E major

Chords in this key

I E · ii F#m · iii G#m · IV A · V B · vi C#m · vii° D#dim

Borrowed chords

II F# · III G# · iv Am · bVI C · bVII D

Songs written in this key

• William Tell Overture
• The Stars and Stripes Forever
• Morning Mood
• When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
• Spring from The Four Seasons
• Deep River
• Were You There
• O Canada
• Plaisir d'amour
• The Church's One Foundation
• The Last Rose of Summer
• The Minstrel Boy
• Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
• Let Us Break Bread Together
• O Perfect Love

Patterns you can play in this key

• The Four Chords I–V–vi–IV
• Four Chords, from vi vi–IV–I–V
• Four Chords, from IV IV–I–V–vi
• Four Chords, from V V–vi–IV–I
• Doo-wop Changes I–vi–IV–V
• Three-chord Song I–IV–V
• Rock Three Chords I–V–IV
• IV–V–I Cadence IV–V–I
• Royal Road IV–V–iii–vi
• Komuro Progression vi–IV–V–I
• Royal Road, Sevenths IVM7–V7–iii7–vi7
• ii–V–I Cadence ii–V–I
• ii–V–I with Sevenths ii7–V7–IM7
• Turnaround IM7–vi7–ii7–V7
• iii–vi–ii–V Cycle iii7–vi7–ii7–V7
• Rhythm Changes, A section IM7–vi7–ii7–V7–IM7–I7–IV–iv
• Twelve-bar Blues I7–IV7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7
• Quick-change Blues I7–IV7–I7–IV7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7
• Eight-bar Blues I7–IV7–I7–V7–I7–V7
• Blues Turnaround I7–VI7–II7–V7
• Canon Progression I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V
• Circle of Fifths I–IV–vii°–iii–vi–ii–V–I
• Plagal Cadence IV–I
• Mixolydian Rock I–bVII–IV
• Fifties Changes with Sevenths Imaj7–vi7–IV–V7
• Fifties Changes, ii for IV I–vi–ii–V
• Pop Canon I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V
• Canon with Sevenths Imaj7–V7–vi7–iii7–IVmaj7–Imaj7–IV–V
• Gospel Turnaround I7–IV7–I7–V7
• Gospel Walkdown I–I7–IV–iv
• Bossa ii–V–I ii7–V7–Imaj7
• Rhythm Changes Bridge III7–VI7–II7–V7
• Canon Pop Short I–V–vi–iii–IV
• Plagal Amen IV–I

Keys

• C major
• Db major
• D major
• Eb major
• E major
• F major
• F# major
• G major
• Ab major
• A major
• Bb major
• B major
• C minor
• Db minor
• D minor
• Eb minor
• E minor
• F minor
• F# minor
• G minor
• Ab minor
• A minor
• Bb minor
• B minor