E Minor Cheat Sheet

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The E Minor Scale

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Key Signature

Key signature of E Minor showing 1 sharp (F#)

Relative Keys

The relative keys of E Minor are:

About The Key Of E Minor

The key of E Minor has a key signature of 1 sharp (F#). The E Minor scale has the notes E, F#, G, A, B, C, and D. It is the 2nd most popular key among Minor keys and the 8th most popular among all keys. Minor keys, along with major keys, are a common choice for popular music. The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all minor chords (E minor, A minor, and B minor). For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends

The 20 Most Popular Chords In E Minor

According to the TheoryTab database, songs in E Minor draw almost entirely from the following 20 chords. Click on a chord below to show it on the piano and hear how it sounds.

Songs In The Key Of E Minor

Click on the following songs in E Minor to see their chords and melody in the TheoryTab database.

Again and Again
by Basto
You Taste Like Cherry
by Anoraak
No Return
by God is an Astronaut
Chrono Trigger - Main Theme
by Yasunori Mitsuda
Comptine d'un autre ete L'apres midi
by Yann Tiersen
Battery
by Metallica
All We've Got
by The Begging Sea
Suffer
by Knife Party
Moon Trance
by Lindsey Stirling
Lucky
by Radiohead
Into The Great Wide Open
by Tom Petty
Halloween
by Helloween
Grace
by Jeff Buckley
Eleanor Rigby
by The Beatles
Heart of the Sunrise
by Yes
Can't Hold Us
by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Battle Belt Galaxy
by Nintendo
Living On A Prayer
by Bon Jovi
Bring Me To Life
by Evanescence
Razor Sharp
by Pegboard Nerds and Tristam
Prom Queen
by Lil Wayne
Let's Go
by Calvin Harris
Self Destruct
by Pegboard Nerds
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Welcome to the Machine
by Pink Floyd
We'll Be Coming Back
by Calvin Harris
Nothing Else Matters
by Metallica
Enter Sandman
by Metallica
Europa
by Globus
Live Forever
by Oasis
If i had you
by Adam Lambert
I Love Rock n Roll
by Joan Jett
Nights In White Satin
by The Moody Blues
Kirby Air Ride - Sky Sands
by Nintendo
Space Dementia
by Muse
A Little Bit Of Love
by Brenda Russell
Born to Die
by Lana Del Rey
Rocketeer
by Far East Movement
The Way It Was
by Wolfgang Gartner
New Born
by Muse
Black
by Pearl Jam
Major Tom - Voellig Losgeloest
by Peter Schilling
Rock Your Body
by Justin Timberlake
Ride With Me
by Nelly
Duel Of The Fates
by John Williams
I'm Not Alone
by Calvin Harris
Seven Nation Army
by The White Stripes
Cubic
by Tom Fall
Come As You Are
by Nirvana
Berlin
by ThePianoGuys
Hey You
by Pink Floyd
Flying Robots
by schmoyoho
Silver Scrapes
by Danny McCarthy
Zombie
by The Cranberries
All The Things You Are
by Jerome Kern
Human
by Krewella
Reckoner
by Radiohead
Blood Brothers
by Iron Maiden
Alone
by Sistar
People Are Strange
by The Doors
Happiness is a Warm Gun
by The Beatles
OMG
by Usher
Red Zone
by Tatsh NAOKI
Hurt
by Christina Aguilera
Party Shaker
by RIO feat Nicco
Scandal
by Queen
The Chain
by Fleetwood Mac
T-Rex
by Mike Candys
Queen
by Scandal
Mockingbird
by Eminem
Ahora Quien
by Marc Anthony
The Court of the Crimson King
by King Crimson

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of E Minor

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