![]() the note between D and E is called either D# or Eb). As you can see, it is quite easy to remember the pattern of chromatic pitches, without even seeing a list such as this: every pair of natural notes has a note with a sharp and flat name between them except E-F and B-C (e.g. A Major to D Major), you simply continue counting up from the low C once you get to the high C. ![]() F# is the same as Gb.) If you need to move "further" than the end of the sequence (eg. You can easily work out any required transposition by using this sequence of chromatic pitches:Ĭ - C#/Db - D - D#/Eb - E - F - F#/Gb - G - G#/Ab - A - A#/Bb - B - C (Note that here I have given both the flat and sharp name for each of the notes between the natural notes e.g. ![]() But you can't actually use a capo to transpose in this way, as you can't put a capo lower than an open string! For instance, you can transpose D Major to B Major by moving down three frets. the key you are wanting to transpose to may actually be closer to the key you want to play in by moving downwards.Here's an example: suppose you are playing chords in D Major, but you want the music to sound in B Major you have to go up nine frets and so place the capo at fret 9 (D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B). To find out where to position a capo for any particular transposition, work out how many semitones higher the key you want the music to sound in is from the key you want to play chords written in. (Reading between the lines, I'm guessing that you actually want to change chords written in Eb, to be played in C, but still sounding in Eb - in which case, there is more about this in the third and fifth bullet points below.)Įach fret on a guitar is a semitone higher than the one below it (or one semitone higher than the open string, for fret 1). C is nine semitones higher than Eb (Eb-E-F-F#-G-G#-A-Bb-B-C). If you want to play chords written in the key of Eb and have them sound in the key of C, put the capo on fret 9. Eb is three semitones higher than C (C-C#-D-Eb). If you mean that you want to play chords written in the key of C and have them sound in the key of Eb, put the capo on fret 3. ![]() This depends upon what you mean by "music is in the key of…" and "I want to play it in the key of…". ![]()
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