The E minor pentatonic scale

All notes of the E minor pentatonic scale: E, G, A, B, D. Five notes, and the most-played scale on the guitar — natural minor without its second and sixth degrees.

The notes

Steps in semitones: 3 – 2 – 2 – 3 – 2

On the keyboard

Guitar

Ukulele

E major
E minor
E harmonic minor
E melodic minor
E Dorian
E chord

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Every note on this page is computed, not typed in — following the rule that also makes F# major spell its seventh degree E#, not F.