Relative key
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In music, the relative minor of a particular major key (or the relative major of a minor key) is the key which has the same key signature but a different tonic, as opposed to parallel minor or major, respectively. For example, G major and E minor both have a single sharp in their key signature; so we say that E minor is the relative minor of G major. The relative minor of a major key always has a tonic a minor third lower.
A complete list of relative minor/major pairs in order of the circle of fifths is:
| Key signature | Major key | Minor key |
|---|---|---|
| Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb | G flat major | E flat minor |
| Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb | D flat major | B flat minor |
| Bb, Eb, Ab, Db | A flat major | F minor |
| Bb, Eb, Ab | E flat major | C minor |
| Bb, Eb | B flat major | G minor |
| Bb | F major | D minor |
| C major | A minor | |
| F# | G major | E minor |
| F#, C# | D major | B minor |
| F#, C#, G# | A major | F sharp minor |
| F#, C#, G#, D# | E major | C sharp minor |
| F#, C#, G#, D#, A# | B major | G sharp minor |
| F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E# | F sharp major | D sharp minor |
Together with moves to the dominant (fifth scale degree) or sub-dominant (fourth scale degree), modulations to the relative minor or major are the most common in tonal music.de:Paralleltonart es:Tonalidad relativa he:סולם מקביל fi:Rinnakkaissävellaji
