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E major

Relative key	C♯ minor
Parallel key	E minor
Component pitches
E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯, E

E major is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# and E. Its key signature consists of four sharps.

Its relative minor is C-sharp minor, and its parallel minor is E minor.

Only two of Haydn's 104 symphonies are in E major, No. 12 and No. 29. Even in the 19th Century, symphonies in this key were rare, with Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 being one of very few examples. Two symphonies that begin in D minor and end in E major are Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony and Nielsen's Symphony No. 4 in D minor.

Also, E major is the key for the final movements of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10.

Though it is a difficult key for wind instruments, it is acceptable for orchestral strings, and quite suitable for the guitar. If available, clarinets in A should be used instead of clarinets in B-flat; the A clarinets would be written in G major, while the B-flats would be written in F-sharp or G-flat major.

The bells of Big Ben (the Westminister Quarters) are tuned to the key of E Major (the notes E, B, G-sharp and F-sharp).

• 99 Luftballoons - Nena
• All Right - Christopher Cross
• Another Girl Another Planet - The Only Ones
• Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli
• Be My Baby - The Ronettes
• Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
• Black Or White - Michael Jackson
• Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
• California (Theme from The O.C.) - Phantom Planet
• Candle In The Wind - Elton John
• Candyman - Christina Aguilera
• Dance the Night Away - The Mavericks
• Day Tripper - The Beatles
• Doesn't Remind Me - Audioslave
• Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
• Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Bob Dylan
• Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys (chorus in F-sharp major)
• Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
• Electrical Storm - U2
• Epic - Faith No More
• For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound?) - Buffalo Springfield
• Futurama TV Theme
• God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
• Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
• Hampster Dance
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Holy Grail - Hunters & Collectors
• House on Pooh corner - Kenny Loggins (the last verse is in G major)
• I Could Fall In Love - Selena
• I Go to Pieces - Peter and Gordon
• I'm on Fire - Bruce Springsteen
• I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
• The Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
• Life In The Fast Lane - Eagles
• Lightning Crashes - Live
• Music - John Miles
• My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion (also in A-flat major)
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (also in F-sharp major)
• New Kid in Town - Eagles
• No Such Thing - John Mayer
• Nowhere Man - The Beatles
• Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
• Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
• Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
• Running Free - Iron Maiden
• Sister Golden Hair - Gerry Beckley
• Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
• Suite Life of Zack and Cody theme
• Tell Her No - The Zombies
• Thank You For The Music - ABBA
• Tiny Toon Adventures theme
• Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
• Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
• Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
• What'd I Say - Ray Charles
• William Tell Overture - Gioacchino Rossini (4th part)
• With a Little Help from My Friends - The Beatles
• Who Are You - The Who
• What I Like About You - The Romantics
• Why Worry - Dire Straits
• You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators (final chorus in C major)

Diatonic Scales and Keys
	Flats Sharps Major minor Major minor 0 C (Major), a (minor) 1 F d G e 2 B♭ g D b 3 E♭ c A f♯ 4 A♭ f E c♯ 5 D♭ b♭ B g♯ 6 G♭ e♭ F♯ d♯ 7 C♭ a♭ C♯ a♯
lower case letters are minor the table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale

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