Is It C Major or A Minor? An EASY Guide to Relative Keys

Understanding relative keys, where two different keys actually have the same notes, can be a challenge for beginner and even intermediate level guitar players.
But music theory shouldn't be scary! Check out this easy guide to understanding relative keys.

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[thegreyghost]

Very well done! I think you hit the nail on the head.

[DanPhelps-nf]

Really well done lesson. Makes things easier to understand. Thanks for sharing your expertise and not be overwhelming.

[coloaten]

I was thinking about this only yesterday. 4 years ago I started learning some piano/keys and much is taught in C and then A minor is taught as you said, same notes just starting in a different place. But then I started learning a bit of Blues guitar a few months ago and much is taught in A, but because it's Blues it's both A Major and A minor, so more a parallel key relationship than a relative one. It took me a while to figure this out.

[paulphillips]

Thanks for the info, your good at explaining, I've been playing for along time, and learning good, and better ways to think of diff. Things 👍 thanks

[floridarusticrepairs]

Well, I learned something new today. Thanks!

[scotturnquist]

To me the Am and C always sounded the same. Being a newbie, now I know that it's the underlying chord that determines the sound. Thanks for for this.

[jimcarley]

Now that video was very practical and useful

[Fl_Music_Producer]

They are the same scales they just start on different notes. the major scale is Ionian and the minor scale is aeolian. To me it comes down to note selection. Depending on which key your in you would select different notes and those would resolve on the root note. Will any of notes from either scale sound ok? Yes but some will sound better than others depending on the cord progression. So when picking notes to play think chord tones.

[andreasfetzer]

At the end of your a minor "solo", when you played the bending, you even landed in Bb minor😂😂😂

[MrVinhguitar]

They are the same notes.. If you end at note C it is C major.. If you end a scale at note A, it is Am (A minor)