E major has four sharps and is the guitar's loudest key: the open low E under E, and A and B right beside it. Its chords are E, F♯m, G♯m, A, B, C♯m and D♯°. C♯ minor is the relative minor, E minor the parallel. Blues, rock and gospel all lean on it, and its E chord can use all six open strings.
The chords of E major
Seven chords, one on each note of the scale. The three major ones, E, A and B, carry most songs.
E is sounding: E, G♯ and B.
E major
EF♯G♯ABC♯D♯
C♯ minor
C♯D♯EF♯G♯AB
Make your own in E major
The generator, set to E major. Lock the chords you like, generate the rest, then download it as MIDI.
Chord names with spaces, up to 16.
More in and around E major
- E major: scale, chords and key signature
- C♯ minor, its relative minor: the scale and chords
- E minor chord progressions, its parallel minor
- Major chord progressions
- The I–V–vi–IV progression
- The I–IV–V progression
- The ii–V–I progression
- Move these chords to another key: the chord transposer
- Which key is your song in? The key finder
Piano sounds by the Salamander Grand Piano (Alexander Holm), CC BY 3.0.
