I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face in E

Frederick Loewe / Alan Jay Lerner(1956)swing
Do Re MiC D E
A
B
C♯aug7
G♯aug7
C♯aug7
C♯7♯9♯5
F♯m/B

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I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 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 F# (ascending whole step), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to A (descending whole step), A to A# (ascending half step), A# to E (ascending tritone), E to C# (descending minor third), C# to A# (descending minor third), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to G# (descending perfect fourth), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to A (ascending minor third), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to F# (ascending major third). 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 F# 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 · 22 bars · Form: AB

Chords: EMaj7, F♯m, B7, AMaj7, A♯dim7, E/B, C♯7♭9, A♯m, D♯7♭9, G♯m, C♯aug7, G♯aug7, C♯7♯9♯5, F♯7, Am, D7, F♯m/B.

Scales for Improvisation E bebop, E bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of E