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To
From
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Key Transposer
interval
steps
O
6
1
Original Key
2
New Key
3
Steps Between Notes
4
Interval Between Notes
Key Transposer
Sometimes it is necessary to change a piece of music from one key to another. This
process is called
transposing
. This section of the Harmonizer allows you to perform this
rather tedious task quickly.
This row of key names represents the key you want to transpose from. Pick a
key name that matches one of these.
This row of key names represents the new key you wish to transpose to. Dial the
Harmonizer until the key you want to transpose to lines up above the key you
want to transpose from. For example, turn the Harmonizer dial until the C
appears above the G. Now, anytime a note appears in the piece of music you
are transposing, find it on the bottom row marked “From.” The letter above it will
represent the new note.
Non-C Instruments
Wind instruments such as trumpet, sax, clarinet, etc., are tuned differently and
will actually play a different note from a C instrument such as a guitar when
reading from the same music. You can use the Harmonizer’s Key Transposer to
show what note the C instrument should play when reading non-C music, and
vice versa.
Example:
Let’s say you record yourself playing a piece of music in the key of C major on a
guitar and you want to write it out so you can accompany yourself on a trumpet.
First, you would identify the tuning note of the non-C instrument; for instance, a
trumpet is tuned to B<
.
Since you want to take a B< instrument
to
C, you would
dial the Harmonizer until C appears in the “To” row above the the tuning note of
the non-C instrument in the “From” row. Now, when you read a note from your
piece of music, find it on the the “From” row. The note directly above it in the “To”
row is the note you would write on your score for the trumpet.
1.
Original Key
2.
New Key
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