Playing in Minor Key

[Purplekeys]

Can someone explain how to play in minor keys on piano?

[Sillyie]

From my understanding playing in a minor key would be  the same as playing in a major key. The only difference is you are  starting at a different point. Each major key has a relative minor. To get to the relative minor just go to the 6th of the major key. A minor is the relative minor of C major, C major is the relative major of A minor. Both share the same notes and chords.

[Purplekeys]

So would i use minor chords where i would normally use majors?

[Sillyie]

So would i use minor chords where i would normally use majors?

No, you are still using them the same as If you are playing a song in a major key. You are still following the bass.  The only difference is the starting point. C major scale is C D E F G A B. A minor scale is A B C D E F G.  They share the same letters,
they just start at different points.

[T-Block]

No, you are still using them the same as If you are playing a song in a major key. You are still following the bass.  The only difference is the starting point. C major scale is C D E F G A B. A minor scale is A B C D E F G.  They share the same letters,
they just start at different points.

Just to add on to this, when playing a song in minor, if you are using the relative major as your focus, everything will be centered around 6 instead of 1. Here are some basic progressional movements in major showing how they would be played in minor:

1-4-5 --> 6-2-3 in minor

2-5-1 --> 7-3-6 in minor

7-3-6 --> 5-1-4 in minor


You see? In minor, 6 becomes the new 1. All the chords and notes from the relative major are pretty much the same.

[Purplekeys]

Thanks guys I have a better understanding now?