Relative Major and Minor Keys

Major or minor keys that share the same
key signature are called relative keys. For example, in the key of
G-Major, which has one sharp, the notes are G, A, B, C, D, E, and F#.




G-Major scale


 



If we instead start on the sixth scale degree of the major scale in the key of G-Major, we then get the
relative minor key, E-minor, with the notes E, F#, G, A, B, C, and D.




E-minor scale