your second finger

E MinorCAGED Scale Shapes

E Shape

Recommended Chords for an E Minor Scale

	Chord	Shared Notes
	E Minor (Add9) Guitar Chord	E, G, B, F#
	E Minor Guitar Chord	E, G, B
	E Suspended Guitar Chord	E, A, B
	E Minor 11th Guitar Chord	E, G, B, D, F#, A
	E Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	E, F#, B
	E Minor 9th Guitar Chord	E, G, B, D, F#
	E 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	E, A, B, D
	E 9th Sus4 Guitar Chord	E, A, B, D, F#
	E Minor 7th Guitar Chord	E, G, B, D
	F# Diminished Guitar Chord	F#, A, C
	G Major 7th Guitar Chord	G, B, D, F#
	G Major Guitar Chord	G, B, D
	G Suspended Guitar Chord	G, C, D
	G 6th Guitar Chord	G, B, D, E
	G Added 9th Guitar Chord	G, B, D, A
	G Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	G, A, D
	G Major 9th Guitar Chord	G, B, D, F#, A
	G Major 13th Guitar Chord	G, B, D, F#, A, E
	G 6th (Add9) Guitar Chord	G, B, D, E, A
	A 13th Sus4 Guitar Chord	A, D, E, G, B, F#
	A Minor 6th Guitar Chord	A, C, E, F#
	A Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	A, B, E
	A Suspended Guitar Chord	A, D, E
	A Minor 7th Guitar Chord	A, C, E, G
	A Minor 13th Guitar Chord	A, C, E, G, B, F#
	A Minor Guitar Chord	A, C, E
	A 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	A, D, E, G
	A Minor (Add9) Guitar Chord	A, C, E, B
	A Minor 11th Guitar Chord	A, C, E, G, B, D
	A Minor 6th (Add9) Guitar Chord	A, C, E, F#, B
	A 9th Sus4 Guitar Chord	A, D, E, G, B
	A Minor 9th Guitar Chord	A, C, E, G, B
	B Suspended Guitar Chord	B, E, F#
	B Minor 7th Guitar Chord	B, D, F#, A
	B 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	B, E, F#, A
	B Minor Guitar Chord	B, D, F#
	C Major 7th Guitar Chord	C, E, G, B
	C Added 9th Guitar Chord	C, E, G, D
	C Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	C, D, G
	C Major 13th Guitar Chord	C, E, G, B, D, A
	C Major Guitar Chord	C, E, G
	C Major 9th Guitar Chord	C, E, G, B, D
	C 6th Guitar Chord	C, E, G, A
	C 6th (Add9) Guitar Chord	C, E, G, A, D
	D 13th Guitar Chord	D, F#, A, C, E, B
	D Major Guitar Chord	D, F#, A
	D 11th Guitar Chord	D, F#, A, C, E, G
	D Suspended 2 Guitar Chord	D, E, A
	D Suspended Guitar Chord	D, G, A
	D 6th (Add9) Guitar Chord	D, F#, A, B, E
	D 13th Sus4 Guitar Chord	D, G, A, C, E, B
	D 7th Guitar Chord	D, F#, A, C
	D 7th Sus4 Guitar Chord	D, G, A, C
	D Added 9th Guitar Chord	D, F#, A, E
	D 9th Sus4 Guitar Chord	D, G, A, C, E
	D 9th Guitar Chord	D, F#, A, C, E
	D 6th Guitar Chord	D, F#, A, B

Notes in an E Minor Scale

Root : E
Major 2nd (M2) : F#
Minor 3rd (m3) : G
Perfect 4th (P4) : A
Perfect 5th (P5) : B
Minor 6th (m6) : C
Dominant 7th (d7) : D

Minor scale

In music theory, the minor scale is three scale patterns – the natural minor scale (or Aeolian mode), the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic minor scale (ascending or descending) – rather than just two as with the major scale, which also has a harmonic form but lacks a melodic form.In each of these scales, the first, third, and fifth scale degrees form a minor triad (rather than a major triad, as in a major scale). In some contexts, minor scale is used to refer to any heptatonic scale with this property.