Tuning-specific scale diagram

E Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in 7-String Drop G Tuning

E Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in 7-String Drop G Tuning shows the same e natural minor (aeolian) scale pitch classes across 7 strings tuned G D G C F A D. The seventh string extends the pattern below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Scale notes
EGbGABCD
Formula
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones
0 2 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale
G major
Tuning
G D G C F A D
Strings
7
Open pitch range
G1 to D4
24-fret range
G1 to D6

How this layout changes

The notes are the same pitch classes as the main E Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale page, but they are mapped across 7 strings in 7-string drop g tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the E root notes against the G low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

E Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in 7-String Drop G Tuning fretboard diagram E Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in 7-String Drop G Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same scale in other tunings