Scale Reference
E Natural Minor Scale
The E natural minor scale | also called E Aeolian | contains the notes E, F#, G, A, B, C, D. It's the foundation of most rock and metal rhythm guitar and the parent scale of the E minor pentatonic.
E
F#
G
A
B
C
D
About this scale
E natural minor is the relative minor of G major | they share the same notes, just starting from a different root. This makes the two scales closely related and interchangeable in many contexts.
The diatonic chords of E natural minor are Em, F#dim, G, Am, Bm, C, and D | the building blocks of countless rock and pop songs.
Intervals
Root | Major 2nd | Minor 3rd | Perfect 4th | Perfect 5th | Minor 6th | Minor 7th
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