E#m
How to play the E Sharp Minor Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol E#m we get the following information:
- The E#m chord has the note E# as root note
- The E#m chord is a 3-note chord (a triad)
- The E#m chord is a minor chord
Because E#m is a 3-note chord it also has 3 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
E#m chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: E# – G# – B#
E#m chord – 1st. inversion (root note at the top of the chord): G# – B# – E#
E#m chord – 2nd. inversion (root note in the middle of the chord): B# – E# – G#
E#m chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | E# | G# | B# |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Note | G# | B# | E# |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | B# | E# | G# |
E#m chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The E#m chord is the 1st. step in the E sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | E#m | F##m(b5) | G# | A#m | B#m | C# | D# |
The E#m chord is the 4th. step in the B sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | B#m | C##m(b5) | D# | E#m | F##m | G# | A# |
The E#m chord is the 5th. step in the A sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | A#m | B#m(b5) | C# | D#m | E#m | F# | G# |
The E#m chord is the 6th. step in the G sharp major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | G# | A#m | B#m | C# | D# | E#m | F##m(b5) |