TRANSPOSITION Chart - MAJOR KEYS

[Hobo]

I think I've finally got it:
Begin in the column that represents the original Key, locate the note in that column and move horizontally along the row to the column of the desired Key. Once you have that note name, locate that note in the “C” column which represents the tuning of the C Chromatic harmonica...baby steps
Thanks!!

[henrymouni]

I think I've finally got it:
Begin in the column that represents the original Key, locate the note in that column and move horizontally along the row to the column of the desired Key. Once you have that note name, locate that note in the “C” column which represents the tuning of the C Chromatic harmonica...baby steps
Thanks!!

Ah ha!
My heart is smiling Grasshopper!
It’s all just ‘Do Re Mi.............
                   Do    Re     Mi     Fa    So   La     Ti     then back to   Do
 ‘C’ Scale     C      D       E      F     G      A       B    then back to    C
 ‘G’ Scale     G      A        B      C     D     E       F#  then back to    G
 ‘D’  Scale     D      E       F#     G     A     B      C#  then back to     D
etc, etc, etc
 Whatever key you play ‘Do Re Mi.............



It's  about notes and where they live, as my Smokey would say.
If the tab says 3 blow, it means the note of  ‘G’.
If you buy yourself a ‘G’ scale Chromatic, it just means the ‘do re mi ……’ is made up with different notes.
It follows therefore that if you have a song in the key of ‘C’: As long as you play those ‘C’ scale notes, on
ANY key of Chromatic, you will be playing in ‘C’.

Take our “Misty” tab. If it is tabbed  in the key of ‘C’, ‘Look  at  me’  would be ‘G’ 7 blow: ‘E’  6 blow
 & ‘B’  4 draw.
So if you want to play the song in the key of ‘C’, on your ‘G’ Chromatic you would play  9 blow
 -7 draw  6 blow.
It’s all about the notes, not the holes.
Sometimes a song will not sit well on a 12 holer.
That is why the 14 & 16 holers are so popular.


Henry.

[wolfman]

     Thanks Henry,lots of help to me,y'all.

           Tx

[henrymouni]

Just one thing to add:-

If your original tab has extra sharps or flats (over and above the sharps and flats in the music key),
the new note in the new key has to be sharpened or flattened also.


Henry.

[PoTTerTea]

Thanks Henry,

I will try and transpose one and will let you know how I get on.

Kind Regards
Tom.

[henrymouni]

Move to the top of the page.

[Mottiti]

Henri, Age,

Might it be easier or more accesible if the charts (incl the major, minor, etc.,...) were cathegorized under one or more 'stickies'?


Tim


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[henrymouni]

Henri, Age,

Might it be easier or more accesible if the charts (incl the major, minor, etc.,...) were cathegorized under one or more 'stickies'?


Tim


(Unless you really enjoy typing: move to top of page )

Good idea Tim.
The typing is losing its appeal!



Henry.

[PoTTerTea]

I am having major problems understanding These Transposition Keys, would it be possible for someone to make a video explaing how to use them?

I am trying to transpose Till There Was You from D to G

Any help would be of great use.

Kind Regards,
Tom.

[henrymouni]

I am having major problems understanding These Transposition Keys, would it be possible for someone to make a video explaing how to use them?

I am trying to transpose Till There Was You from D to G

Any help would be of great use.

Kind Regards,
Tom.

USING THE ’TRANSPOSITION CHART’


TILL THERE WAS YOU  - From ‘D’ To ‘G’         


The first note on the first line is -2* (F#) in ‘D’
Look on the chart & find ‘F#’ in the ‘D’ column of the Transposition Chart.
Then move horizontally left to the ‘G’ column, which is next door.
You will see ‘B’.
‘B’ is -4 on your ‘C’ Chromatic. The first note is now transposed.

Next note is 3 (G).
Find ‘G’ in the ‘D’ column.
Move left to the ‘G’ column and you will see ‘C’.
‘C’ is 4 blow or 5 blow or -4* on your ‘C’ Chromatic.

Next note is -3 (A).
Find ‘A’ in the ‘D’ column.
Move left to the ‘G’ column and you will see a ‘D’.
‘D’ is -5 on your ‘C’ Chromatic.

If you have a note with an 'extra' sharp (*) added, you add a sharp to the new transposed note.
Extra meaning excluding sharpened notes already in the key.
If a sharp is removed, you remove it from the transposed note.
Likewise any flat notes.

