From the course: Theory for the Contemporary Guitarist
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Parallel minor keys
From the course: Theory for the Contemporary Guitarist
Parallel minor keys
- A parallel minor key shares the same tonic as its parallel major scale, but does not share the same key signature. For instance, the parallel minor key of C major is C minor. Both share the same tonic but have different key signatures. The reason for this is that we start from the same note but then follow the two different patterns for the major scale and natural minor scale. So the tonics are going to be the same. But some of the notes are different. Here's the C major scale. (musical scale) And here's the C natural minor scale. (musical scale) Here's another example. To make an A natural minor scale, we lower, or flat, the third, sixth, and seventh degrees of the A major scale. So here's the A major scale. (musical scale) And here is the A natural minor scale. (musical scale) Now, check out this diagram. This shows the relationship between a major key and its relative and parallel minor keys. So there are…
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