E Minor Pentatonic Scale — Piano
E Minor Pentatonic on piano: notes E, G, A, B, D — free scale chart, no sign-up. Five notes, no half-steps against the root — the scale under most rock, blues, and pop guitar and bass solos, and usually the first scale anyone learns.
Piano, C3 to C5. Notes in this scale, low to high: D3 (flat 7), E3 (root), G3 (flat 3), A3 (4), B3 (5), D4 (flat 7), E4 (root), G4 (flat 3), A4 (4), B4 (5).
Notes in the E minor pentatonic scale
The E minor pentatonic scale contains 5 notes: E, G, A, B, D. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · 4 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | E |
| b3 | G |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | B |
| b7 | D |
E minor pentatonic on piano
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the keyboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, and export a printable PDF.