All The Things You Are in E

All The Things You Are in E

All The Things You Are in E with chords C#m7 – F#m7 – B7 – EMaj7 – AMaj7 – D#7 – G#Maj7 – G#m7 – F#7 – BMaj7 – Fm7b5 – A#7 – D#Maj7 – C7 – Fm7 – Dm7b5 – G7 – CMaj7 – G#7 – D7 – Gdim7. Jerome Kern's harmonically rich standard modulates through multiple key centers, making it ideal for practicing ii-V-I progressions. Explore chord diagrams, scales, and audio playback in E.

All The Things You Are in E

E major is arguably guitar's most powerful key. The open low E and high E strings ring sympathetically as the root, while the open B provides the fifth. This triple reinforcement gives E-based riffs and chords unmatched depth and volume. E is a beginner-level key on guitar because both the low E and high E strings ring as the root, and the open B is the fifth — three open strings reinforce the tonic chord. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to D# (ascending tritone), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to G# (ascending unison), G# to F# (descending whole step), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to F (ascending tritone), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to C (descending minor third), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to D (descending minor third), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to G# (descending major third), G# to D (ascending tritone), D to G (ascending perfect fourth). The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from G to C# by tritone.

Scales for Improvisation

E major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, E Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.