Guitar scale companion
Learn the E Natural Minor scale (aeolian) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every E Natural Minor Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
E Natural Minor (Aeolian), D shape: the box around the D-shape E chord, taken from the E box of G Major (Ionian).
D shape tab (2-6) e |-2--3-----5---| B |----3-----5---| G |-2-----4--5---| D |-2-----4--5---| A |-2--3-----5---| E |-2--3-----5---|
E Natural Minor (Aeolian), C shape: the box around the C-shape E chord, taken from the D box of G Major (Ionian).
C shape tab (4-8) e |----5-----7--8| B |----5-----7--8| G |-4--5-----7---| D |-4--5-----7---| A |----5-----7---| E |----5-----7--8|
E Natural Minor (Aeolian), A shape: the box around the A-shape E chord, taken from the C box of G Major (Ionian).
A shape tab (7-11) e |-7--8----10---| B |-7--8----10---| G |-7-----9------| D |-7-----9-10---| A |-7-----9-10---| E |-7--8----10---|
E Natural Minor (Aeolian), G shape: the box around the G-shape E chord, taken from the A box of G Major (Ionian).
G shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12---| B |---10----12-13| G |-9----11-12---| D |-9-10----12---| A |-9-10----12---| E |---10----12---|
E Natural Minor (Aeolian), E shape: the box around the E-shape E chord, taken from the G box of G Major (Ionian).
E shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14-15| B |---12-13----15| G |11-12----14---| D |---12----14---| A |---12----14-15| E |---12----14-15|