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You can find the relative minor of a major scale by finding that scale's sixth scale degree—the sixth note in the scale.
- What note is the relative minor?
- What note do you start on for A minor?
- How do you work out relative minor?
What note is the relative minor?
The root of the relative minor is always the sixth note of the major scale. For example, “E” is the sixth note of the G major scale (G, A, B, C, D, E, F#).
What note do you start on for A minor?
A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major.
How do you work out relative minor?
This is known as the relative minor. So G major, for example has a key signature of one sharp, but this is also the key signature for E minor. To find this, just count down three semitones (count to the left). For example, the relative minor of C is A minor.
