E minor
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| Relative key | G major | |
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| Parallel key | E major | |
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| E, F♯, G, A, B, C, D♯, E | ||
E minor is a musical minor scale based on the note E, consisting of the pitches E, F#, G, A, B, C, D# and E . Its key signature consists of one sharp.
Its relative major is G major, and its parallel major is E major.
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary.
For a classically tuned guitar, E minor is the most characteristic key, since i and V chords are available using as many as four open strings.
[edit] Well known classical pieces in this key
- Symphony No. 5 - Tchaikovsky
- Symphony No. 4 -Johannes Brahms
- New World Symphony -Antonín Dvořák
- Symphony No. 2 -Sergei Rachmaninov
- Symphony No.7 -Gustav Mahler
- Piano Concerto No. 1 -Frédéric Chopin
- Nocturne in E Minor - Frédéric Chopin
- Violin Concerto in E Minor -Felix Mendelssohn
- Cello Concerto -Edward Elgar
- Caprice No. 5 - Nicolò Paganini
- Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 -Sergei Rachmaninov
[edit] Other well known pieces in this key
- The James Bond Theme
- Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
- Hey You - Pink Floyd
- Heart of Gold - Neil Young
- Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
- Sanitarium - Metallica
- Solitary Man - Neil Diamond
- Know Who You Are At Every Age - Cocteau Twins
- Play That Funky Music- Wild Cherry (also G minor)
- Shimmer - Fuel
- Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer Theme - Nerf Herder
- Doctor Who theme music - Ron Grainer
- The Pink Panther Theme - Henry Mancini
- Working Class Hero - John Lennon
- Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
- Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
- Question! - System of a Down
- I Keep Forgettin' - Michael McDonald
- Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Theme - The Power Ranger.
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