| Chord Transposing Chart |
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| Find the root key in the left column and jot down the numbers of the chords in the piece. Chords are shown by the number system, based on the scale. Now move to the key to which you wish to transpose and convert the numbers back to chords. Add modifications to the chord (i.e. major, minor, 7th, 9th, etc.) to match your source chords. |
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| Key (1) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| A |
B |
C# |
D |
E |
F# |
| B flat |
C |
D |
E flat |
F |
G |
| B |
C# |
D# |
E |
F# |
G# |
| C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
A |
| D flat |
E flat |
F |
G flat |
A flat |
B flat |
| D |
E |
F# |
G |
A |
B |
| E flat |
F |
G |
A flat |
B flat |
C |
| E |
F# |
G# |
A |
B |
C# |
| F |
G |
A |
B flat |
C |
D |
| F# |
G# |
A# |
B |
C# |
D# |
| G |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
| A flat |
B flat |
C |
D flat |
E flat |
F |
| Note: Composers aren't restricted to any particular structure, they can use any chord they like, anywhere they like, but most commonly there are only six chords used in a given key, and if the composer uses natural sequence chords (all notes remaining within the scale of the key) the 1, 4, and 5 chords will be major, while the 2, 3, and 6 chords will be minor. This chart isn't intended to cover every piece of music, but it should be effective for most songs. if you encounter one that you can't transpose, and would like help, drop me a line (see the "Contact Me" selection on my home page menu) and I'll be glad to help you out. | |||||
| Capo Chart |
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| Find the actual chord in the left column. The open chord is shown, where applicable, under fret number for capo placement. Capo 1 is the first fret, Capo 2 is the second fret, etc. |
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| Chord |
Capo 1 |
Capo 2 |
Capo 3 |
Capo 4 |
Capo 5 |
Capo 6 |
Capo 7 |
| A |
n/a |
G |
F# |
F |
E |
n/a |
D |
| B flat |
A |
n/a |
G |
F# |
F |
E |
n/a |
| B |
B flat |
A |
n/a |
G |
F# |
F |
E |
| C |
B |
B flat |
A |
n/a |
G |
F# |
F |
| D flat |
C |
B |
B flat |
A |
n/a |
G |
F# |
| D |
n/a |
C |
B |
B flat |
A |
n/a |
G |
| E flat |
D |
n/a |
C |
B |
B flat |
A |
n/a |
| E |
n/a |
D |
n/a |
C |
B |
B flat |
A |
| F |
E |
n/a |
D |
n/a |
C |
B |
B flat |
| F# |
F |
E |
n/a |
D |
n/a |
C |
B |
| G |
F# |
F |
E |
n/a |
D |
C |
B |
| A flat |
G |
F# |
F |
E |
n/a |
D |
n/a |