Looking down each column you can see the relevant sharps and flats that are in each key.
You will see there are no sharps or flats in the key of ‘C’ Column.

       There  were  bells, ...... on   the   hill,.....
‘D’     -2*     3      -3,          -2*    3    -3, 
‘G’     -4       5      -5,          -4      5    -5 

but    I   nev..---er   heard ..  them  ring---ing. ....
  -2*   3    -3      3       -5         -4     -3      3.
  -4      5   -5      5        7,         6      -5      5.

 No     I   nev..---er  heard .. them   at   all,.... till  there  was  you. ....
  -1     2     3      -2*    5*         5*   5    -4,      1*   -1      2     -3.
   3    -3     5      -4      -6*,      -6*  -6    6,      -2*    3    -3     -5.


 There  were  birds, ...  in    the  sky,.....
    -2*     3       -3,       -2*   3     -3,
    -4       5       -5,       -4     5     -5,
 
but    I   nev..---er    saw ..  them wing---ing. .....
  -2*   3    -3      3     -5,        -4     -3      3.
  -4      5   -5      5      7,         6      -5      5.

 No     I   nev..--er   saw .. them at  all,...  till  there    was   you. ........
  -1     2    3     -2*   5*,       5*    5   -4,      1*    -1     2       -1.
   3    -3     5     -4   -6*,      -6*  -6    6,      -2*     3   -3        3.
 
*And  there  was   mu---sic,.... and there were won...--der--ful   ro---ses, ....
  -2*     -3     5*    6     -5,       -1     1*    -1      6       6    -5   -4     -3,
  -4        5     -6*   -7     7,        3     -2*    3     -7,     -7     7    6     -5,

* In the Beatles version ( key of ‘F’ ) this line is:-

Then there was music,  and wonderful roses



 they  tell  me, ....in  sweet .. fra--grant mead--ows ... of   dawn ... and dew. ...   
   -2*   5    5*,     5     -4,       -3      3      -2*     -1,    -2*    2         -4     2*.
   -4     -6   -6*,   -6     6,        -5      5      -4        3,    -4    -3,         6    -3*.

 There  was  love, .... all    a-round,... but   I    nev..--er  heard ..  it  sing..ing. ....
    -2*    3      -3,       -2*  3     -3,      -2*  3     -3,     3     -5       -4   -3    3.
    -4      5      -5,       -4    5     -5,      -4    5     -5,     5      7,       6   -5    5.

 No     I  nev..---er   heard  it    at   all ....  till .. there  was  you. .....
  -1     2     3,    -2*    5*    5*   5   -4,       1*     -1      2     -1.
   3    -3     5,    -4     -6*  -6*  -6    6,      -2*      3     -3      3.


 There ..  was  love, ...  all     a--round,....
    -2*,       3     -3,       -2*    3      -3,
     -4,        5     -5,       -4      5      -5
 
but      I  nev..---er   heard ..  it   sing---ing. ....
  -2*    3    -3,    3      -5,     -4     -6*     6.
  -4      5    -5,    5       7,       6     -8     -7.

 No      I    nev---er   heard ..  it      at    all, ....
  -1      2     3     -2*     5*,      5*    5     -4,
   3     -3     5     -4      -6*,     -6*  -6      6,
 
 till ....  there ....  was .......  you. ................
  5*,        -5,            6,            -5.
 -6*,         7,           -7,             7.


Henry.

[PoTTerTea]

I am having major problems understanding These Transposition Keys, would it be possible for someone to make a video explaing how to use them?

I am trying to transpose Till There Was You from D to G

Any help would be of great use.

Kind Regards,
Tom.

USING THE ’TRANSPOSITION CHART’


TILL THERE WAS YOU  - From ‘D’ To ‘G’         


The first note on the first line is -2* (F#) in ‘D’
Look on the chart & find ‘F#’ in the ‘D’ column of the Transposition Chart.
Then move horizontally left to the ‘G’ column, which is next door.
You will see ‘B’.
‘B’ is -4 on your ‘C’ Chromatic. The first note is now transposed.

Next note is 3 (G).
Find ‘G’ in the ‘D’ column.
Move left to the ‘G’ column and you will see ‘C’.
‘C’ is 4 blow or 5 blow or -4* on your ‘C’ Chromatic.

