E Harmonic Minor

E Harmonic Minor scale for guitar.
The E Harmonic Minor is a seven-note scale. Colored circles mark the tones in the diagram, the darker ones highlighting the root notes. In the two-octave pattern, the first note in the scale is on the 6th string, 12th fret.

E Harmonic Minor 2 octaves

E Harmonic Minor full fretboard

E Harmonic Minor scale whole guitar neck diagram

E Harmonic Minor with note names

E Harmonic Minor scale with note letters diagram

Shape 1 (11th position) with fingerings

Shape 2 (1st position) with fingerings

Shape 3 (4th position) with fingerings

Shape 4 (6th position) with fingerings

Shape 5 (9th position) with fingerings

Notes: E - F# - G - A - B - C - D# Intervals: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 Type: Septonic

Eb Harmonic Minor scale • F Harmonic Minor scale

The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, intervals 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
b6	C	Minor sixth	Submediant
7	D#	Major seventh	Subtonic

The interval formula (2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1) can be expound into specific notes of the scale.

Notes (ascending)	Interval
E-F#	M2
E-G	m3
E-A	P4
E-B	P5
E-C	m6
E-D#	M7

Notes (descending)	Interval
E-D#	m2
E-C	M3
E-B	P4
E-A	P5
E-G	M6
E-F#	m7

Abbreviations are used: M / m stands for major / minor and P stands for perfect.

The main chords that are related to this scale are the following:

Em	022000	EmM7	021000
F#dim	XX4575	F#m7b5	XX4555
Gaug	321003	GM7#5	32444X
Am	X02210	Am7	X02010
B	X24442	B7	X21201
C	X32010	Cmaj7	X32000
D#dim	X6787X	D#dim7	XX4545

The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the E Harmonic Minor scale in which Em is the tonic triad and EmM7 the tonic 7th chord.
The second and fourth columns include short notations for the chords in the first and third columns respectively. These are based on common ways to play the chord, but there are other alternatives. See more about this notation system on the FAQ page.

The E Harmonic Minor scale consists of seven notes. These can be described as intervals, as semi-notes or steps on the guitar fingerboard from the first note to the next octave. Written as semi-notes: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1. Written as steps: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole and a half, half.
The E Harmonic Minor is one of three E Minor scales, the other two are E Natural Minor and E Melodic Minor.

This minor scale has an exotic sound caused by the whole and a half distance between the sixth and seventh degrees.
This large jump is the main feature to focus on in addition to the parallels with the other two minor scales.

Start the audio and play along! Use notes from the scale in the diagram above.

Normal tempo:

Slow tempo:

E Harmonic Minor scale first shape ascending.

The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.