This jam track is in the key of E minor with a funk style groove, 12 Bars over a i-iv-v chord progression.
- Chords: Em, Am, Bm
- Tempo: 110 BPM
- Time: 4/4 Straight Groove
The jam tracks works well over a Em pentatonic or blues scale but the diagrams shown will all be based on the E Natural Minor Scale and Chord Tones
E Minor Scale Formula and Notes:
- 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
- E F# G A B C D
Fretboard diagrams used in this video
E Natural Minor Scale Position 1 showing scale degrees
![e-natural-minor-pos-1 E Minor scale Position 1 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-natural-minor-pos-1.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 1 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-em E Minor scale Position 1 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 1 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-em E Minor scale Position 1 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 1 with Bm chord tones in orange
![b-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-em E Minor scale Position 1 with Bm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/b-minor-chord-notes-pos-1-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 2 showing scale degrees
![e-natural-minor-pos-2 E Minor scale Position 2 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-natural-minor-pos-2.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 2 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-em E Minor scale Position 2 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 2 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-em E Minor scale Position 2 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 2 with Bm chord tones in orange
![b-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-em E Minor scale Position 2 with Bm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/b-minor-chord-notes-pos-2-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 3 showing scale degrees
![e-natural-minor-pos-3 E Minor scale Position 3 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-natural-minor-pos-3.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 3 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-em E Minor scale Position 3 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 3 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-em E Minor scale Position 3 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 3 with Bm chord tones in orange
![b-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-em E Minor scale Position 3 with Bm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/b-minor-chord-notes-pos-3-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 4 showing scale degrees
![e-natural-minor-pos-4 E Minor scale Position 4 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-natural-minor-pos-4.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 4 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-em E Minor scale Position 4 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 4 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-em E Minor scale Position 4 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 4 with Bm chord tones in orange
![b-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-em E Minor scale Position 4 with Bm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/b-minor-chord-notes-pos-4-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 5 showing scale degrees
![e-natural-minor-pos-5 E Minor scale Position 5 with scale degrees](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-natural-minor-pos-5.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 5 with Em chord tones in orange
![e-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-em E Minor scale Position 5 with Em chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/e-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 5 with Am chord tones in orange
![a-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-em E Minor scale Position 5 with Am chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/a-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-em.png)
E Natural Minor Scale Position 5 with Bm chord tones in orange
![b-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-em E Minor scale Position 5 with Bm chord tones](https://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/b-minor-chord-notes-pos-5-over-em.png)
Bass knows where to go