English For Music Students

(of a scale) with semitones above the second,

fifth, and seventh notes, contrasted with major;

(of a key) based on a minor scale, tending to

produce a melancholy effect; a minor key,

interval, or scale

Parallel /"par@lEl/ (adj, n)
(of major and minor keys) having the same key
name; built on the same tonic; a parallel major or
minor key

Relative /"rEl@tIv/ (adj, n)
(of major and minor keys) having the same key
signature; a relative major or minor key