平へい行こう調ちょう

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Meanings

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In music theory, the major and minor keys that share the same key signature. For example, C major and A minor are relative keys.

行こう

調ちょう

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The relative key of C major is A minor.

平へい行こう調ちょうの関かん係けいにある調ちょうは、調ちょう号ごうが同おなじです。

Keys that are in a relative key relationship share the same key signature.

同どう主しゅ調ちょう
同主調 (parallel key) shares the same tonic note but has a different key signature (e.g., C major and C minor), while 平行調 (relative key) shares the same key signature but has a different tonic.

平へい行こう調ちょう
Standard kanji spelling for 'relative key' in music theory.
並へい行こう調ちょう
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 並行 usually means 'parallel' in a non-musical sense. Not recommended for learners.

Compound of 平行 (parallel) and 調 (key). The term describes the parallel relationship between major and minor scales that share the same key signature.