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Relative Keys. Relative keys share a key signature, but have different tonics. One will be minor and one major. Remember: Relatives "look alike" at a family reunion, and relative keys "look alike" in their signatures! minor is the relative minor of G major.
parallel keys have different key signatures, but seeing them on the circle of fifths illustrates their consistent key relationship: minor keys always appear three degrees counterclockwise from their parallel major key. So to find the key signature for a minor key, start with the major key signature with the same tonic and either add three flats ...
Major and minor keys can be compared or related in a number of ways. The two most common relationships are relative and parallel. Relative keys have the same key signatures and the same pitches in the scale, but different tonics. C major and A minor are relative keys.
Parallel Keys. Keys that share a tonic. One major and one minor. Example: d minor and D major are parallel keys because they share the same tonic (D) Relative Keys. Keys that share a key signature (but have different tonics) Example: a minor and C major are relative keys (since they both don’t have any sharps or flats) Closely Related Keys.
There are two roads to find key signatures for minor scales: relative and parallel. The example below illustrates the relative minor method for spelling E minor. STEP 1: Count up three letter names to find the relative major. STEP 2: Spell the relative major key signature.
Parallel vs. Relative •C Major and c minor are different places on the wheel and so have different key signatures but the fact that they share the same starting note [name/tonic] we call them PARALLEL keys. •C Major and a minor are directly adjacent and share the same key signature so they are RELATED in that way.
RELATIVE AND PARALLEL KEYS. CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS PAGE. Major and minor keys that share the same key signature are called relative keys. For instance, the C major key and the A minor...
