🎼 Major ↔ Relative & Parallel Minor — Scales and Chord Circles Explained 🎼

🎶 Major ↔ Relative & Parallel Minor — Chord Circles

⭕ Majors = navy · 🟢 Minors = green · ⚠️ Diminished = orange

🎼 C Major ↔ A Minor

Major scale: C – D – E – F – G – A – B · Relative: A

C Major (chords)

C Dm Em F G Am Bdim

Chords: I (C) – ii (D) – iii (E) – IV (F) – V (G) – vi (A) – vii° (B)

A Minor (parallel)

Am Bdim C Dm Em F G

Chords: i (A) – ii° (B) – III (C) – iv (D) – v (E) – VI (F) – VII (G)

🎼 G Major ↔ E Minor

Major scale: G – A – B – C – D – E – F♯ · Relative: E

G Major (chords)

G Am Bm C D Em F♯dim

Chords: I (G) – ii (A) – iii (B) – IV (C) – V (D) – vi (E) – vii° (F♯)

E Minor (parallel)

Em F♯dim G Am Bm C D

Chords: i (E) – ii° (F♯) – III (G) – iv (A) – v (B) – VI (C) – VII (D)

🎼 D Major ↔ B Minor

Major scale: D – E – F♯ – G – A – B – C♯ · Relative: B

D Major (chords)

D Em F♯m G A Bm C♯dim

Chords: I (D) – ii (E) – iii (F♯) – IV (G) – V (A) – vi (B) – vii° (C♯)

B Minor (parallel)

Bm C♯dim D Em F♯m G A

Chords: i (B) – ii° (C♯) – III (D) – iv (E) – v (F♯) – VI (G) – VII (A)

🎼 A Major ↔ F♯ Minor

Major scale: A – B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G♯ · Relative: F♯

A Major (chords)

A Bm C♯m D E F♯m G♯dim

Chords: I (A) – ii (B) – iii (C♯) – IV (D) – V (E) – vi (F♯) – vii° (G♯)

F♯ Minor (parallel)

F♯m G♯dim A Bm C♯m D E

Chords: i (F♯) – ii° (G♯) – III (A) – iv (B) – v (C♯) – VI (D) – VII (E)

🎼 E Major ↔ C♯ Minor

Major scale: E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D♯ · Relative: C♯

E Major (chords)

E F♯m G♯m A B C♯m D♯dim

Chords: I (E) – ii (F♯) – iii (G♯) – IV (A) – V (B) – vi (C♯) – vii° (D♯)

C♯ Minor (parallel)

C♯m D♯dim E F♯m G♯m A B

Chords: i (C♯) – ii° (D♯) – III (E) – iv (F♯) – v (G♯) – VI (A) – VII (B)

🎼 B Major ↔ G♯ Minor

Major scale: B – C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ · Relative: G♯

B Major (chords)

B C♯m D♯m E F♯ G♯m A♯dim

Chords: I (B) – ii (C♯) – iii (D♯) – IV (E) – V (F♯) – vi (G♯) – vii° (A♯)

G♯ Minor (parallel)

G♯m A♯dim B C♯m D♯m E F♯

Chords: i (G♯) – ii° (A♯) – III (B) – iv (C♯) – v (D♯) – VI (E) – VII (F♯)

🎼 F♯ Major ↔ D♯ Minor

Major scale: F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ · Relative: D♯

F♯ Major (chords)

F♯ G♯m A♯m B C♯ D♯m E♯dim

Chords: I (F♯) – ii (G♯) – iii (A♯) – IV (B) – V (C♯) – vi (D♯) – vii° (E♯)

D♯ Minor (parallel)

D♯m E♯dim F♯ G♯m A♯m B C♯

Chords: i (D♯) – ii° (E♯) – III (F♯) – iv (G♯) – v (A♯) – VI (B) – VII (C♯)

🎼 F Major ↔ D Minor

Major scale: F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E · Relative: D

F Major (chords)

F Gm Am B♭ C Dm Edim

Chords: I (F) – ii (G) – iii (A) – IV (B♭) – V (C) – vi (D) – vii° (E)

D Minor (parallel)

Dm Edim F Gm Am B♭ C

Chords: i (D) – ii° (E) – III (F) – iv (G) – v (A) – VI (B♭) – VII (C)

🎼 B♭ Major ↔ G Minor

Major scale: B♭ – C – D – E♭ – F – G – A · Relative: G

B♭ Major (chords)

B♭ Cm Dm E♭ F Gm Adim

Chords: I (B♭) – ii (C) – iii (D) – IV (E♭) – V (F) – vi (G) – vii° (A)

G Minor (parallel)

Gm Adim B♭ Cm Dm E♭ F

Chords: i (G) – ii° (A) – III (B♭) – iv (C) – v (D) – VI (E♭) – VII (F)

🎼 E♭ Major ↔ C Minor

Major scale: E♭ – F – G – A♭ – B♭ – C – D · Relative: C

E♭ Major (chords)

E♭ Fm Gm A♭ B♭ Cm Ddim

Chords: I (E♭) – ii (F) – iii (G) – IV (A♭) – V (B♭) – vi (C) – vii° (D)

C Minor (parallel)

Cm Ddim E♭ Fm Gm A♭ B♭

Chords: i (C) – ii° (D) – III (E♭) – iv (F) – v (G) – VI (A♭) – VII (B♭)

🎼 A♭ Major ↔ F Minor

Major scale: A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G · Relative: F

A♭ Major (chords)

A♭ B♭m Cm D♭ E♭ Fm Gdim

Chords: I (A♭) – ii (B♭) – iii (C) – IV (D♭) – V (E♭) – vi (F) – vii° (G)

F Minor (parallel)

Fm Gdim A♭ B♭m Cm D♭ E♭

Chords: i (F) – ii° (G) – III (A♭) – iv (B♭) – v (C) – VI (D♭) – VII (E♭)

🎼 D♭ Major ↔ B♭ Minor

Major scale: D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C · Relative: B♭

D♭ Major (chords)

D♭ E♭m Fm G♭ A♭ B♭m Cdim

Chords: I (D♭) – ii (E♭) – iii (F) – IV (G♭) – V (A♭) – vi (B♭) – vii° (C)

B♭ Minor (parallel)

B♭m Cdim D♭ E♭m Fm G♭ A♭

Chords: i (B♭) – ii° (C) – III (D♭) – iv (E♭) – v (F) – VI (G♭) – VII (A♭)

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