What is the relative major of A minor?

• A. A minor
• B. C major
• C. G major
• D. F major

Answer: (B)

Relative major and minor share the same notes, so you find the relative major by moving up a major third from the minor’s tonic. From A, a major third up lands on C, so the relative major is C major. That key uses the same pitch collection as A minor (no sharps or flats), just starting on C instead of A. The other options introduce different key signatures—G major has one sharp, F major has one flat—so they don’t share the same note set with A minor. A minor is the parallel minor of C major, not the relative major of A minor.