Parallel minor/major
In
music, the
parallel minor of a particular major
key (or the parallel major of a minor key) is the key which has the same
tonic and a different
key signature, as opposed to
relative minor/major. For example, G major and G minor have different key signatures (one
sharp and two flats, respectively) but both have the same tonic, G; so we say that G minor is the parallel minor of G major.