Understanding Relative Majors and Minors
Finding the relative major or minor
To find the relative minor of a particular key go down a minor third (three semitones) from the tonic of the major key.
- Example: If your major key is C major, going down a minor third from the note C will land you on the note A. So, A minor is the relative minor of C major. Or instead of going down a minor third you can go up a sixth, or say it is the sixth note in the Major scale
To find the relative major of a particular key go up a minor third from the tonic of the minor key.
- Example: If your minor key is E minor, going up a minor third from the note E will land you on the note G. So, G major is the relative major of E minor.
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