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E romani minor Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D, E at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

A string: A#, B, C, D, E, F#, G at frets 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

D string: D, E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12

G string: G, A#, B, C, D, E, F#, G at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

B string: B, C, D, E, F#, G, A#, B at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12

High E string: E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D, E at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

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E romani minor

The romani minor scale is natural minor with a raised 4th: root, 2nd, flat 3rd, sharp 4th, 5th, flat 6th, flat 7th. The #4 against the 5th delivers the wailing, dramatic color associated with Roma fiddle traditions, without harmonic minor's raised 7th. It is the fourth mode of the neapolitan minor scale, and a cousin of the hungarian minor scale.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

E

i

Em
F♯

II

F#maj♭5
G

bIII

Gmaj
A♯

#IV

C7no5/A♯
B

v

Bm
C

bVI

Cmaj
D

bVII+

Daug

Same notes, different mode

E romani minor uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

F# locrian dominantG ionian major #2A# ultralocrianB neapolitan minorC lydian #6D mixolydian augmented

romani minor in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Natural minor with a raised 4th: keep every aeolian habit and bend the 4th up a half step (A#) whenever the line rises to the 5th.
  • Unlike hungarian minor it keeps the flat 7th (D), so it works over minor 7th chords without clashing.
  • Feature the #4 (A#) against an open-string root drone for the wailing fiddle color the name points to.
  • It is the fourth mode of neapolitan minor; the same pitch set a 4th above E plays neapolitan minor phrases.

How to play E romani minor on guitar

Both E strings are open roots and the open G, B and D strings also belong here, so five of six strings ring usefully before a note is fretted. Position work leaves the first box at fret 4, which means everything below that is open-string territory. Roots also appear at fret 5 on the B string and fret 7 on the A string. E-shape barres arrive at 12.

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