Guitar scale · pentatonic & blues
E Yo Scale
Pentatonic scale 1 2 4 5 6 with no half steps and no 3rd. It is called ritusen in Indian music.
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E Yo 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|-----------------0-2-| B|-------------0-2-----| G|-----------2---------| D|---------2-----------| A|-----0-2-------------| E|-0-2-----------------|
e|---------------------2-5-| B|-----------------2-5-----| G|-------------2-4---------| D|---------2-4-------------| A|-----2-4-----------------| E|-2-5---------------------|
e|---------------------5-7-| B|-----------------5-7-----| G|-------------4-6---------| D|---------4-7-------------| A|-----4-7-----------------| E|-5-7---------------------|
e|--------------------7-9-| B|---------------7-10-----| G|-------------9----------| D|---------7-9------------| A|-----7-9----------------| E|-7-9--------------------|
e|---------------------------9-12-| B|---------------------10-12------| G|----------------9-11------------| D|-----------9-11-----------------| A|------9-12----------------------| E|-9-12---------------------------|
How to play E Yo 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 Yo Scale?
- The E Yo Scale has 5 notes: E, F#, A, B, C#.
- What is the formula of the yo scale?
- 1 2 4 5 6, which is the step pattern W W+H W W W+H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play E Yo 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.