Transposition is when you move something from one key to another. This
concept is simple to use and grasp. The easiest way to transpose is to have
a listing of the notes of all the major scales in front of you (as shown
in the chart below). Let's say that you have a chord progression of C -
F - G, and you want to transpose it to the key of A from the key of C. You
would go to the C major scale in the chart (below) and see that C is the
I degree, F is the IV degree, and G is the V degree. Now you must go to
the A major scale and see that the I degree is A, the IV degree is D, and
the V degree E. So what you would do is play an A - D - E progression instead
of a C - F - G progression.
Note: If the chord is a Cmaj7 then you would change it to an Amaj7.
The same applies for any other type of chord.
Major Scale Note & Degree Chart
| Scale | I | II or IX | III | IV or XI | V | VI or XII | VII | I (octave) |
| A | A | B | C# | D | E | F# | G# | A |
| A#/Bb | A# | C | D | D# | F | G | A | A# |
| B | B | C# | D# | E | F# | G# | A# | B |
| C | C | D | E | F | G | A | B | C |
| C#/Db | C# | D# | F | F# | G# | A# | C | C# |
| D | D | E | F# | G | A | B | C# | D |
| D#/Eb | D# | F | G | G# | A# | C | D | D# |
| E | E | F# | G# | A | B | C# | D# | E |
| F | F | G | A | A# | C | D | E | F |
| F#/Gb | F# | G# | A# | B | C# | D# | F | F# |
| G | G | A | B | C | D | E | F# | G |
| G#/Ab | G# | A# | C | C# | D# | F | G | G# |