E Minor Scale on Bass

E Minor: E F♯ G A B C D. See every note on the bass fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: E F♯ G A B C D
• Formula: 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
• Steps (W whole, H half): W H W W H W W

Same notes as

• G Major

About the Minor scale

• Darker and more serious than major.
• Rock ballads, metal, film scores.
• Its relative major starts on the ♭3 and uses the same notes.

Chords in E Minor

• i: Em
• ii°: F♯°
• ♭III: G
• iv: Am
• v: Bm
• ♭VI: C
• ♭VII: D

Other instruments

• E Minor on Guitar
• E Minor on Piano
• E Minor on Ukulele

More on E Minor

• E Minor on the circle of fifths
• Chord progressions in E Minor