E harmonic minor scale on guitar
E F♯ G A B C D♯ (1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7)
Natural minor with a raised 7th, which is where the major V in minor keys comes from. Neoclassical and flamenco sound.
The whole neck
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
E
A
D
G
B
e
E
F♯
G
A
B
C
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
A
B
C
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B
C
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B
C
D♯
E
F♯
G
G
A
B
C
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B
C
B
C
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B
C
D♯
E
E
F♯
G
A
B
C
D♯
E
F♯
G
A
root scale noteLow E string at the bottom.
Open it on the interactive fretboard
The 5 CAGED positions
Positions: the five CAGED shapes, each built around a pentatonic box with the other two notes slotted in. One finger per fret, with the odd stretch. Each one shares its edge notes with the next. Dots show scale degrees: 1 is the root.
Position 1 (frets 0–4)
1 2 3 4 5
E
A
D
G
B
e
1
♭3
4
5
1
♭3
4
5
1
♭3
2
♭6
7
2
♭6
7
2
Position 2 (frets 2–6)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
E
A
D
G
B
e
♭3
4
5
1
♭3
4
5
1
♭3
4
♭6
7
2
♭6
7
2
2
Position 3 (frets 4–9)
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
E
A
D
G
B
e
4
5
1
♭3
4
5
1
♭3
4
5
♭6
7
2
♭6
7
2
♭6
Position 4 (frets 7–11)
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
E
A
D
G
B
e
5
1
♭3
4
5
1
♭3
4
5
♭6
7
2
♭6
7
2
♭6
7
Position 5 (frets 8–13)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
E
A
D
G
B
e
1
♭3
4
5
1
♭3
4
5
1
7
2
♭6
7
2
♭6
7
♭6
Three-notes-per-string shapes (7 of them) are on the interactive fretboard .