E Minor Scale

Notes

E F# G A B C D play notes

Intervals

W H W W H W W

Semitones

1 3 4 6 8 9 11

Scale degrees

1 2 â™­3 4 5 â™­6 â™­7

Guitar neck

This guitar neck shows the notes of the minor scale.

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Shapes

These CAGED scale patterns help you learn the minor scale as it relates to standard CAGED chords. For instance, Pattern 1 will correspond to a C chord.

Pattern 1

EBGDAE45678ABCEF#GBCDF#GADEABC
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Pattern 2

EBGDAE78910BCDF#GADEABCEF#GBCD
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Pattern 3

EBGDAE910111213DEABCEF#GBCDF#GADE
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Pattern 4

EBGDAE0123EF#GBCDGADEABCEF#G
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Pattern 5

EBGDAE2345F#GADEABCEF#GBCDF#GA
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