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.

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

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of E Minor

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