E Harmonic Minor Scale
The E Harmonic Minor scale contains 7 notes: E, F♯, G, A, B, C, D♯.
E Harmonic Minor scale on the piano
Snabbfakta
- Scale type
- Harmonic Minor
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- W–H–W–W–H–W+H–H
What is the Harmonic Minor scale?
Harmonic minor is the natural minor scale with a raised seventh. Raising that note restores the leading tone, so the dominant chord becomes major and resolves strongly to the tonic. The step and a half between the sixth and seventh gives the scale its distinctive colour.
E Harmonic Minor is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of E Harmonic Minor
| Steg | Ton | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | F♯ | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | G | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | A | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | B | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | C | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | D♯ | M7 | 11 |
Chords in E Harmonic Minor
These are the triads built on each degree of E Harmonic Minor using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on E
Every scale type that starts on E, for comparison.
Harmonic Minor in every key
Vanliga frågor
What notes are in the E Harmonic Minor scale?
The E Harmonic Minor scale has 7 notes: E, F♯, G, A, B, C, D♯.
What is the formula for the E Harmonic Minor scale?
The E Harmonic Minor scale follows the step pattern W–H–W–W–H–W+H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What chords are in the E Harmonic Minor scale?
The triads built from the E Harmonic Minor scale are Em, F♯dim, Gaug, Am, B, C, D♯dim.
