I'm Getting Sentimental Over You in E

George Bassman / Ned Washington(1932)swing
Do Re MiC D E
A
B
C
C♯aug7

Chord Diagrams — I'm Getting Sentimental Over You in E (Guitar)

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I'm Getting Sentimental Over You in E

Key of 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 E to D# (descending half step), D# to D (descending half step), D to C# (descending half step), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to B (descending perfect fourth), B to B (ascending unison), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to A# (ascending tritone), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to D (ascending tritone), D to C# (descending half step), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to A (descending whole step), A to G# (descending half step), G# to F (descending minor third), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to A# (ascending unison), A# to G# (descending whole step), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to D (ascending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. 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 D to E by whole step.

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.

swing4/4 · 43 bars · Form: ABC

Chords: E9, D♯9, D9, C♯aug7, F♯7, B7, EMaj7, B7♭9, B7/D♯, E, A♯m7♭5, D♯7, G♯m7♭5, D7♯11, C♯7, F♯m7, B7♭9♯5, A, G♯m, Fm7♭5, A♯7♭9, A♯m7, G♯m7, C♯7♭9, D.

Scales for Improvisation E bebop, E bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of E