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A complete list of relative minor/major pairs is:

  • C major–A minor

  • C sharp/D flat major–A sharp/B flat minor

  • D major–B minor

  • D sharp/E flat major–C minor

  • E major–C sharp/D flat minor

  • F major–D minor

  • F sharp/G flat major–D sharp/E flat minor

  • G major–E minor

  • G sharp/A flat major–F minor

  • A major–F sharp/G flat minor

  • A sharp/B flat major–G minor

  • B/C flat major–G sharp/A flat minor


Together with moves to the dominant (fifth scale degree) or sub-dominant (fourth scale degree), Modulation to the relative minor or major are the most common in Tonal music.