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E harmonic minor Scale on Piano

E F♯ G A B C D♯ W H W W H W+H H 7 notes

Notes and steps

The notes of the E harmonic minor scale

Formula in degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7.

E harmonic minor scale: E F♯ G A B C D♯, steps W H W W H W+H HEGABCEF♯D♯WHWWHW+HH
E F♯ G A B C D♯ - the arcs give each step: W a whole step (two half steps), H a half step.
Fingering

How to finger it

Right hand, going up 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5Left hand, going up 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

Going down, play the same fingers in reverse order. The thumb passes under (or the finger crosses over) at the change in the numbers, never on a black key.

Harmony

Chords that fit the E harmonic minor scale

Every chord built on a note of the scale whose notes all belong to it - the chords to accompany a melody in it.

Questions

Frequently asked

What notes are in the E harmonic minor scale?

Going up: E, F♯, G, A, B, C, D♯, then E again.

What is the formula of the harmonic minor scale?

In whole (W) and half (H) steps: W H W W H W+H H. In degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7.

Which chords go with the E harmonic minor scale?

Chords whose notes all belong to it: Em, Esus2, Esus4, F♯dim, Gaug, Am, Adim, Am7, Asus2, B.

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