E Major Cheat Sheet

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

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.

Stray Heart
by Green Day
We Can't Stop
by Miley Cyrus
Need You Now
by Lady Antebellum
Not gonna get us
by Tatu
I Could Fall In Love
by Selena
Hard To Say I'm Sorry
by Chicago
Danny's Song
by Anne Murray
Beast of Burden
by The Rolling Stones
Save The Last Dance For Me
by The Drifters
Day Tripper
by The Beatles
Dynamite
by Taio Cruz
With A Little Help From My Friends
by The Beatles
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
by Franki Valli
Red
by Taylor Swift
99 Luftballons
by Nena
Nowhere Man
by The Beatles
Starlight
by Taylor Swift
Fallin' For You
by Colbie Callait
My Heart Will Go On
by Celine Dion
The One That Got Away
by Katy Perry
Awesome
by Charles Jenkins
Change The World
by Eric Clapton
Black or White
by Michael Jackson
Somebody Kill Me
by Adam Sandler
Dancing in my Head
by Eric Turner vs Avicii
ERC Song
by Ryan
Brokenhearted
by Karmin
California
by Phantom Planet
Just What I Needed
by The Cars
Everything's not lost
by Coldplay
High and Dry
by Radiohead
Lola
by The Kinks
I Want To Break Free
by Queen
Like Dylan in the Movies
by Belle and Sebastian
Always Be My Baby
by Mariah Carey
Don't Stop Believin
by Journey
What Makes You Beautiful
by One Direction
Thinking of You
by Katy Perry
Hopeless Bleak Despair
by They Might Be Giants
Summertime
by Kenny Chesney
The Cave
by Mumford and Sons
Viva La Gloria
by Green Day
A Day In The Life
by The Beatles
Turn Around
by Conor Maynard
Whistle for the Choir
by The Fratellis
Helena
by My Chemical Romance
Best Of You
by Foo Fighters
Mizuiro Girlfriend
by Plastic Tree
Kiss You
by One Direction
Hey Soul Sister
by Train
Where is my Mind
by Pixies
Dance Yrself Clean
by LCD Soundsystem
Be My Baby
by The Ronettes
That's the Way It Is
by Celine Dion
Single Ladies
by Beyonce
Santeria
by Sublime
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
by The Rolling Stones
Freedom of '76
by Ween
Blue Eyes Cryin
by Willie Nelson
In Your Atmosphere
by John Mayer
The Reason
by Hoobastank
What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of E Major

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