E

Pentatonic Scale

E Minor Pentatonic

5-note minor scale — the foundation of blues, rock, and guitar soloing.

Notes in E Minor Pentatonic

E1
G2
A3
B4
D5
E8

Chords in E Minor Pentatonic

5 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iE?E – A – D—
iiG?G – B – E—
iiiA?A – D – G—
ivB?B – E – A—
vD?D – G – B—

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#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#BluesE, 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

Minor Pentatonic in All 12 Keys

CC D# F G A#C#D♭Db E Gb Ab BDD F G A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab Bb DbEE G A B DFF Ab Bb C EbF#G♭F# A B C# EGG A# C D FG#A♭Ab B Db Eb GbAA C D E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb F AbBB D E F# A

Practice by Ear

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

Chords in E Minor Pentatonic

The E minor pentatonic scale contains the notes E, G, A, B, D. 5-note minor scale — the foundation of blues, rock, and guitar soloing.

The diatonic chords in E minor pentatonic are E? (i), G? (ii), A? (iii), B? (iv), D? (v). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the E minor pentatonic scale.

To develop your ear for the E minor pentatonic 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.