and the use of them.Any information would be greatly appreciated.
relative minors?
Hi my fellow musicians.I need som information on relative minors.
and the use of them.Any information would be greatly appreciated.
and the use of them.Any information would be greatly appreciated.
# 1
I may be wrong about what a relative minor is.. but here goes..
Ok.. so the relative minor scale would be the scale the pentatonic minor scale you would use, is created from. The most commonly used scale in modern day blues-derived music is the pentatonic minor scale. How do you find which pentatonic minor scale to play for a particular key? Easy.. you play the relative minor, otherwise known as the Aeolian mode.
Let's take the C Major scale:
C D E F G A B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The Aeolian mode is the 6th mode, so we take the 6th note from up there.. A. Now we play all the same notes but starting from A and ending on A:
A B C D E F G
This is the A minor scale.. and also the A Aeolian scale.. and C Major's relative minor scale I suppose.
I am currently playing a piece of music using the D Major scale.. so let's have a look at that one:
D E F# G A B C#
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6th mode... B Aeolian.. So I can easily play the B minor pentatonic shape and then fool around there.. If you're ever stuck with what to play for a solo, the pentatonic minor is a life saver.. and if you know which minor to play for which key, it makes it easy to "centre" yourself again after a mistake..
Ok.. so the relative minor scale would be the scale the pentatonic minor scale you would use, is created from. The most commonly used scale in modern day blues-derived music is the pentatonic minor scale. How do you find which pentatonic minor scale to play for a particular key? Easy.. you play the relative minor, otherwise known as the Aeolian mode.
Let's take the C Major scale:
C D E F G A B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The Aeolian mode is the 6th mode, so we take the 6th note from up there.. A. Now we play all the same notes but starting from A and ending on A:
A B C D E F G
This is the A minor scale.. and also the A Aeolian scale.. and C Major's relative minor scale I suppose.
I am currently playing a piece of music using the D Major scale.. so let's have a look at that one:
D E F# G A B C#
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6th mode... B Aeolian.. So I can easily play the B minor pentatonic shape and then fool around there.. If you're ever stuck with what to play for a solo, the pentatonic minor is a life saver.. and if you know which minor to play for which key, it makes it easy to "centre" yourself again after a mistake..
# 2
Here's two lessons that might help you out.
Nick Marchant lessons on relative minor Chords
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=10074
Here's a tutorial from Christopher Schlegel that discuss relative minor Scale in the pentatonic framework. You'll be able to see where it is and how it is closely linked to the major scale.
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=10347&s_id=296
Nick Marchant lessons on relative minor Chords
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=10074
Here's a tutorial from Christopher Schlegel that discuss relative minor Scale in the pentatonic framework. You'll be able to see where it is and how it is closely linked to the major scale.
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=10347&s_id=296
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