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'''E minor''' is a [[minor scale]] based on [[E (musical note)|E]], consisting of the pitches E, [[F♯ (musical note)|F{{Music|sharp}}]], [[G (musical note)|G]], [[A (musical note)|A]], [[B (musical note)|B]], [[C (musical note)|C]], and [[D (musical note)|D]]. Its [[key signature]] has one [[sharp (music)|sharp]]. Its [[relative key|relative major]] is [[G major]] and its [[parallel key|parallel major]] is [[E major]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z6ch8xs/revision/4 "Notation"] ''BBC Bitesize''. Retrieved 2023-06-14.</ref>
'''E minor''' is a [[minor scale]] based on [[E (musical note)|E]], consisting of the pitches E, [[F♯ (musical note)|F{{Music|sharp}}]], [[G (musical note)|G]], [[A (musical note)|A]], [[B (musical note)|B]], [[C (musical note)|C]], and [[D (musical note)|D]]. Its [[key signature]] has one [[sharp (music)|sharp]]. Its [[relative key|relative major]] is [[G major]] and its [[parallel key|parallel major]] is [[E major]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z6ch8xs/revision/4 "Notation"] ''BBC Bitesize''. Retrieved 2023-06-14.</ref>

== Scale Degree Chords ==

* [[Tonic (music)|'''Tonic''']] - E minor
* '''[[Supertonic]]''' - [[Diminished triad|F-sharp diminished]]
* '''[[Mediant]]''' - [[G major]]
* '''[[Subdominant]]''' - [[A minor]]
* [[Dominant (music)|'''Dominant''']] - [[B minor]]
* '''[[Submediant]]''' - [[C major]]
* '''[[Subtonic]]''' - [[D major]]




The E [[natural minor scale]] is:
The E [[natural minor scale]] is:

Revision as of 11:36, 22 September 2023

E minor
{ \new Staff \with{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 } << \time 2/16 \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f { \clef treble \key e \minor s16 \clef bass \key e \minor s16 } >> }
Relative keyG major
Parallel keyE major
Dominant keyB minor
SubdominantA minor
Component pitches
E, F♯, G, A, B, C, D

E minor is a minor scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F♯, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative major is G major and its parallel major is E major.[1]

Scale Degree Chords


The E natural minor scale is:

{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \clef treble \key e \minor \time 7/4 e4^\markup "E natural minor scale" fis g a b c d e d c b a g fis e2 \clef bass \key e \minor } }

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The E harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:

{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \clef treble \key e \minor \time 7/4 e4^\markup "E harmonic minor scale" fis g a b c dis e dis c b a g fis e2 } }
{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \clef treble \key e \minor \time 7/4 e4^\markup "E melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" fis g a b cis dis e d! c! b a g fis e2 } }

Much of the classical guitar repertoire is in E minor, as this is a very natural key for the instrument. In standard tuning (E A D G B E), four of the instrument's six open (unfretted) strings are part of the tonic chord. The key of E minor is also popular in heavy metal music, as its tonic is the lowest note on a standard-tuned guitar.

Notable compositions

See also: List of symphonies in E minor

See also

References

  1. ^ "Notation" BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. ^ "Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World’ – Largo by Antonín Dvořák" BBC. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  • Media related to E minor at Wikimedia Commons
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