Music Lesson: Relative Minors Explained!

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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!

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[justwilliam52]

I think I need to go back a little, way back. Can you refer me to a book to get the basic theory for dummies

[waltribeiro]

@justwilliam52 hmm... my website has some very basic theory stuff. nothing i can think of specifically though.

[DemonSLO]

something i really dont understand: relative minor of E is C# but E+5tones is (just) C isnt it? ( please help! (or is this something to do with the scales?)

[waltribeiro]

@DemonSLO do you mean by E+5, E augmented fifth? Or did you mean E+5tones? I'm confused without the correct spacing.

[hawny101]

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

[waltribeiro]

@hawny101 true. that helps too

[paigep17]

do you have a video talking about i ii- III+ iv V VI vii- and I ii iii IV V vi vii- ?

[justwilliam52]

Many thanx

[maj27]

thx!



[docjolley]

That is an excellent video. Simple. All good info. Thanks.

[zigzaggsting]

Very good man i am really understanding the lesson thank you.

[Araziaaa]

so, I play guitar, and someones jammin' in the key off Cmajor, or I'm playing to a backing track in C, could I play the C Major scale AND the A natural minor scale over it? That's what's really confusing me.