E Melodic Minor
E Melodic Minor scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The E Melodic Minor displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes in darker shade. The one-octave pattern starts on the 3rd string, 7th fret.
E Melodic Minor one octave

E Melodic Minor full fretboard

E Melodic Minor with note names

The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
---|---|---|---|
1 | E | Unison | Tonic |
2 | F# | Major second | Supertonic |
b3 | G | Minor third | Mediant |
4 | A | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
5 | B | Perfect fifth | Dominant |
6 | C# | Sixth | Submediant |
7 | D# | Major seventh | Subtonic |
The E Melodic Minor consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula of distances written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, whole step, step from the root to the next root note.
It is identical with E Natural Minor apart from the sixth and major seventh intervals.
E Melodic Minor scale starting from E-string:

E Melodic Minor scale starting from A-string:

The numbers above the tablatures are suggested fingerings.