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- What are parallel chords?
- What is parallel scale?
- What is a parallel major chord?
- How do you find parallel scale?
What are parallel chords?
A sequence of chords consisting of intervals that do not change as the chord moves.
What is parallel scale?
In music, a major scale and a minor scale that have the same tonic are called parallel keys and are said to be in a parallel relationship. ... For example, G major and G minor have different modes but both have the same tonic, G; so G minor is said to be the parallel minor of G major.
What is a parallel major chord?
The usual parallel chord in a major key is a minor third below the root and the counter parallel is a major third above. In a minor key the intervals are reversed: the tonic parallel (e.g. Eb in Cm) is a minor third above, and the counter parallel (e.g. Ab in Cm) is a major third below.
How do you find parallel scale?
To sum up: you find the relative minor of a major scale by counting up 6 scale steps (or, more easily, down 3) and playing the same pitches starting from there. To form the parallel minor you start on the same tonic but play different pitches. Major keys and their relative minor keys share the same key signature.
