E Minor #7m Pentatonic Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in Double Drop D tuning — fretboard diagram

E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Double Drop D — Notes and Intervals

The E Minor #7m Pentatonic scale is a minor pentatonic variation that includes a major seventh, echoing the tension of the melodic minor scale. On Guitar, the notes are E, G, A, B, D#. It is used to create a Minor-Major mystery, providing a simple but effective way to add a dark, classical tension to modern solos. Commonly used in Jazz, Film Scores, Classical. Notable players include Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock. Use over mMaj7, mMaj9 chords. Adds classical tension to modern minor-key solos.

Notes: E, G, A, B, D#

Intervals: 1P, 3m, 4P, 5P, 7M

Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 5

Formula: WH-W-W-4-H

Number of notes: 5

Tuning: Double Drop D (D-B-G-D-A-D)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Standard Tuning
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Drop D
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in DADGAD
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Open G
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Baritone (B Standard)
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in 7-string
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in 8-string
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Drop C
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Drop B
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Open D
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Half Step Down
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Open E
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Open A
E Minor #7m Pentatonic in Open C

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