Relative Pairs and Keys Explained on The Piano! How To Figure Out The Minor and Major Relative

Relative Pairs and Keys Explained on The Piano! How To Figure Out The Minor and Major Relative

Welcome to Musician’s Addition! In this piano lesson, Evan breaks down relative pairs (also called relative keys)—a must-know concept for any budding musician. Learn how every major key has a minor counterpart that shares the same notes and key signature, and discover how to use these relationships to change the mood in your playing, songwriting, or improvisation.

Whether you’re brand new to music theory or building on your knowledge of scales and chords, this lesson makes it easy to grasp how relative majors and minors work. You'll learn:

✅ What relative keys are and why they matter
✅ How to quickly find a relative minor from any major key (and vice versa)
✅ Easy tricks using semitone counting and scale degrees
✅ Real-life examples using C Major & A Minor, E Major & C# Minor
✅ How popular artists like The Beatles and Lady Gaga use this trick for mood changes in their music

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