6 - Intermediate - Closely Related Keys Flashcards
The objective of "Closely Related Keys" is to help you identify all of the closely related keys for any given key. A closely related key is one that shares common tones with an original given key. These are the original key's relative Major or minor, the keys both up (Dominant) and down (Subdominant) a fifth from the original key, in addition to their relative Major or minor keys. UltimateMusicTheory.com
List the closely related keys of C Major.
a minor (relative minor), F Major (IV Major), G Major (V Major), d minor (relative minor of IV), e minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of D Major.
b minor (relative minor), G Major (IV Major), A Major (V Major), e minor (relative minor of IV), f sharp minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of A Major.
f sharp minor (relative minor), D Major (IV Major), E Major (V Major), b minor (relative minor of IV), c sharp minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of F sharp Major.
d sharp minor (relative minor), B Major (IV Major), C sharp Major (V Major), g sharp minor (relative minor of IV), a sharp minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of E Major.
c sharp minor (relative minor), A Major (IV Major), B Major (V Major), f sharp minor (relative minor of IV), g sharp minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of B Major.
g sharp minor (relative minor), E Major (IV Major), F sharp Major (V Major), c sharp minor (relative minor of IV), d sharp minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of G Major.
e minor (relative minor), C Major (IV Major), D Major (V Major), a minor (relative minor of IV), b minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of D flat Major.
b flat minor (relative minor), G flat Major (IV Major), A flat Major (V Major), e flat minor (relative minor of IV), f minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of G flat Major.
e flat minor (relative minor), C flat Major (IV Major), D flat Major (V Major), a flat minor (relative minor of IV), b flat minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of F Major.
d minor (relative minor), B flat Major (IV Major), C Major (V Major), g minor (relative minor of IV), a minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of A flat Major.
f minor (relative minor), D flat Major (IV Major), E flat Major (V Major), b flat minor (relative minor of IV), c minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of E flat Major.
c minor (relative minor), A flat Major (IV Major), B flat Major (V Major), f minor (relative minor of IV), g minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of B flat Major.
g minor (relative minor), E flat Major (IV Major), F Major (V Major), c minor (relative minor of IV), d minor (relative minor of V)
List the closely related keys of c sharp minor.
E Major (relative Major), f sharp minor (iv minor), g sharp minor (V minor), A Major (relative Major of iv), B Major (relative Major of V)
List the closely related keys of a minor.
C Major (relative Major), d minor (iv minor), e minor (V minor), F Major (relative Major of iv), G Major (relative Major of V)