E Minor 6 Pentatonic Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
E
G
A
C♯
D
Solfège : Mi – Sol – La – Do♯ – Ré
Interval Structure
E
T+½T
G
T
A
4×½T
C♯
½T
D
→
E+oct.
T
About this scale
The minor 6 pentatonic introduces the major 6th into a minor context, creating a very characteristic jazz color on guitar. It sounds great over minor 6 chords and allows very refined open voicings. Widely used in gypsy jazz and jazz guitar to add color to minor phrases.
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