E Major Cheat Sheet

All Cheat Sheets ❯

The E Major Scale

music player showing scale

Key Signature

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

Relative Keys

The relative keys of E Major are:

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.

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

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of E Major

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

Open these chords in Hookpad

music player showing chord progression

Open these chords in Hookpad

music player showing chord progression

Open these chords in Hookpad

music player showing chord progression

Open these chords in Hookpad

music player showing chord progression

Open these chords in Hookpad

music player showing chord progression

Open these chords in Hookpad

music player showing chord progression

Open these chords in Hookpad

music player showing chord progression

Open these chords in Hookpad

music player showing chord progression

Key Cheat Sheet Index