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Transposing

Lesson 11/64 | Study Time: 5 Min
Transposing

Transposing

Transposing (or Transposition) is the process of changing a song or piece of music from one key to another

There are two reasons for transposing into another key:

A.
If the song is too high or too low to sing, the song can be changed into a lower or higher key. Changing the key of a song does not change the sound, pattern or timing of the melody but simply changes how high or how low it is sung.

B.
If the song is hard to play or contains difficult chords you can transpose it to a key with easier chords. E.g., if a song is written in the key of B flat (Bb) major (which many songs are) it would contain chords like Bb, Eb and Cm which may be difficult for a beginning guitarist. If the song is transposed into the key of G major the chords would then be G, C and Am, which are easier for a guitarist to play.

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1- Advanced Picking Techniques 2- Advanced Arrangements 3- Extended chord licks 4- Blues Fingerpicking Guitar 5- Constant Bass Line in the Key of E 6- Blues Bass Line Techniques 7- More Blues Scale Patterns 8- Introduction 9- Ragtime Fingerpicking Solos 10- Classic Rags 11- Basic Jazz Fingerpicking 12- More Jazz Chords and Techniques 13- Ragtime Fingerpicking Guitar 14- Advanced Jazz Chord Shapes 15- Single Note Runs 16- Combining Chords and Runs 17- Jazz Fingerpicking Arrangements 18- Open Tunings 19- Dropped G Tuning 20- Open G Tuning 21- Open D Tuning 22- Open C Tuning 23- Scales 24- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 25- Fingerpicking A Melody 26- Adding Extra Notes to A Chord 27- Left Hand Slurring Techniques 28- Arpeggio Styles 29- Accompaniment Styles 30- Second Position - Right Hand 31- Fingerpicking Technique 32- More Picking Patterns 33- Alternating Thumb Style 34- Fingerpicking Guitar Solo - Boots "N" All 35- Electronic Tuner 36- The Chromatic Scale 37- Dropped D Tuning 38- Playing Position 39- Harmonics 40- Jazz Chord Shapes 41- The Triplet Rhythm 42- Arpeggio Picking Patterns - <span class="symbolA">*</span>Time 43- Syncopation 44- Picking Patterns 45- Hand Technique 46- Changing Chords 47- The Major Scale 48- Tablature 49- Picking The Strings 50- The Minor Scale 51- Tablature Symbols 52- Chord Diagrams Used in This Book 53- First Position - Right Hand 54- The Major Pentatonic Scale 55- Picking with the Thumb 56- Scale Diagrams Used in This Book 57- The Blues Scale 58- Keys and Key Signatures 59- Combining Thumb and Fingers 60- Relative Keys 61- Learning All the Keys 62- Transposing 63- How to Transpose 64- How Chords Are Formed

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