E minor has 1 sharp (F♯). Its seven chords are Em, F♯°, G, Am, Bm, C, D. It's the relative minor of G major: the same notes and chords, with Em as home.
On the wheel, the minor key's i, iv and v sit together on the inner ring with ♭III, ♭VI and ♭VII right above them. Tap any key on the wheel to go to its page.
Open E minor in the interactive wheel| Number | Chord | 7th chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | Em | Em7 |
| ii° | F♯° | F♯m7♭5 |
| ♭III | G | Gmaj7 |
| iv | Am | Am7 |
| v | Bm | Bm7 |
| ♭VI | C | Cmaj7 |
| ♭VII | D | D7 |
The major V pulls home harder than the minor v (House of the Rising Sun, Hotel California). The major IV is the Dorian sound (Oye Como Va, Get Lucky). Ending on a major I is the old "Picardy" trick.
The same slot on the wheel with a different flavour. Sus chords swap the 3rd for the 2nd or 4th and like to resolve back to the plain chord (Esus4 → Em). add9 adds the 2nd on top of the full chord. These are the common ones whose notes all stay in the key (here: Esus2, Esus4, Gadd9); the small label is the slot they sit in.
E natural minor: E F♯ G A B C D. The key's seven chords are built from these notes; the borrowed and secondary chords above bring in notes from outside it.
The seven chords in E minor are Em, F#°, G, Am, Bm, C, D. As 7th chords: Em7, F#m7b5, Gmaj7, Am7, Bm7, Cmaj7, D7.
E minor has 1 sharp (F#).
G major. It uses exactly the same notes and chords; only the home chord changes.
i bVI bIII bVII: Em C G D; i iv v: Em Am Bm; i bVII bVI V: Em D C B.