#A major relative minor how to

#A major relative minor how to

How to find the parallel minor or major key The note you land on is now the first note of your major scale. To find the relative major key from a minor, take the first note of your minor key and go up three half-steps. How do you find the relative major key from the minor key? Same warning goes for keys that have flats.The relative minor of B major is G-sharp not A-flat. Even though G-sharp and A-flat are enharmonic equivalents, you are spelling the relative minor incorrectly. For example, if you are in B major (5 sharps) and count down three half-steps to A-flat that would be wrong.If your major key has sharps, then your minor key should continue to use sharps.The note you land on is now the first note of your relative minor.Įasy! Here is one issue to watch out for:.Go down 3 half-steps from the first note of the major key (the tonic, scale degree 1).Determine the major key you are working with.If you know those two things, then you can find the relative minor to any key. The second thing you need to know is what a half-step is. It’s better to understand how the above chart is built and the relationships between the keys rather than memorize it.įirst, to be able to do this you must know your major key signatures. Number of sharps or flatsĬhart of major, relative minor, and parallel minor keys How do you find the relative minor key from the major key? Here are the relative and parallel minor and major keys for every key signature. But I also explain below how these key relationships are derived. There are many parts of music theory that can take a little time to memorize so a quick reference guide can help.