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E mystery #1 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F, G#, Bb, C, D, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

A string: Bb, C, D, E, F, G# at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11

D string: D, E, F, G#, Bb, C, D at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

G string: G#, Bb, C, D, E, F at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

B string: C, D, E, F, G#, Bb at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11

High E string: E, F, G#, Bb, C, D, E at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

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E mystery #1

The mystery #1 scale is a six note synthetic set: root, flat 2nd, major 3rd, flat 5th, flat 6th, flat 7th. From the 3rd upward it walks in whole steps, so it behaves like a whole tone scale that has been given a dark flat 2nd doorstep. The name comes from scale catalogues rather than tradition; treat it as raw material for atmospheric, unresolved lines.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E

I

F

bII

G♯

III

B♭

bV

C

bVI

D

bVII

mystery #1 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • A whole tone scale with a dark doorstep: enter on b2 (F), then glide in whole steps from III to bVII (D).
  • Use it over a E7b9#5 vamp; the b2 (F) is the b9, the b6 (C) the #5 (C), and the whole tone upper half supplies the rest.
  • The name comes from scale catalogues, not tradition: treat it as raw material for atmosphere and sound design.
  • Alternate it with the plain whole tone scale to reveal the single half step; that contrast is its identity.

How to play E mystery #1 on guitar

Both E strings sound the root open, and open D adds the minor seventh, so a two-interval drone bed comes free. First box wraps up by fret 4, which means early practice stays parked next to the nut. An augmented second shapes the step pattern. Fretted roots wait at fret 2 on the D string and fret 5 on the B string, with fret 7 on the A string as backup.

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