The relative minor chord is the sixth degree chord of the major key in question. For example, the C relative minor chord is the sixth degree chord of the C major key, that is, Am (or Am7).

C major and C minor have distantly related key signatures – C major no sharps or flats and C minor has three flats – but both these keys have “C” as the tonic and that’s what makes them parallel.

Relative major and minor scales on C and A with shared notes connected by lines. Relative keys are a type of closely related keys, the keys between which most modulations occur, because they differ by …

Jun 1, 2016 · A minor is the relative minor of the C major, and C major is the relative major of the A minor scale. The A minor scale (A B C D E F G A ) uses the same notes as the C major scale.

To find the relative minor of C major, let’s list the notes of the C major scale and the scale degree of each note. From the table above we can see that the 6th degree of the C major scale is A, which …

Every major key has a related minor key (the relative minor), and every minor key has a related major key (the relative major). The keys of C major and A minor use exactly the same notes (that's how …

Scales : Relative Scales Every major scale has a relative minor scale. The relative minor scale starts in the sixth note or degree of the major scale. Relative scales have the same notes. Here are the C …

You can see that if I want to get from C major to its relative minor I start on C and count down 3 semitones and reach A. Therefore, the relative minor of C major is A minor.

Every major key has a relative minor. The letter name or key note of the relative minor is three semitones down from the key note of the relative major. Eg. A is three semitones below C, so A …

These relationships are called "relative minor." (aka "cousin chords") "A" is the 6th note in the CMajor scale. So it is the "relative minor." The Aminor scale has all the same notes as Cmajor. Only the …