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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: The Relative Minor


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Eddie Collins - Posted - 06/01/2021:  08:28:14

I put together a video that explains the relative minor with examples on how it is used.

youtu.be/TdOaHTsUrC8

Eric A - Posted - 06/01/2021:  09:18:19

"the people's key, the key of G". LOL. I'm down with that.  yes

OM45GE - Posted - 06/01/2021:  12:38:59

Thanks for the chuckle and a good explanation.

deestexas - Posted - 06/01/2021:  13:33:00

I'll show this to my 10 year old neffew, who is... a minor relative.

Eddie Collins - Posted - 06/01/2021:  13:54:25

Nice that everyone is catching onto the humor. That's the best way to deal with music theory...don't take it too serious, but grab a nugget or two that'll help you along the way!

G Edward Porgie - Posted - 06/01/2021:  17:49:14

Now we need a lesson about the parallel minor.

I've always wondered if when two parallel minors run out to the horizon, they appear to converge like parallel lines do.

Pick-A-Lick - Posted - 06/02/2021:  06:04:07

quote:
Originally posted by Eddie Collins

That's the best way to deal with music theory...don't take it too seriously....





Thanks Eddie for another entertaining and informative video, and I must add that my motto is "Life is too important to take seriously".

Ks_5-picker - Posted - 06/02/2021:  06:31:50

Nicely explained.
I had a friend who added it he relative minor to EVERY song he played at every opportunity.
Redundant,is the word I think of. In other words do all things(relative minors) in moderation,just like the good book advises. ;)

janolov - Posted - 06/02/2021:  08:34:00

Don't forget the relative major to the parallel minor.

Eddie Collins - Posted - 06/02/2021:  14:52:01

Great comments folks...Right about its only good in moderation. Parallel/minor/major is very rare in bluegrass. When I think of a pair of Ls in bluegrass, I think of the song Low and Lonely.

G Edward Porgie - Posted - 06/02/2021:  20:27:56

Parallel minor might not happen frequently in bluegrass, but it does occur in other musical dimensions, and can be handy to know when a player enters one of those alternate realities.

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