Transposing
Chords Transposition is when you move something
from one key to another. This concept is simple to use and grasp. The easiest
way to transpose is to have a listing of the notes of all the major scales in
front of you (as shown in the chart below). Let's say that you have a chord
progression of C - F - G, and you want to transpose it to the key of A from the
key of C. You would go to the C major scale in the chart (below) and see that C
is the I degree, F is the IV degree, and G is the V degree. Now you must go to
the A major scale and see that the I degree is A, the IV degree is D, and the V
degree E. So what you would do is play an A - D - E progression instead of a C
- F - G progression.
Note: If the chord is a Cmaj7 then you would
change it to an Amaj7. The same applies for any other type of chord.
Major Scale Note &
Degree Chart
| Scale |
I |
II or IX |
III |
IV or XI |
V |
VI or XII |
VII |
I (octave) |
| A |
A |
B |
C# |
D |
E |
F# |
G# |
A |
| A#/Bb |
A# |
C |
D |
D# |
F |
G |
A |
A# |
| B |
B |
C# |
D# |
E |
F# |
G# |
A# |
B |
| C |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
A |
B |
C |
| C#/Db |
C# |
D# |
F |
F# |
G# |
A# |
C |
C# |
| D |
D |
E |
F# |
G |
A |
B |
C# |
D |
| D#/Eb |
D# |
F |
G |
G# |
A# |
C |
D |
D# |
| E |
E |
F# |
G# |
A |
B |
C# |
D# |
E |
| F |
F |
G |
A |
A# |
C |
D |
E |
F |
| F#/Gb |
F# |
G# |
A# |
B |
C# |
D# |
F |
F# |
| G |
G |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F# |
G |
| G#/Ab |
G# |
A# |
C |
C# |
D# |
F |
G |
G# |
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