Music Lesson: Relative Minors Explained!

Posted by admin on January 16th, 2010 and filed under Uncategorized | 25 Comments »

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Relative Minors and Majors Explained in full.

Relative Minors are the 6th (VI) note of a major scale – so one way of using them is if you want a song to sad sadder, rather than play in C major, play in A minor!

Have fun with this.

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Hope this helps!

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Walt

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25 Responses

  1. hypnotists Says:

    Bb = G natural.. …
    Bb = G natural.. that’s sloppily drawn, sir

  2. 7689084 Says:

    So you find the …
    So you find the relative minors/majors just by counting?

  3. 021music Says:

    do this again …
    do this again because the last bit did not make any sense at all

  4. samsam1029 Says:

    Got my choir final …
    Got my choir final tomorrow. This will help. Thank you!

  5. stefanhyltoft Says:

    Can you take the …
    Can you take the relative minor of the relative minor?

    I found out if you keep going in the key of C with that you end up with A, F#, D# and then it goes back to C.

  6. ssssssspps Says:

    if u start on the 2 …
    if u start on the 2, 3 or 6 it will sound sad. those r the minor chords. start on A and ittl be sad, A is the 6 as explained

  7. SteelyGlow Says:

    awesome!
    awesome!

  8. AntD123 Says:

    Good lesson this …
    Good lesson this helps with Piano players also

  9. hawny101 Says:

    For me it’s easier …
    For me it’s easier to see the relative minors with the circle of fifths, rather then counting it out in the major scale.

  10. attributionerr Says:

    awesome thanks …
    awesome thanks brother in music and keep giving the gift of music education

  11. brujithaz Says:

    Great lesson [=
    Great lesson [=

  12. waltribeiro Says:

    repetition :)
    repetition :)

  13. MrTurtle96 Says:

    i get it but i dont …
    i get it but i dont know my chords very well how do i remember them???

  14. waltribeiro Says:

    Oops.. i meant to …
    Oops.. i meant to say C minor is in the key of Eb major.. not E major :)

  15. waltribeiro Says:

    They don’t have the …
    They don’t have the same notes. C major has no sharps and flats. C minor has 3 flats because its in the key of E major. To learn more do a search for minor scales on my website.

  16. MyachiWill Says:

    Thanks, it’s a …
    Thanks, it’s a great video and well explained. There’s just one thing I don’t get..
    If I were to play a melody in C major, it would sound ‘happy’. If I were to play one in a minor, it would sound ’sad’. But if they both have the same notes, what determines whether it’s ‘happy’ or ’sad’?
    Thanks very much!

  17. Ishbu101 Says:

    I think I get it…
    I think I get it…

  18. mromro99 Says:

    Amazing video …
    Amazing video lesson. Absolutely amazing. thank you . it was very helpful. keep up your great work. :)

  19. waltribeiro Says:

    yes and no – …
    yes and no – there’s no rule saying you have to stay in the same key. But yes, you get the idea :)

  20. Spirituality1980 Says:

    Well-explained …
    Well-explained lesson, thanks! So, like you said in the video, the change from major to minor is used to get a darker/sadder sound and stay in the same key, right?

  21. waltribeiro Says:

    Thx!
    Thx!

  22. seaslime22 Says:

    you explained it …
    you explained it well

  23. waltribeiro Says:

    Aww thx Beoutside! …
    Aww thx Beoutside! Don’t forget to subscribe to the mailing list and follow me on Twitter! Keep rockin

  24. beoutside Says:

    Nice job, when I …
    Nice job, when I was in college used Dansms web site for acoustic guitar, your youtube video clips are very easy to follow. Trying to learn music theory and play with others, hope your getting some credit for your time !!

  25. waltribeiro Says:

    Good idea. I’ll try …
    Good idea. I’ll try and get to it today in fact :)

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