E Minor Pentatonic Scale on Piano
E Minor Pentatonic: E G A B D. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: E G A B D
- Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, 1½ step and a half): 1½ W W 1½ W
Finding it on the keys
- E is the white key just right of the two black keys
- White keys: E G A B D
- Black keys: none
About the Minor Pentatonic scale
- Five notes, and the first scale most guitarists solo with.
- Rock and blues solos: it works over a whole minor or blues progression.
Chords that fit (from E Minor)
- i: Em
- ii°: F♯°
- ♭III: G
- iv: Am
- v: Bm
- ♭VI: C
- ♭VII: D
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