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E harmonic minor scale

The natural minor with its seventh note raised, for a strong pull back home.

Chords: Em
Practice in E minor

How to play it

The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.

  1. Right hand

    Start on E with finger 1. Going up the fingers are 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Your thumb tucks under after finger 3. Come back down the same way.

  2. Left hand

    An octave lower, start on E with finger 5. Going up the fingers are 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. After your thumb, finger 3 crosses over. Come back down the same way.

  3. Both hands

    Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.

Songs in E minor

All songs in E minor

Questions

What notes are in the E harmonic minor scale?

E, F♯, G, A, B, C and D♯, then E again an octave up.

What is the fingering for the E harmonic minor scale?

Right hand going up: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand going up: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.

Which songs are in E minor?

My Moon My Man by Feist, Experience by Ludovico Einaudi and Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven are among the songs here in E minor.