“Hey Joe” in E?
:: thinking :: E, B, F#, C#, G# ? Naw, that just ain’t right.
I had a VHS of that full performance, from a local '60’s Texas show “!!!The Beat!!!” Playing with Clarence Gatemouth Brown IIRC. Oh man, you would get cut down trying to hang with them. Texas bluesmen do not fuck around.
Eonwe I never think of Walk this Way as in E. Fuckin’ Stevie Tallerico - Steve Tyler grew with a lot of musical sophistication in his house. He can be Elton John interesting with his chord choices. That song starts with the E riff and pivots off an A chord, then you do the verses using a boogie groove anchored on a C chord. The chorus toggles between C and F, then the little fill in C, then back to the E riff and pivot off the A.
Anyone with the most basic music theory probably looks at that paragraph and thinks “what’s the big deal?” but moving from true three-chord Rock and Blues to an Aerosmith tune as a primitive guitar player, you just knew some tricky shit was going on and you had to pay attention. 
Folsom Prison Blues
Yes. C, G, D, A, E
I always used F, C, G, D, A.
I love Beck’s version of Superstition. It rocks.
Why does it have to be in E and does E minor count?
I’m doing a medly based on the open E string. Yes Em counts.
I’m not sure it was originally in E, but I usually hear it played in E – “What’d I say”, Ray Charles.
How about the Pink Panther Theme?
Eddie Cochran – “Summertime Blues”. Very “E”-ish.
I play Summertime Blues in D - it’s all good, as long as you play the riff.
It grinds me to recommend it, but Hey Baby by Ted Nugent is a great little boogie riff in E. The climb up from B back to E is a fun little walk.
The middle of Montrose’s Rock the Nation is another great little boogie riff. They are all part of the same family, along with Same Old Song and Dance. Oh, and Feel Your Love Tonight by Van Halen. That is a hugely fun riff to play.
I love drifting into other riffs to add here. I just put Last Child, off Aerosmith’s Rocks, through a helluva workout. 
Fun E riff, close to Superstition and Feel Your Love Tonight, but with a much greasier feel.
By the way, here’s a great acoustic version of Hideaway by Little Toby Walker, who hangs out on the Acoustic Guitar Forum: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-wkACzhGM
That was magnificent.
Wow, it’s funny how hard it is to remember what key something is in without a guitar in my hands. I think I’m right on most of these:
I’m repeating “Day Tripper” because it’s close to the platonic ideal open-E riff (and doesn’t “I Feel Fine” start with an open low-E? or is it A?)
Zep’s “Whole Lotta Love” is basically just a E-riff, repeated. I’m sure there’s open-E at some point. “Good Times Bad Times” is iconic and (more or less) in E, though little open string action.
How about the intro to “Secret Agent Man” ? Instantly recognizable, uses open high E.
For bass, the Talking Heads version of “Take Me to the River” has a classic open-E bass riff.
I had a friend who disliked Stevie Ray Vaughan (calling him SRV and his Key of E band). So I’m assuming everything he did was a lick in E.
Sweet!
This is great stuff. If anyone thinks of more, post 'em!
Absolute classic.
Oh Well by Peter Green is great.
James bond theme is great in e with that stinging note, and then you can go into the secondary and even tertiary theme/fanfare.
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by the Hollies, Alan Clarke, guitar, is a good way to turn heads.
Baby Please Don’t Go by: Big Joe Williams, Lightnin hopkins, Bob Dylan, Them, Bill Broonzy…(Let’s leave nugent out of this)