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.

Happiness is a Warm Gun
by The Beatles
Living On A Prayer
by Bon Jovi
Into The Great Wide Open
by Tom Petty
Grace
by Jeff Buckley
Eleanor Rigby
by The Beatles
Party Shaker
by RIO feat Nicco
Can't Hold Us
by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Battery
by Metallica
Self Destruct
by Pegboard Nerds
Silver Scrapes
by Danny McCarthy
All We've Got
by The Begging Sea
Zombie
by The Cranberries
Come As You Are
by Nirvana
Rocketeer
by Far East Movement
Scandal
by Queen
Berlin
by ThePianoGuys
Europa
by Globus
Ahora Quien
by Marc Anthony
OMG
by Usher
Seven Nation Army
by The White Stripes
Hurt
by Christina Aguilera
No Return
by God is an Astronaut
Enter Sandman
by Metallica
Flying Robots
by schmoyoho
Ride With Me
by Nelly
Alone
by Sistar
Bring Me To Life
by Evanescence
Born to Die
by Lana Del Rey
Rock Your Body
by Justin Timberlake
Cubic
by Tom Fall
T-Rex
by Mike Candys
Again and Again
by Basto
Hey You
by Pink Floyd
People Are Strange
by The Doors
All The Things You Are
by Jerome Kern
Black
by Pearl Jam
New Born
by Muse
Let's Go
by Calvin Harris
We'll Be Coming Back
by Calvin Harris
Razor Sharp
by Pegboard Nerds and Tristam
Prom Queen
by Lil Wayne
If i had you
by Adam Lambert
Blood Brothers
by Iron Maiden
I'm Not Alone
by Calvin Harris
Mockingbird
by Eminem
Nights In White Satin
by The Moody Blues
Duel Of The Fates
by John Williams
Halloween
by Helloween
Major Tom - Voellig Losgeloest
by Peter Schilling
Red Zone
by Tatsh NAOKI
Lucky
by Radiohead
The Court of the Crimson King
by King Crimson
Suffer
by Knife Party
Queen
by Scandal
Reckoner
by Radiohead
Human
by Krewella
You Taste Like Cherry
by Anoraak
The Chain
by Fleetwood Mac
Space Dementia
by Muse
Heart of the Sunrise
by Yes
A Little Bit Of Love
by Brenda Russell
Kirby Air Ride - Sky Sands
by Nintendo
Piano Sonata No 14 ''Moonlight'' 1st Movement
by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Welcome to the Machine
by Pink Floyd
Comptine d'un autre ete L'apres midi
by Yann Tiersen
Nothing Else Matters
by Metallica
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Live Forever
by Oasis
Chrono Trigger - Main Theme
by Yasunori Mitsuda
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Battle Belt Galaxy
by Nintendo
Moon Trance
by Lindsey Stirling
I Love Rock n Roll
by Joan Jett
The Way It Was
by Wolfgang Gartner

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of E Minor

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