Thanks for all the good advice. I think one of the common elements of all the opinions is to learn the major scale thoroughly. The suggestion to say t...

I see it now. The (relative) minor scale is built using the same notes as the major scale, it just starts from the VI of the major scale.ThanksGary

Thanks for the charts. The first and third charts are clear but comcerning the middle chart, what is a relative minor? It appears to be the VI positio...

Thank you for your help. It is becoming clearer to me now. Based on your reply I assume that a minor chord is the I,III,V of the minor scale and that ...