E minor: voice leading back home

Voice leading in E minor: home is E, G, B, and the key's own tension notes are F# (rises to G), C (falls to B). Add chords and watch each voice resolve back to its anchor.

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A starting point

One possible first step from home: Si min (v) -- creates tension.

Tap the home chord to hear it, or a degree below to add another chord.

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E minor

In E minor, home is E, G, B. The key's own tension notes are F# (rises to G), C (falls to B) -- every chord you add is measured against these three anchors, one passage at a time.

See E minor on the circle of fifths