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Relative Major of D Minor: The F-major and D-minor Relationship

The relative major of D minor is the key of F major. The graphic below shows the relationship between the key of F major and the key of D minor (Figure 38):

Relative order of musical scale notes between F major and D minor scales, with B flat note.

FIGURE 38: How F Major and D Minor Relate to Each Other

You can start any major scale on any of the 12 different notes of the chromatic scale (the 13th note of the chromatic scale repeats the first note to complete the octave).

That means you can play in 12 different major keys.

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