E Minor Cheat Sheet

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.

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

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of E Minor

Play or download MIDI files for the following popular chord progressions in E Minor.

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