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.

Space Dementia
by Muse
A Little Bit Of Love
by Brenda Russell
We'll Be Coming Back
by Calvin Harris
Happiness is a Warm Gun
by The Beatles
Hey You
by Pink Floyd
Welcome to the Machine
by Pink Floyd
Europa
by Globus
Battery
by Metallica
Tears of The Dragon
by Bruce Dickinson
Eleanor Rigby
by The Beatles
Queen
by Scandal
Just Give Me A Reason
by Pink
Halloween
by Helloween
Heart of the Sunrise
by Yes
Self Destruct
by Pegboard Nerds
Reckoner
by Radiohead
People Are Strange
by The Doors
Moon Trance
by Lindsey Stirling
Born to Die
by Lana Del Rey
Mockingbird
by Eminem
Let's Go
by Calvin Harris
Can't Hold Us
by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Razor Sharp
by Pegboard Nerds and Tristam
Heart Of Steel
by Manowar
No Return
by God is an Astronaut
Flying Robots
by schmoyoho
Enter Sandman
by Metallica
All We've Got
by The Begging Sea
Supersonic
by Bad Religion
The Court of the Crimson King
by King Crimson
Black
by Pearl Jam
All The Things You Are
by Jerome Kern
Party Shaker
by RIO feat Nicco
Living On A Prayer
by Bon Jovi
Come As You Are
by Nirvana
Blood Brothers
by Iron Maiden
I Love Rock n Roll
by Joan Jett
I'm Not Alone
by Calvin Harris
Red Zone
by Tatsh NAOKI
Ahora Quien
by Marc Anthony
Nothing Else Matters
by Metallica
Silver Scrapes
by Danny McCarthy
Cancion Del Mariachi
by Los Lobos
Alone
by Sistar
Haitian Divorce
by Steely Dan
The Wicker Man
by Iron Maiden
OMG
by Usher
Again and Again
by Basto
Jump
by Two Steps From Hell
T-Rex
by Mike Candys
Rocketeer
by Far East Movement
Human
by Krewella
Lucky
by Radiohead
Berlin
by ThePianoGuys
The Way It Was
by Wolfgang Gartner
Nights In White Satin
by The Moody Blues
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Seven Nation Army
by The White Stripes
New Born
by Muse
Hurt
by Christina Aguilera
Scandal
by Queen
The Chain
by Fleetwood Mac
Prom Queen
by Lil Wayne
If i had you
by Adam Lambert
Suffer
by Knife Party
Bring Me To Life
by Evanescence
Chrono Trigger - Main Theme
by Yasunori Mitsuda
Zombie
by The Cranberries
Rock Your Body
by Justin Timberlake

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of E Minor

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