E minor

E minor (Em, Mim) is a minor scale based on the note E, with the pitches E, F , G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one sharp, F .

Its relative major is G major, and its parallel major is E major.

A lot of classical guitar music is in E minor, because this key is very suited for the instrument. When it is tuned normally, four of the instrument's six strings are part of the tonic chord. The key is also very popular in heavy metal music, because the lowest note on a guitar, E, can be used a lot.

E minor was one of the most-often used keys by Felix Mendelssohn. 

 Famous classical music in this key 
Symphony No. 4 - Johannes Brahms
Nocturne in E Minor - Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 - Frédéric Chopin
Prelude in E Minor (Chopin) - Frédéric Chopin
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto - Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 44 "Trauer" - Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 7 - Gustav Mahler
Violin Concerto in E Minor - Felix Mendelssohn 
Caprice No. 3 - Nicolò Paganini
Symphony No. 2 - Sergei Rachmaninov
Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 - Sergei Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 10 - Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1 - Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 - Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concerto for Bassoon, Strings, and continuo, RV 484 - Antonio Vivaldi
 Slavonic Dances No. 2 Op. 72 - Antonín Dvořák
See also: List of symphonies in E minor

 Scales and keys 

Category:Musical keys
Category:Minor scales