Scales that sound good with Em chord(s)

JGuitar's harmonizer allows you to easily identify chords and scales that will sound good when played together. Use the form below to input one or more chords, hit "Go", and the harmonizer will tell you what scales will sound good when played with the selected chords. The harmonizer also comes in a scale to chord flavor, which allows you to select scales and have the harmonizer tell you what chords will sound good when played with them.

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Scales Compatible with E Minor :

C Ionian
D Ionian
G Ionian
D Dorian
E Dorian
A Dorian
E Phrygian
Gb Phrygian
B Phrygian
C Lydian
F Lydian
G Lydian
D Mixolydian
G Mixolydian
A Mixolydian
E Aeolian
A Aeolian
B Aeolian
Db Locrian
Gb Locrian
B Locrian
D Melodic Minor
E Melodic Minor
E Phrygian #6
Gb Phrygian #6
F Lydian Augmented
G Lydian Augmented
G Lydian Dominant
A Lydian Dominant
A Fifth Mode
B Fifth Mode
Db Locrian #2
B Locrian #2
Db Altered
Eb Altered
D Diminished Whole Half
F Diminished Whole Half
Ab Diminished Whole Half
B Diminished Whole Half
Db Diminished Half Whole
E Diminished Half Whole
G Diminished Half Whole
Bb Diminished Half Whole
G Major Pentatonic
E Minor Pentatonic
A Suspended Pentatonic
A Dominant Pentatonic
Gb Traditional Japanese "in sen"
Db Blues
E Blues
C Bebop Major
D Bebop Major
G Bebop Major
B Bebop Major
D Bebop Minor
E Bebop Minor
G Bebop Minor
A Bebop Minor
C Bebop Dominant
D Bebop Dominant
G Bebop Dominant
A Bebop Dominant
D Bebop Melodic Minor
E Bebop Melodic Minor
Ab Bebop Melodic Minor
B Bebop Melodic Minor
C Harmonic Major
B Harmonic Major
E Harmonic Minor
Ab Harmonic Minor
B Harmonic Minor
C Double Harmonic Major
Eb Double Harmonic Major
B Double Harmonic Major
E Hungarian Gypsy
F Hungarian Gypsy
Ab Hungarian Gypsy
Db Hungarian Major
E Hungarian Major
G Hungarian Major
Eb Phrygian Dominant
Gb Phrygian Dominant
B Phrygian Dominant
E Neapolitan Minor
Ab Neapolitan Minor
B Neapolitan Minor
E Neapolitan Major
Eb Enigmatic
Db Eight-tone Spanish
Eb Eight-tone Spanish
Gb Eight-tone Spanish
B Eight-tone Spanish
E Balinese Pelog
Gb Oriental
G Oriental
Bb Oriental
Gb Iwato
D Yo
G Prometheus
Gb Symmetrical
B Symmetrical
B Major Locrian
C Augmented
E Augmented
Ab Augmented
A Lydian Minor