E Minor Pentatonic Scale

Construction

Fifth degree of the major pentatonic scale. This Minor Pentatonic scale is constructed by starting with the root note of E and following a the sequence of steps: W+H W W W+H W. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).
Here is this process represented visually:
EFF#GG#ABbBCC#DD#EW+HWWW+HW

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended FourthA7sus, E7sus
7th Suspended SecondA7sus2
Added 9thGadd9
MajorG
Major 2ndG2
Major 6thGM6
MinorEm
Minor 7thEm7
Minor Added 11thEmadd11
PowerchordD5, A5, G5, E5
Six-NineG6/9
Suspended FourthDsus, Asus, Esus
Suspended SecondDsus2, Asus2, Gsus2

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