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    Relative key
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    In music, relative keys are the major and


    minor scales that have the same key
    signatures. A pair of major and minor scales
    sharing the same key signature are said to be
    in a relative relationship.[1] The relative
    minor of a particular major key, or the
    relative major of a minor key, is the key
    which has the same key signature but a
    different tonic; this is as opposed to parallel
    minor or major, which shares the same tonic.
    Relative keys are closely related keys, the
    keys between which most modulations occur,
    in that they differ by no more than one
    accidental (none in the case of relative
    keys).[2]

    The minor key starts three semitones below


    its relative major; for example, A minor is Circle of fifths showing major and minor keys
    three semitones below its relative, C Major.

    G major and E minor both have a single sharp


    in their key signature at F♯; therefore, E
    minor is the relative minor of G major, and
    conversely G major is the relative major of E
    minor. The tonic of the relative minor is the
    sixth scale degree of the major scale, while
    the tonic of the relative major is the third
    degree of the minor scale.[1] The relative
    Relative tonic chords on C and A ( Play ).
    relationship may be visualized through the
    circle of fifths.[1]

    A complete list of relative minor/major pairs in order of the circle of fifths is:

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    Major Minor
    Key signature
    key key
    B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭,
    C♭ major A♭ minor
    C♭, F♭
    B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭,
    G♭ major E♭ minor
    C♭ Chromatic modulation in Bach's Du grosser
    Schmerzensmann, BWV 300, m. 5-6 ( Play with
    B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭ D♭ major B♭ minor
    half cadence, Play with PAC) transitions from FM
    B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ A♭ major F minor to its relative minor dm through the inflection of C♮
    B♭, E♭, A♭ E♭ major C minor to C♯ between the second and third chords. Note that
    this modulation does not require a change of key
    B♭, E♭ B♭ major G minor signature.
    B♭ F major D minor
    C major A minor
    F♯ G major E minor
    F♯, C♯ D major B minor
    Relative major and minor scales
    F♯, C♯, G♯ A major F♯ minor on C and a with shared notes
    connected by lines.
    F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯ E major C♯ minor
    F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯ B major G♯ minor
    F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯,
    F♯ major D♯ minor
    E♯
    F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯,
    C♯ major A♯ minor
    E♯, B♯

    Terminology
    Confusingly, the term for "relative key" in German is paralleltonart, while parallel key is
    varianttonart. Similar terminology is used in most Germanic and Slavic languages, but not
    Romance languages. This is in particular confusing with the term parallel chord, which denotes
    chords derived from the relative key in English usage.

    See also
    Chromatic mediant
    Tonic parallel
    Mode (music)

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    References
    1. Benward & Saker (2003). Music in Theory and Practice, Vol. I, p.33-35. ISBN 978-0-07-294262-0.
    2. Benward & Saker (2003), p.243.

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    Categories: Musical keys Chromaticism

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