Relative Modes: How C Major and A Minor are Same but Different

Hear how a random set of notes can be in either C major, A minor, or any other mode depending on what your ear hears as the tonal center.

By Jake Lizzio · Signals Music Studio · 700,000+ subscribers on YouTube

Part of the series Understanding The Modes
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Discover how the tonal center transforms the emotional quality of the same set of notes. This video demonstrates all 7 relative modes of the major scale and how simply changing the tonal center creates modal harmony.