E natural minor scale
The darker cousin of the major scale: its third, sixth and seventh notes are one key lower.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
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.
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.
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
- My Moon My ManFeist
- ExperienceLudovico Einaudi
- Moonlight SonataLudwig van Beethoven
- Beat ItMichael Jackson
- ClocksColdplay
- River Flows In YouYiruma
- Enter SandmanMetallica
- ZombieThe Cranberries
- DarksideAlan Walker
- CenturiesFall Out Boy
- Nothing Else MattersMetallica
- Davy JonesHans Zimmer
- Ocean EyesBillie Eilish
- CarrieEurope
- Come As You AreNirvana
- Real In RioSiedah Garrett
- The PhoenixFall Out Boy
- Let It GoPentatonix
- ShallowLady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- Island In The SunWeezer
- Across The StarsJohn Williams
- Call Out My NameThe Weeknd
- We Will Rock YouQueen
- Murder By NumbersThe Police
Questions
What notes are in the E natural minor scale?
E, F♯, G, A, B, C and D, then E again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the E natural 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.