Dictionary: E Blues Scale

When you add a diminished 5th note to the E minor pentatonic scale (the B-flat note, in this case), you now have the E blues scale.  Try it over E.  Any E.  You may like the results.

Dictionary: E Minor Pentatonic Scale

The E minor pentatonic scale is convenient to use for improvising solos and composing melodies over an E minor chord progression, especially if you are unsure whether to use the Aeolian, Dorian, or Phrygian mode at any given moment.

The E minor pentatonic scale sounds especially bluesy over an E major chord progression.  If you want an even bluesier scale, stay tuned ...

Modes in E

For larger mode maps:
E Lydian
E Ionian
E Mixolydian
E Dorian
E Aeolian
E Phrygian
E Locrian

See also:
E Major Scale
E Minor Scale

Modes with 1 Sharp

For larger mode maps:
G Ionian
A Dorian
B Phrygian
C Lydian
D Mixolydian
E Aeolian
F# Locrian

See also:
G Major Scale
E Minor Scale

Dictionary: Em Chord

If you're looking for a simpler guitar chord chart, check out this entry from June 2008.  Here is a non-standard, non-E?-G?-B? spelling of the E minor chord, which might work in the context of certain scales:

Dictionary: E Minor Scale

This scale is the relative minor of G major.  In the table below, you'll enter E harmonic territory with the chords to the right:

Em	G	F#dim	Gaug
Am	C	Cm	Adim
Bm	D	B	D#dim

#Guitar #Chords in E Minor / #Harmonic Minor and #Phrygian Dominant #Scales for the #Fretboard

#Keyboard Chords in G / Keyboard #Chords in E Minor

#Guitar #Modes with One Sharp / Four #Chords in G

Jam Session 105l with Em D A (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105l:

• We're playing these chords in 6/8 time (one two three, four two three...):
  

    Em                     D       A

e |-0-------------------|--2-------0---------|---------------------|
B |-0-------------------|--3-------2---------|---------------------|
G |-0-------------------|--2-------2---------|---------------------|
D |-2-------------------|--0-------2---------|---------------------|
A |-2-------------------|----------0---------|---------------------|
E |-0-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Jam Session 105i with Em G D C Em G D A (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105i:

    Em                    G                    D

e |-0-------------------|-3------------------|-2-------------------|
B |-0-------------------|-3------------------|-3-------------------|
G |-0-------------------|-0------------------|-2-------------------|
D |-2-------------------|-0------------------|-0-------------------|
A |-2-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------|
E |-0-------------------|-3------------------|---------------------|

    C                     Em                   G

e |-0-------------------|-0------------------|-3-------------------|
B |-1-------------------|-0------------------|-3-------------------|
G |-0-------------------|-0------------------|-0-------------------|
D |-2-------------------|-2------------------|-0-------------------|
A |-3-------------------|-2------------------|-2-------------------|
E |---------------------|-0------------------|-3-------------------|

    D                     A                    

e |-2-------------------|-0------------------|---------------------|
B |-3-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------|
G |-2-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------|
D |-0-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------|
A |---------------------|-0------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Jam Session 105h with E5 A5 D5 C5 B5 (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105h:

    E5    A5              D5     C5    B5   

e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-9-------------------|-7------------------|---------------------|
D |-9-----7-------------|-7------10----9-----|---------------------|
A |-7-----7-------------|-5------10----9-----|---------------------|
E |-------5-------------|--------8-----7-----|---------------------|

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Ringing the Open High E String

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Letting the open High E string ring while playing a lead melody might spice up your playing a bit. This technique works *best* in an E key/mode. The droning quality might even be reminiscent of various non-guitar stringed instruments:

   Em                 E                      Em
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
B|-12-10--8--7--5--4--5--7--9-10-12-14-16-17--0--1--3--5-
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------

Open Low E String and Octaves

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This time, we're pedaling the open Low E string with various octaves up the neck. If you're strumming with a pick, part of your fretting hand will mute the D string, so that you are only playing the notes on the Low E, A, and G strings. You can avoid the D string altogether if you're finger picking. Approximate chord names for these intervals are labeled above the tab:

   E5   E6   E7  Emaj7  E  Esus2  Em    E   Esus4   E5
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|--4----6----7----8----9---11----12----13----14----16--
D|--X----X----X----X----X----X-----X-----X-----X-----X--
A|--2----4----5----6----7----9----10----11----12----14--
E|--0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--

Six Part "Harmonies" with the Open Low E String

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Today, we're adding a note on the High E string to create exciting voicings up the fretboard. Some of these chords aren't so harmonious, as this lesson's title might suggest.

   Em7  E6 D6add9/E D#mmaj7/E Em F#7madd4/E Em7   E6  Amadd9/E  E
e|--3----0----0-------0--------0----0-------10-----9-----0-----12--
B|--3----0----0-------4--------0----0--------0-----9-----0-----12--
G|--0----1----2-------3--------0----6--------0-----9-----9-----13--
D|--2----2----4-------4--------5----7--------9-----9----10-----14--
A|--2----4----5-------6--------7----9-------10----11----12-----14--
E|--0----0----0-------0--------0----0--------0-----0-----0------0--

Five Part Harmonies with the Open Low E String

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Today, we're adding a note on the B string to create exciting voicings up the fretboard.

   Em7  E6   D6/E D#m/E Em F#madd4/E  Em     E   Amadd9/E    E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--3----0----0----4----0----0---------0-----9-----0--------12--
G|--0----1----2----3----0----6---------0-----9-----9--------13--
D|--2----2----4----4----5----7---------9-----9----10--------14--
A|--2----4----5----6----7----9--------10----11----12--------14--
E|--0----0----0----0----0----0---------0-----0-----0---------0--

Four Part Harmonies with the Open Low E String

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Today, we're adding a note on the G string to create exciting voicings up the fretboard.

   Em   E6   D/E D#m/E Em  F#m/E  Em     E   Am/E    E
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|--0----1----2----3----0----6-----0-----9-----9----13--
D|--2----2----4----4----5----7-----9-----9----10----14--
A|--2----4----5----6----7----9----10----11----12----14--
E|--0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--

Three Part Harmonies with the Open Low E String

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Yesterday, we listed a handful of two-note voicings with the open Low E string as the bass note. Now let's try three notes. The overall key might determine the specific name of the voicing, but we've just named these chords without much context (alternate names are possible):

   E5   E6   D/E D#m/E Em  F#m/E  Em     E   Am/E   E5
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|--2----2----4----4----5----7-----9-----9----10----14--
A|--2----4----5----6----7----9----10----11----12----14--
E|--0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--

Droning the Low E String

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We are creating two-note harmonies with the open Low E string, by droning the Low E string, otherwise known as a pedal tone. The approximate chord names (technically not complete triads) are listed above the tab:

   E5   E6   E7  Emaj7  E  Esus2  Em    E   Esus4   E5
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|--2----4----5----6----7----9----10----11----12----14--
E|--0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--

Lesson #28: Power Chords in E Minor (Guitar, Intermediate)

Compare with Lesson 11: Power Chords in G.