About the E Synthetic scale
E Synthetic is a made-up six-note scale with a raised fourth and a flat sixth. It's used for experimental and cinematic writing.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
6-position system
6 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | E | Root |
| 2 | F sharp | Major 2nd |
| 3 | G sharp | Major 3rd |
| 4 | A sharp | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | C | Minor 6th |
| 6 | D sharp | Major 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Synthetic in other keys
C Synthetic D flat Synthetic D Synthetic E flat Synthetic F Synthetic G flat Synthetic G Synthetic A flat Synthetic A Synthetic B flat Synthetic B Synthetic
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
