relative minor

American  

noun

Music.

1. the minor key whose tonic is the sixth degree of a given major key.

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Etymology

Origin of relative minor

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

C minor is the relative minor of E flat major.

From Literature

You can begin practicing harmonic analysis by practicing identifying whether a piece is in the major key or in its relative minor.

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This means the substituted chord is the relative minor of the tonic chord.

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A minor key is called the relative minor of the major key that has the same key signature.

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It is easy to predict where the relative minor of a major key can be found.

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