Next note is -3 (A).
Find ‘A’ in the ‘D’ column.
Move left to the ‘G’ column and you will see a ‘D’.
‘D’ is -5 on your ‘C’ Chromatic.

If you have a note with an 'extra' sharp (*) added, you add a sharp to the new transposed note.
Extra meaning excluding sharpened notes already in the key.
If a sharp is removed, you remove it from the transposed note.
Likewise any flat notes.

Looking down each column you can see the relevant sharps and flats that are in each key.
You will see there are no sharps or flats in the key of ‘C’ Column.

       There  were  bells, ...... on   the   hill,.....
‘D’     -2*     3      -3,          -2*    3    -3, 
‘G’     -4       5      -5,          -4      5    -5 

but    I   nev..---er   heard ..  them  ring---ing. ....
  -2*   3    -3      3       -5         -4     -3      3.
  -4      5   -5      5        7,         6      -5      5.

 No     I   nev..---er  heard .. them   at   all,.... till  there  was  you. ....
  -1     2     3      -2*    5*         5*   5    -4,      1*   -1      2     -3.
   3    -3     5      -4      -6*,      -6*  -6    6,      -2*    3    -3     -5.


 There  were  birds, ...  in    the  sky,.....
    -2*     3       -3,       -2*   3     -3,
    -4       5       -5,       -4     5     -5,
 
but    I   nev..---er    saw ..  them wing---ing. .....
  -2*   3    -3      3     -5,        -4     -3      3.
  -4      5   -5      5      7,         6      -5      5.

 No     I   nev..--er   saw .. them at  all,...  till  there    was   you. ........
  -1     2    3     -2*   5*,       5*    5   -4,      1*    -1     2       -1.
   3    -3     5     -4   -6*,      -6*  -6    6,      -2*     3   -3        3.
 
*And  there  was   mu---sic,.... and there were won...--der--ful   ro---ses, ....
  -2*     -3     5*    6     -5,       -1     1*    -1      6       6    -5   -4     -3,
  -4        5     -6*   -7     7,        3     -2*    3     -7,     -7     7    6     -5,

* In the Beatles version ( key of ‘F’ ) this line is:-

Then there was music,  and wonderful roses



 they  tell  me, ....in  sweet .. fra--grant mead--ows ... of   dawn ... and dew. ...   
   -2*   5    5*,     5     -4,       -3      3      -2*     -1,    -2*    2         -4     2*.
   -4     -6   -6*,   -6     6,        -5      5      -4        3,    -4    -3,         6    -3*.

 There  was  love, .... all    a-round,... but   I    nev..--er  heard ..  it  sing..ing. ....
    -2*    3      -3,       -2*  3     -3,      -2*  3     -3,     3     -5       -4   -3    3.
    -4      5      -5,       -4    5     -5,      -4    5     -5,     5      7,       6   -5    5.

 No     I  nev..---er   heard  it    at   all ....  till .. there  was  you. .....
  -1     2     3,    -2*    5*    5*   5   -4,       1*     -1      2     -1.
   3    -3     5,    -4     -6*  -6*  -6    6,      -2*      3     -3      3.


 There ..  was  love, ...  all     a--round,....
    -2*,       3     -3,       -2*    3      -3,
     -4,        5     -5,       -4      5      -5
 
but      I  nev..---er   heard ..  it   sing---ing. ....
  -2*    3    -3,    3      -5,     -4     -6*     6.
  -4      5    -5,    5       7,       6     -8     -7.

 No      I    nev---er   heard ..  it      at    all, ....
  -1      2     3     -2*     5*,      5*    5     -4,
   3     -3     5     -4      -6*,     -6*  -6      6,
 
 till ....  there ....  was .......  you. ................
  5*,        -5,            6,            -5.
 -6*,         7,           -7,             7.


Henry.

Thanks Again for all your help Henry, I will try follow the instructions and see if I can get it.

Kind Regards,
Tom.

[henrymouni]

I am having major problems understanding These Transposition Keys, would it be possible for someone to make a video explaing how to use them?

I am trying to transpose Till There Was You from D to G

Any help would be of great use.

Kind Regards,
Tom.

USING THE ’TRANSPOSITION CHART’


TILL THERE WAS YOU  - From ‘D’ To ‘G’         


The first note on the first line is -2* (F#) in ‘D’
Look on the chart & find ‘F#’ in the ‘D’ column of the Transposition Chart.
Then move horizontally left to the ‘G’ column, which is next door.
You will see ‘B’.
‘B’ is -4 on your ‘C’ Chromatic. The first note is now transposed.

