E Major Cheat Sheet

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The E Major Scale

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Key Signature

Key signature of E Major showing 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, and D#)

Relative Keys

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About The Key Of E Major

The key of E Major has a key signature of 4 sharps (F#, C#, G#, and D#). The E Major scale has the notes E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, and D#. It is the 5th most popular key among Major keys and the 5th most popular among all keys. Major keys, along with minor keys, are a common choice for popular songs. The three most important chords, built off the 1st, 4th and 5th scale degrees are all major chords (E Major, A Major, and B Major). For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends

The 20 Most Popular Chords In E Major

According to the TheoryTab database, songs in E Major 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 Major

Click on the following songs in E Major to see their chords and melody in the TheoryTab database.

Hopeless Bleak Despair
by They Might Be Giants
Need You Now
by Lady Antebellum
The Reason
by Hoobastank
Best Of You
by Foo Fighters
Be My Baby
by The Ronettes
Like Dylan in the Movies
by Belle and Sebastian
What Makes You Beautiful
by One Direction
Brokenhearted
by Karmin
What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye
Always Be My Baby
by Mariah Carey
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
by Franki Valli
Whistle for the Choir
by The Fratellis
I Want To Break Free
by Queen
Love You Like A Love Song
by Selena Gomez
Save The Last Dance For Me
by The Drifters
Summertime
by Kenny Chesney
Kiss You
by One Direction
With A Little Help From My Friends
by The Beatles
Nowhere Man
by The Beatles
Freedom of '76
by Ween
Turn Around
by Conor Maynard
Change The World
by Eric Clapton
Somebody Kill Me
by Adam Sandler
Helena
by My Chemical Romance
In Your Atmosphere
by John Mayer
Black or White
by Michael Jackson
Stray Heart
by Green Day
ERC Song
by Ryan
Blue Eyes Cryin
by Willie Nelson
Fallin' For You
by Colbie Callait
Lola
by The Kinks
We Can't Stop
by Miley Cyrus
Red
by Taylor Swift
Where is my Mind
by Pixies
Satisfaction
by The Rolling Stones
Single Ladies
by Beyonce
Hard To Say I'm Sorry
by Chicago
Day Tripper
by The Beatles
Everything's not lost
by Coldplay
California
by Phantom Planet
99 Luftballons
by Nena
Thinking of You
by Katy Perry
Don't Stop Believing
by Journey
Hey Soul Sister
by Train
Dance Yrself Clean
by LCD Soundsystem
Danny's Song
by Anne Murray
The Cave
by Mumford and Sons
High and Dry
by Radiohead
Beast of Burden
by The Rolling Stones
Dynamite
by Taio Cruz
Just What I Needed
by The Cars
Starlight
by Taylor Swift
Santeria
by Sublime
I Could Fall In Love
by Selena
Mizuiro Girlfriend
by Plastic Tree
Dancing in my Head
by Eric Turner vs Avicii
Viva La Gloria
by Green Day
Awesome
by Charles Jenkins
A Day In The Life
by The Beatles
The One That Got Away
by Katy Perry
That's the Way It Is
by Celine Dion
Not gonna get us
by Tatu

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of E Major

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