E minor information

E minor
${ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key e \minor s16 \clef F \key e \minor s^"" }$
Relative key	G major
Parallel key	E major
Dominant key	B minor
Subdominant	A 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]

The E natural minor scale is:

${ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key e \minor \time 7/4 e^"E natural minor scale" fis g a b c d e d c b a g fis e2 \clef F \key e \minor } }$

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:

${ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key e \minor \time 7/4 e^"E harmonic minor scale" fis g a b c dis e dis c b a g fis e2 } }$

${ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key e \minor \time 7/4 e^"E melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" fis g a b cis dis e d? c? b a g fis e2 } }$

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.

^ "Notation" BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

[1] "Notation" BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

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