Transposing Chords
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 / IX | III | IV / XI | V | VI / XIII | VII | I (octave) |
| A | A | B | C♯ | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | A |
| A♯ | A♯ | B♯ | C♯♯ | D♯ | E♯ | F♯♯ | G♯♯ | A♯ |
| B♭ | B♭ | C | D | E♭ | F | G | A | B♭ |
| B | B | C♯ | D♯ | E | F♯ | G♯ | A♯ | B |
| C | C | D | E | F | G | A | B | C |
| C♯ | C♯ | D♯ | E♯ | F♯ | G♯ | A♯ | B♯ | C♯ |
| D♭ | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ |
| D | D | E | F♯ | G | A | B | C♯ | D |
| D♯ | D♯ | E♯ | F♯♯ | G♯ | A♯ | B♯ | C♯♯ | D♯ |
| E♭ | E♭ | F | G | A♭ | B♭ | C | D | E♭ |
| E | E | F♯ | G♯ | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E |
| F | F | G | A | A♯ | C | D | E | F |
| F♯ | F♯ | G♯ | A♯ | B | C♯ | D♯ | E♯ | F♯ |
| G♭ | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C♭ | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ |
| G | G | A | B | C | D | E | F♯ | G |
| G♯ | G♯ | A♯ | B♯ | C♯ | D♯ | E♯ | F♯♯ | G♯ |
| A♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G | A♭ |
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