Ed Goist posted this excellent chart in the jazz section. I sent him a pm about it, and he suggested I share my comment with the newer players.
The chart presents a perfect opportunity to demonstrate visually that the relative minor scale is comprised of the exact same notes as the major scale. For example, E minor is the vi, or sixth chord, or "relative minor" of G, A minor is the relative minor of C, and B minor is the relative minor of D. Ed's chart shows that the same notes are in each pair. Newer players think they have to learn E and E minor as separate scales, which seems logical. But since E minor is much more often used in the key of G, and since the E minor scale is made up of the same notes as G major, I think it's more useful to relate E minor with G major. Anyway, not exactly a revelation, but a useful thing to know if you don't.
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