E
Diatonic Scale
E Natural Minor
The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
Notes in E Natural Minor
E1
F#2
G3
A4
B5
C6
D7
E8
Chords in E Natural Minor
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iEmE – G – Bminor
iiF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
IIIGG – B – Dmajor
ivAmA – C – Eminor
vBmB – D – F#minor
VICC – E – Gmajor
VIIDD – F# – Amajor
Other Scales in E
MajorE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#Harmonic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, D#Melodic 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
Natural Minor in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in E Natural Minor
The E natural minor scale contains the notes E, F#, G, A, B, C, D. The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.
The diatonic chords in E natural minor are Em (i), F#° (ii), G (III), Am (iv), Bm (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 natural minor scale.
To develop your ear for the E natural 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.