Chord Progressions in E Major
Common chord progressions in E Major (E F♯m G♯m A B C♯m D♯°), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in E Major
- I: E
- ii: F♯m
- iii: G♯m
- IV: A
- V: B
- vi: C♯m
- vii°: D♯°
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV): E B C♯m A
- Sensitive (vi IV I V): C♯m A E B
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V): E C♯m A B
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I): E A B E
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7): F♯m7 B7 Emaj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII, in C♯ Minor): C♯m A B
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V, in C♯ Minor): C♯m B A G♯
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I): E D A E
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V): E A C♯m B
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII, in C♯ Minor): C♯m A E B
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7): Amaj7 B7 G♯m7 C♯m7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V): E B C♯m G♯m A E A B
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7): Emaj7 C♯m7 F♯m7 B7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII, in C♯ Minor): C♯m B A B
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi): A E B C♯m
- Build-Up (IV V vi): A B C♯m
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V): E A E B
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV): E A B A
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7): Emaj7 Amaj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7, in C♯ Minor): C♯m7 F♯m7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I): E C D E
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I): E A Am E
- Creep (I III IV iv): E G♯ A Am
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I): E F♯ A E
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7): E7 A7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7): E7 B7 A7 A7 E7 B7 E7 B7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7, in C♯ Minor): C♯m7 C♯m7 C♯m7 C♯m7 F♯m7 F♯m7 C♯m7 C♯m7 A7 G♯7 C♯m7 G♯7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7): E7 A7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v, in C♯ Minor): C♯m F♯m G♯m
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I): E F♯7 B7 E
- Country Walk (I V IV I): E B A E
- Country iii (I iii IV V): E G♯m A B
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7): G♯m7 C♯m7 F♯m7 B7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7): Emaj7 C♯7 F♯m7 B7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7): G♯7 C♯7 F♯7 B7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7, in C♯ Minor): D♯ø7 G♯7 C♯m7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7): F♯m7 F7 Emaj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7): F♯m7 D7 Emaj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv): E E7 A Am
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7): Amaj7 G♯m7 F♯m7 Emaj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II, in C♯ Minor): C♯m D
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V, in C♯ Minor): C♯m F♯m A G♯
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V): C♯m B A B
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII, in C♯ Minor): C♯m F♯m A B
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv, in C♯ Minor): C♯m E B F♯m