E

Minor Variants Scale

E Melodic Minor

Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

Notes in E Melodic Minor

E1
F#2
G3
A4
B5
C#6
D#7
E8

Chords in E Melodic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iEmE – G – Bminor
iiF#mF# – A – C#minor
IIIG+G – B – D#augmented
IVAA – C# – Emajor
VBB – D# – F#major
viC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
viiD#°D# – F# – Adiminished

Other Scales in E

MajorE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#Natural MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, DHarmonic 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

Melodic Minor in All 12 Keys

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

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Melodic Minor scale by ear →Play E Melodic 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 Melodic Minor

The E melodic minor scale contains the notes E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#. Raises the 6th and 7th of natural minor — smooth, jazzy, used ascending.

The diatonic chords in E melodic minor are Em (i), F#m (ii), G+ (III), A (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 melodic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the E melodic 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.