Guitar scale · pentatonic & blues
E In Scale
Japanese five-note scale 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6, also known as Miyako-bushi.
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E In Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|---------------------0-1-| B|-----------------0-1-----| G|---------------2---------| D|-----------2-3-----------| A|-----0-2-3---------------| E|-0-1---------------------|
e|-------------------5-| B|-----------------5---| G|-----------2-4-5-----| D|-------2-3-----------| A|---2-3---------------| E|-5-------------------|
e|-----------------5-7-| B|-------------5-6-----| G|---------4-5---------| D|-------7-------------| A|-----7---------------| E|-5-7-----------------|
e|------------------------7-8-| B|---------------------10-----| G|----------------9-10--------| D|---------7-9-10-------------| A|-----7-8--------------------| E|-7-8------------------------|
e|-----------------------12-| B|-----------------10-12----| G|------------9-10----------| D|-------9-10---------------| A|----12--------------------| E|-12-----------------------|
How to play E In on guitar
Find the root first: E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every E on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (4, 5), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 0–3. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | E |
| ♭2 | F |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | B |
| ♭6 | C |
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Questions
- What notes are in the E In Scale?
- The E In Scale has 5 notes: E, F, A, B, C.
- What is the formula of the in scale?
- 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6, which is the step pattern H 4 W H 4 (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play E In on the guitar?
- The root E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 0–3, and four more positions connect it up the neck.