Chord Progressions in E Minor
Common chord progressions in E Minor (Em F♯° G Am Bm C D), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in E Minor
- i: Em
- ii°: F♯°
- ♭III: G
- iv: Am
- v: Bm
- ♭VI: C
- ♭VII: D
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV, in G Major): G D Em C
- Sensitive (vi IV I V, in G Major): Em C G D
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V, in G Major): G Em C D
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I, in G Major): G C D G
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7, in G Major): Am7 D7 Gmaj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7, in G Major): G7 G7 G7 G7 C7 C7 G7 G7 D7 C7 G7 D7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII): Em C D
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V): Em D C B
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I, in G Major): G F C G
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V, in G Major): G C Em D
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII): Em C G D
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7, in G Major): Cmaj7 D7 Bm7 Em7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V, in G Major): G D Em Bm C G C D
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7, in G Major): Gmaj7 Em7 Am7 D7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII): Em D C D
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi, in G Major): C G D Em
- Build-Up (IV V vi, in G Major): C D Em
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V, in G Major): G C G D
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV, in G Major): G C D C
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7, in G Major): Gmaj7 Cmaj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7): Em7 Am7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I, in G Major): G E♭ F G
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I, in G Major): G C Cm G
- Creep (I III IV iv, in G Major): G B C Cm
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I, in G Major): G A C G
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7, in G Major): G7 C7 G7 G7 C7 C7 G7 G7 D7 C7 G7 D7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7, in G Major): G7 D7 C7 C7 G7 D7 G7 D7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7): Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 Am7 Am7 Em7 Em7 C7 B7 Em7 B7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7, in G Major): G7 C7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v): Em Am Bm
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I, in G Major): G A7 D7 G
- Country Walk (I V IV I, in G Major): G D C G
- Country iii (I iii IV V, in G Major): G Bm C D
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7, in G Major): Bm7 Em7 Am7 D7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7, in G Major): Gmaj7 E7 Am7 D7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7, in G Major): B7 E7 A7 D7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7): F♯ø7 B7 Em7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7, in G Major): Am7 A♭7 Gmaj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7, in G Major): Am7 F7 Gmaj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv, in G Major): G G7 C Cm
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7, in G Major): Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Gmaj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II): Em F
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V): Em Am C B
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V, in G Major): Em D C D
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII): Em Am C D
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv): Em G D Am