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E minor

Relative key	G major
Parallel key	E major
Component pitches
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 . (natural minor scale - the harmonic minor scale contains a D# instead of a D) 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
• My Wave - Soundgarden (also B Mixolydian)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Theme - The Power Ranger.

Diatonic Scales and Keys
Image:Circle of fifths.svg	Flats Sharps Major minor Major minor 0 C (Major), a (minor) 1 F d G e 2 B♭ g D b 3 E♭ c A f♯ 4 A♭ f E c♯ 5 D♭ b♭ B g♯ 6 G♭ e♭ F♯ d♯ 7 C♭ a♭ C♯ a♯
lower case letters are minor the table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale

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