E Minor Pentatonic Scale
The E minor pentatonic scale is the workhorse of blues, rock, and pop soloing in E minor. Five notes that almost never clash.
Notes in E Minor Pentatonic
The E Minor Pentatonic scale contains E — G — A — B — D. The interval pattern is the universal minor pentatonic pattern, transposed to start on E.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see E Minor Pentatonic on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The E minor pentatonic scale is the workhorse of blues, rock, and pop soloing in E minor. Five notes that almost never clash.
FAQs
What chords go with the E Minor Pentatonic scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is E Minor Pentatonic different from other scales on E?
The intervals between notes are different. E Minor Pentatonic uses the minor pentatonic interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of E Minor Pentatonic?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. E major and C# minor share the same notes; E minor and G major share the same notes.