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ChristopherSchlegel
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09/10/2020 6:03 pm
Originally Posted by: spcharles24

So simply transpose means lowering or increasing the note, is it??

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By a very specific musical interval distance.

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if a song in the key of G has an intro of

C/D/C/D

Em/D/C/D

Verse Em/Bm/Em/Bm

Em/ Bm / C / Bm

If we tranpose it a note higher to the key of A

Intro : D / E/ D /E

Fm / E / D / E

Verse : Fm/ Cm/ Fm / Cm

Fm/ Cm/ D/ Cm/

Is it correct??

Almost. :) The interval from G to A is a whole step. So every chord has to move up a whole step.

[br]Transposing C/D up a whole step is D/E.

But transposing Em up a whole step is F#m. And Bm up a whole step is C#m.

So, you'd get.

Intro : D / E/ D /E

F#m / E / D / E

Verse : F#m/ C#m/ F#m / C#m

F#m/ C#m/ D/ C#m/

Hope that helps!


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