How To Transpose (Change the Key of) a Tune Up

How To Transpose (Change the Key of) a Tune Up

Following on from my introductory post on transposing, let’s now take a look at a practical example. Take this short bit of music in G major that could be from a reel or hornpipe: Let’s say you’ve started playing at a session and everyone plays this tune, but in A...
How To Transpose (Change the Key of) a Tune Up

Transposing or Changing the Key of Music

Another method for transposing tunes is to do it by key, rather than working out each note individually.  This can be done by following these steps. Firstly, look at the key note and decide what you will change it to.  For example, if the key note is D and you want to...