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Understanding Relative Minors Answer Key

The document discusses relative minor scales. It explains that for every major scale, there is a relative minor scale that shares the same key signature. The sixth note of the major scale is the root of its relative minor scale. It provides examples of the G major and E minor scales as a relative pair. It then presents incomplete relative minor charts and asks the reader to complete them by providing the relative minors for the major scales of E, Bb, and Ab.

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Understanding Relative Minors Answer Key

The document discusses relative minor scales. It explains that for every major scale, there is a relative minor scale that shares the same key signature. The sixth note of the major scale is the root of its relative minor scale. It provides examples of the G major and E minor scales as a relative pair. It then presents incomplete relative minor charts and asks the reader to complete them by providing the relative minors for the major scales of E, Bb, and Ab.

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ANSWER KEY

Understanding Relative Minors

For every major scale, there is a “relative minor” scale. This is the (natural) minor scale that has the same key signature. The sixth
degree of the major scale is always the root of the relative minor scale. For example:

KEY Major Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


SIGNATURE: Half Step
Pattern: Root Whole Step Whole Step Half Step Whole Step Whole Step Whole Step
(Root)

G major G A B C D E F# G
(Natural) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Minor Scale Whole Step
Root Whole Step Half Step Whole Step Whole Step Half Step Whole Step
Pattern: (Root)

E minor E F# G A B C D E

Complete the following relative minor charts.

KEY Major Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


Half Step
SIGNATURE: Pattern: Root Whole Step Whole Step Half Step Whole Step Whole Step Whole Step
(Root)

E major E F# G# A B C# D# E
(Natural) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Minor Scale Whole Step
Root Whole Step Half Step Whole Step Whole Step Half Step Whole Step
Pattern: (Root)

C# minor C# D# E F# G# A B C#

KEY Major Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


Half Step
SIGNATURE: Pattern: Root Whole Step Whole Step Half Step Whole Step Whole Step Whole Step
(Root)

Bb major Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
(Natural) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Minor Scale Whole Step
Root Whole Step Half Step Whole Step Whole Step Half Step Whole Step
Pattern: (Root)

G minor G A Bb C D Eb F G

Major Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
KEY Half Step
SIGNATURE: Pattern: Root Whole Step Whole Step Half Step Whole Step Whole Step Whole Step
(Root)

Ab major Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab
(Natural) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Minor Scale Whole Step
Root Whole Step Half Step Whole Step Whole Step Half Step Whole Step
Pattern: (Root)

F minor F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F

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