A Minor Cheat Sheet

The A Minor Scale

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Key Signature

Key signature of A Minor showing no sharps or flats

Relative Keys

The relative keys of A Minor are:

About The Key Of A Minor

The key of A Minor has a key signature of no sharps or flats. The A Minor scale has the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. It is the most popular key among Minor keys and the 7th 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 (A minor, D minor, and E minor). For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends

The 20 Most Popular Chords In A Minor

According to the TheoryTab database, songs in A 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 A Minor

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

Glass Onion
by The Beatles
Don't Panic
by Coldplay
Angie
by The Rolling Stones
The Importance of Being Idle
by Oasis
Rainbow in the Dark
by Dio
Apex
by Danny Howard
Thinkin Bout You
by Frank Ocean
If i could fly
by Helloween
Everything Sounds Like Coldplay Now
by Mitch Benn And The Distractions
Miss You Tomorrow
by Christopher S
One Semester of Spanish Spanish Love Song
by Runaway Box
Donde Estan Corazon
by Enrique Iglesias
House of the Rising Sun
by The Animals
All The Right Moves
by OneRepublic
Dragostea Din Tei
by O Zone
Around The World
by ATC
Lovesong
by The Cure
Time Is Running Out
by Muse
Symphony No 7 in A major - II
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Satellite
by Oceanlab
Dreams
by Fleetwood Mac
The Eldar
by Blind Guardian
Rockit
by Herbie Hancock
Rain Over Me
by Pitbull
Blown Away
by Carrie Underwood
Harmony
by Runescape
Romeo and Juliet
by Nino Rota
Transcendence
by Lindsey Stirling
Don't You Want Me
by The Human League
Californication
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Happiness is a Warm Gun
by The Beatles
Seven Days in Sunny June
by Jamiroquai
Hello
by Lionel Richie
Bad Romance
by Lady Gaga
Losing My Religion
by REM
Promises - Skrillex-Nero Remix
by Nero
For The Win
by Two Steps From Hell
Otherside
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
I Will Survive
by Gloria Gaynor
Every City
by Equalizers
No more lies
by Iron Maiden
Angoa
by Felix Reina
You're Gonna Go Far Kid
by The Offspring
Parachute
by Cheryl Cole
Disconnected
by Pegboard Nerds
Your Mother Should Know
by The Beatles
Hurt
by Johnny Cash
Dressin' Up
by Katy Perry
Final Fantasy VI Boss Battle Theme
by Nobuo Uematsu
Follow You Down
by Zedd
Final Fantasy IV Battle Theme
by Nobuo Uematsu
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
by The Beatles
You Never Give Me Your Money
by The Beatles
Tearin' Up My Heart
by Nsync
Atma Weapon Theme
by Nobuo Uematsu
Trails Of The Past
by Sbtrkt
Stairway to Heaven
by Led Zeppelin
4 In the morning
by Gwen Stefani
Swimming
by Florence and the Machine
Nightcall
by Kavinsky
What Kind of Pokemon Are You
by Pokemon
Turn Your Love Around
by George Benson
Final Fantasy IV World Theme
by Nobuo Uematsu
Ms Jackson
by Outkast
Tennis Courts
by Lorde
The Tetris Theme
by Hirokazu Tanaka

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of A Minor

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