E Minor
Em
chordAt a Glance
- Formula:
- E minor
- Notes:
- E, G, B
Piano
Fretboard
What It Is
Root, minor third, perfect fifth - a darker-sounding counterpart to the major triad. Notes: E, G, B.
How It Functions
Typically the tonic chord in a minor key.
Appears In These Progressions
- Extended Jazz Turnaround
- as iii in C Major
- as ii in D Major
- as vi in G Major
- Jazz Turnaround (ii-V-I)
- as ii in D Major
- Pop Progression (I-V-vi-IV)
- as vi in G Major
- Pop Progression, Alternate Rotation (vi-IV-I-V)
- as vi in G Major
- 50s Progression (I-vi-IV-V)
- as vi in G Major
- Pop Progression, Alternate Rotation (I-IV-vi-V)
- as vi in G Major
- Deceptive Cadence
- as vi in G Major
- Minor Primary Progression (i-iv-v)
- as i in E Minor
- as v in A Minor
- as iv in B Minor
- Harmonic Minor Cadential Progression (i-iv-V)
- as i in E Minor
- as iv in B Minor
- Natural Minor Loop (i-VI-III-VII)
- as i in E Minor
- Andalusian Cadence (i-VII-VI-V)
- as i in E Minor
- Authentic Cadence (Minor Key)
- as i in E Minor
- Plagal Cadence (Minor Key)
- as i in E Minor
- as iv in B Minor
- Half Cadence (Minor Key)
- as i in E Minor
- as iv in B Minor
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