Next note is 3 (G).
Find ‘G’ in the ‘D’ column.
Move left to the ‘G’ column and you will see ‘C’.
‘C’ is 4 blow or 5 blow or -4* on your ‘C’ Chromatic.

Next note is -3 (A).
Find ‘A’ in the ‘D’ column.
Move left to the ‘G’ column and you will see a ‘D’.
‘D’ is -5 on your ‘C’ Chromatic.

If you have a note with an 'extra' sharp (*) added, you add a sharp to the new transposed note.
Extra meaning excluding sharpened notes already in the key.
If a sharp is removed, you remove it from the transposed note.
Likewise any flat notes.

Looking down each column you can see the relevant sharps and flats that are in each key.
You will see there are no sharps or flats in the key of ‘C’ Column.

       There  were  bells, ...... on   the   hill,.....
‘D’     -2*     3      -3,          -2*    3    -3, 
‘G’     -4       5      -5,          -4      5    -5 

but    I   nev..---er   heard ..  them  ring---ing. ....
  -2*   3    -3      3       -5         -4     -3      3.
  -4      5   -5      5        7,         6      -5      5.

 No     I   nev..---er  heard .. them   at   all,.... till  there  was  you. ....
  -1     2     3      -2*    5*         5*   5    -4,      1*   -1      2     -3.
   3    -3     5      -4      -6*,      -6*  -6    6,      -2*    3    -3     -5.


 There  were  birds, ...  in    the  sky,.....
    -2*     3       -3,       -2*   3     -3,
    -4       5       -5,       -4     5     -5,
 
but    I   nev..---er    saw ..  them wing---ing. .....
  -2*   3    -3      3     -5,        -4     -3      3.
  -4      5   -5      5      7,         6      -5      5.

 No     I   nev..--er   saw .. them at  all,...  till  there    was   you. ........
  -1     2    3     -2*   5*,       5*    5   -4,      1*    -1     2       -1.
   3    -3     5     -4   -6*,      -6*  -6    6,      -2*     3   -3        3.
 
*And  there  was   mu---sic,.... and there were won...--der--ful   ro---ses, ....
  -2*     -3     5*    6     -5,       -1     1*    -1      6       6    -5   -4     -3,
  -4        5     -6*   -7     7,        3     -2*    3     -7,     -7     7    6     -5,

* In the Beatles version ( key of ‘F’ ) this line is:-

Then there was music,  and wonderful roses



 they  tell  me, ....in  sweet .. fra--grant mead--ows ... of   dawn ... and dew. ...   
   -2*   5    5*,     5     -4,       -3      3      -2*     -1,    -2*    2         -4     2*.
   -4     -6   -6*,   -6     6,        -5      5      -4        3,    -4    -3,         6    -3*.

 There  was  love, .... all    a-round,... but   I    nev..--er  heard ..  it  sing..ing. ....
    -2*    3      -3,       -2*  3     -3,      -2*  3     -3,     3     -5       -4   -3    3.
    -4      5      -5,       -4    5     -5,      -4    5     -5,     5      7,       6   -5    5.

 No     I  nev..---er   heard  it    at   all ....  till .. there  was  you. .....
  -1     2     3,    -2*    5*    5*   5   -4,       1*     -1      2     -1.
   3    -3     5,    -4     -6*  -6*  -6    6,      -2*      3     -3      3.


 There ..  was  love, ...  all     a--round,....
    -2*,       3     -3,       -2*    3      -3,
     -4,        5     -5,       -4      5      -5
 
but      I  nev..---er   heard ..  it   sing---ing. ....
  -2*    3    -3,    3      -5,     -4     -6*     6.
  -4      5    -5,    5       7,       6     -8     -7.

 No      I    nev---er   heard ..  it      at    all, ....
  -1      2     3     -2*     5*,      5*    5     -4,
   3     -3     5     -4      -6*,     -6*  -6      6,
 
 till ....  there ....  was .......  you. ................
  5*,        -5,            6,            -5.
 -6*,         7,           -7,             7.


Henry.

Thanks Again for all your help Henry, I will try follow the instructions and see if I can get it.

Kind Regards,
Tom.

If there is anything you are not sure about Tom, come back to me.




Henry.

[PoTTerTea]

Will Do Henry Thanks