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Fig. 1 · E harmonic minor · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

E harmonic minor

E1F♯2G♭3A4B5C♭6D♯7

Natural minor with the seventh raised, which buys a leading note and pays for it with a step and a half between the sixth and seventh.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · E harmonic minor, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

EWF♯HGWAWBHCW+HD♯HE

What is true of it

E harmonic minor is E, F♯, G, A, B, C and D♯, and back to E.

Its steps are W – H – W – W – H – W+H – H, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, E natural minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 32 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorCmminorCdimdiminishedCmaj7major seventhD♯dimdiminishedD♯augaugmentedEmminorF♯dimdiminished

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on E

E natural minorminorE melodic minorminorE majormajorE harmonic majormajorE Dorianmode

C harm minC♯ harm minD♭ harm minD harm minD♯ harm minE♭ harm minF harm minF♯ harm minall 374