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David Sopp

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Hi all. how do you change keys in a song to make it more suitable for my range? I used to know this but it has been so long since I have had to do this. Thanks for

any one who can help.The song is in G but I

think it is a little to low.

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David, here's a good tutorial on transposition.

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You can transpose the piece or use a Capo to keep the same chord shapes but change the key.

i.e. put the capo on the second fret and finger an open G chord and you are playing an A.

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You can transpose to A with a capo, or if you dont have one you can also transpose like this:

G=A, Am=Bm, Bm=C#m, C=D, D=E, Em=F#m, F#dim=G#dim, or if flat VII, then F=G

If you need it higher then use the same pattern for the key if B or C

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