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Chords, Key of E Major and C♯ Minor (Relative Minor) Added to the Chord Map
The graphic below shows the chords of the key of E major and also the chords of C♯ minor, the relative minor key. This example shows the specific chords for the key in which you want to create your chord progression, or the song whose chord progression you want to have a look at. As you can see, the specific chords of the key go around the outside of the circle. Again, you can get them from the Chord Progression Chart, Appendix 1 (Figure 62):
FIGURE 62: Chord Map with Chords for the Key of E Major / C♯ Minor Around the Outside of the Circle
So far, you have the circular harmonic scale for the key of the song. Next, you will need to draw some arrows inside the circle, connecting the chords of the song in sequence, which creates your chord progression. But first ...