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The difference between the relative keys is the starting note and “center” of the scale. A song in a major key comes to rest on the tonic of the major scale; a song in a minor key comes to rest on the tonic of the minor scale.
- How do you tell if a key is major or its relative minor?
- What do two relative keys share and in what way are they different?
- Do relative keys have the same chords?
How do you tell if a key is major or its relative minor?
The first and/or the last notes of a piece are normally the tonic. When you suspect that the key is minor, look for the raised 7th in the music. 'Raised 7th' means that the 7th note of the scale is raised by one semitone. For example, in E minor look for D sharp in the music (that's 7 notes up from E).
What do two relative keys share and in what way are they different?
Definition of Relative Keys
In music, relative keys are two different keys in which one is major and one is minor, and they share a common set of notes. ... In this way, G Major and E minor are relative keys. We say that E minor is the relative minor of G Major, and vice versa – G Major is the relative major of E minor.
Do relative keys have the same chords?
Relative scales are major and minor scales that share the same notes and chords, and therefore the same key signature. Every major scale has a relative minor scale and every minor scale has a relative major scale.
