Relative keys are a type of closely related keys, the keys between which most modulations occur, because they differ by no more than one accidental. Relative keys are the most closely related, as they share exactly the same notes.
- Why are relative keys important?
- How do you use relative keys?
- What feature do relative keys share?
- What is the relative key of a major?
Why are relative keys important?
The relative minor scale is widely used in improvisation because it allows more ideas for the solo. Every improviser who has learned how to use the major and minor scales must learn, right after that, how to use the relative minor scale.
How do you use relative keys?
Relative Key Chart and Diagrams
So to get from a minor chord to its relative major, you move up a minor 3rd interval from its root. To get from a major chord to its relative minor, you move down a whole and half step from its root.
What feature do relative keys share?
In Summary. That's all of the main information on relative keys. They are closely related because they share the same amount of flats or sharps in their key signature, and are always separated by 3 semitones.
What is the relative key of a major?
A major
Relative key | F-sharp minor |
Parallel key | A minor |
Dominant key | E major |
Subdominant | D major |
Component pitches |
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