1. Relative Scales
As a piano student everyone of us should know the relationship between Major and Minor
Scales.
: Relative keys are major and minor scales that share the same key signature. Relative scales consist
of the same exact notes. What matters is which note begins the scale; a minor scale begins on the
sixth note of its relative major.
2. Major Scales Relative Minor Scales
C Major : C D E F G A B C A Minor: A B C D E F G A
C# Major:C# D# F F# G# A# C C# A# Minor: A# C C# D# F F# G# A#
D Major: D E F# G A B C# D B Minor: B C# D E F# G A B
D# Major : D# F G G# A# C D D# C Minor: C D D# F G G# A# C
E Major: E F# G# A B C# D# E C# Minor: C# D# E F# G# A B C#
F Major: F G A Bb C D E F D Minor: D E F G A Bb C D
F# Major:F# G# A# B C# D# F F# D# Minor:D# F F# G# A# B C# D#
G Major: G A B C D E F# G E Minor:E F# G A B C D E
G# Major:G# A# C C# D# F G G# F Minor: F G G# A# C C# D# F
A Major:A B C# D E F# G# A F# Minor: F# G# A B C# D E F#
A# Major: Bb C D Eb F G A Bb G Minor: G A Bb C D Eb F G
B Major:B C# D# E F# G# A# B G# Minor:G# A# B C# D# E F# G#
Note : Thus C Major = A minor , G Major = E minor, F Major = D minor