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E minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, G, A, B, D#, E at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12

A string: A, B, D#, E, G, A at frets 0, 2, 6, 7, 10, 12

D string: D#, E, G, A, B at frets 1, 2, 5, 7, 9

G string: G, A, B, D#, E, G at frets 0, 2, 4, 8, 9, 12

B string: B, D#, E, G, A, B at frets 0, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12

High E string: E, G, A, B, D#, E at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12

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E minor #7M pentatonic

The minor #7 pentatonic is the minor pentatonic with its flat 7th raised to a major 7th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It outlines a minor-major 7th chord, the brooding James Bond sonority, and gives melodic or harmonic minor color inside a comfortable pentatonic grip. The half step from 7 up to the root is the whole drama.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E

I

G

bIII

A

IV

B

V

D♯

VII

minor #7M pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (D) raised to a major 7th: every box you know works, with one fret moved.
  • It outlines a m(maj7) chord: the James Bond sonority in five notes over a E minor vamp.
  • Let the VII to root half step end phrases; that is the drama the raised note buys.
  • Alternate it with regular E minor pentatonic: shifting the 7th back and forth animates a static minor groove.

How to play E minor #7M pentatonic on guitar

Five open strings carry scale tones and both E strings are the root itself, so the whole open position is playable before you fret anything. Box 1 sits at fret 0. Roots return at fret 7 on the A and fret 5 on the B, which means an octave leap needs one small move. Open A gives a perfect fourth, open G a minor third and open B a perfect fifth.

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