SCALE REFERENCE

E Melodic Minor

E – F♯ – G – A – B – C♯ – D♯1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

Minor with a raised 6th and 7th — a minor tonic with a major-scale top half. In jazz it is used ascending and descending both.

Notes & degrees
E1F♯2Gb3A4B5C♯6D♯7
NotesE, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#
StepsW – H – W – W – W – W – H (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledJazz Minor
Piano
EGABF♯C♯D♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯GABC♯D♯EBBC♯D♯EF♯GABGGABC♯D♯EF♯GDD♯EF♯GABC♯AABC♯D♯EF♯GAEEF♯GABC♯D♯E

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AABC♯D♯EF♯GAEEF♯GABC♯D♯ECC♯D♯EF♯GABGGABC♯D♯EF♯G

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iEmEm(maj7)
iiF♯mF♯m7
♭III+GaugGmaj7♯5
IVAA7
VBB7
vi°C♯dimC♯m7♭5
vii°D♯dimD♯m7♭5

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

iEmiiF♯m♭III+GaugIVAVBvi°C♯dimvii°D♯dim
Other scales on E

Core scales & modes

E MajorE Natural MinorE Harmonic MinorE DorianE PhrygianE LydianE MixolydianE Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

E Major PentatonicE Minor PentatonicE BluesE Major Blues

Jazz & altered

E Harmonic MajorE Phrygian DominantE Lydian DominantE AlteredE Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

E Whole ToneE Diminished (Whole–Half)E Diminished (Half–Whole)E Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E Hungarian MinorE Double Harmonic MajorE Neapolitan Minor
Melodic Minor on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.