E

Minor Variants Scale

E Harmonic Minor

Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

Notes in E Harmonic Minor

E1
F#2
G3
A4
B5
C6
D#7
E8

Chords in E Harmonic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iEmE – G – Bminor
iiF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
IIIG+G – B – D#augmented
ivAmA – C – Eminor
VBB – D# – F#major
VICC – E – Gmajor
viiD#°D# – F# – Adiminished

Other Scales in E

MajorE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#Natural MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, DMelodic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#DorianE, F#, G, A, B, C#, DPhrygianE, F, G, A, B, C, DLydianE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#MixolydianE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, DLocrianE, F, G, A, A#, C, DMajor PentatonicE, F#, G#, B, C#Minor PentatonicE, G, A, B, DBluesE, G, A, A#, B, DWhole ToneE, F#, G#, A#, C, DDiminished (H-W)E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#, DDiminished (W-H)E, F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#Phrygian DominantE, F, G#, A, B, C, DHungarian MinorE, F#, G, A#, B, C, D#Lydian DominantE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D

Harmonic Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G G# BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab A CDD E F G A A# C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb B DEE F# G A B C D#FF G Ab Bb C Db EF#G♭F# G# A B C# D FGG A A# C D D# F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb E GAA B C D E F G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb F Gb ABB C# D E F# G A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Harmonic Minor scale by ear →Play E Harmonic MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in E Harmonic Minor

The E harmonic minor scale contains the notes E, F#, G, A, B, C, D#. Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

The diatonic chords in E harmonic minor are Em (i), F#° (ii), G+ (III), Am (iv), B (V), C (VI), D#° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the E harmonic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the E harmonic minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.