Transposing by half steps (see Chord Transposition) involves fewer steps than transposing by target key because the direction of the transposition is implicit by your actions.
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Unlike transposing by key, where select the target key, when transposing by half steps the program is the one who figures out which key would result by a half step motion in the desired direction.
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Before transposing decide whether to transpose the whole song or just a range of chords. If a range of chords, then these must be selected, see Selecting a Range of Chords.
To do the transpose choose one chord, usually the first chord of the song, and apply the following two steps: |
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right click on the direction arrow while holding the Ctrl key down |
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The program transposes the current chord one half step (in this example to the right).
Each click results in one more half step.
Each click produces a new key signature and a new chord name.
Remember to use the right mouse button. |
Step 2 - transpose the song |
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Click on the transpose button. Both chords and melody notes of the song will be transposed by the total number of half steps from step1.
When completed, all chords will display the key signature resulting from transposing that number of half steps. All chords are transposed by the same number of half steps. |
Unlike transposing by target key, where all chords end up with the same signature key regardless of their initial key, transposing by half steps can result in some chords with a different key if some chords have different initial keys. That's because all chords are transposed by the same number of keys, so different initial keys result in different final keys.
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