Relative Minor

Each minor key is relative to a major key. The two scales are identical, except that the relative minor root note begins three frets lower on the fretboard.

Each minor key is relative to a major key. The two scales are identical, except that the relative minor root note begins three frets lower on the fretboard.

For example, A minor is the relative key of C major. This means, for one thing, that you can use the popular pentatonic scale position 1 to play lead guitar for two keys using the same scale pattern,…