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how do you tranpose a song into a minor key?
G D Em C
i know it CAN'T BE
Gm Dm E Cm..
so how do you do it?
also, it may sound different, but does the song's mood change too?
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It would be pretty close to that, actually:
Gm D Em Cm
Nate
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Originally Posted by crazychu how do you tranpose a song into a minor key?
G D Em C
i know it CAN'T BE
Gm Dm E Cm..
so how do you do it?
also, it may sound different, but does the song's mood change too?
You can easily transpose to the relative minor:
G D Em C
could become
Em Bm G Am
And your original melody would fit perfectly.
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think of it in scale degrees not notes.. if you see a song say it goes C - E -G rather than seeing the notes as C E G look at them as 1 3 5 and apply it that way...
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Originally Posted by nate95366 It would be pretty close to that, actually:
Gm D Em Cm
Nate How did you come to that conclusion?
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Whereas Dave did the relative minor (which is more useful), I went with the parallel minor (or at least that was my intention - I could have made a mistake).
Nate
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Originally Posted by nate95366 Whereas Dave did the relative minor (which is more useful), I went with the parallel minor (or at least that was my intention - I could have made a mistake).
Nate Oh, I just wanted to know how to do it.
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Originally Posted by nate95366 Whereas Dave did the relative minor (which is more useful), I went with the parallel minor (or at least that was my intention - I could have made a mistake).
Nate
You did make a mistake. Em would be a painful chord in Gm. It should probably be Eb or Am7b5/Eb.
However, there is very little use for "transposing" to a relative minor, or especially to a parallel minor.
We should probably ask the thread-starter what he is trying to accomplish by this "transposition."
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If you really do want to tranpose to the parallel minor, your best bet is to remove all accidentals from the major key key signature then add all accidentals from the minor key key signature then add [back] in the sharp for the leading tone in the V chord wherever it occurs.
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again, i say that if you think in scale degrees you're just as good... maybe i'm wrong here, but it makes sense in my mind
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Originally Posted by AXguitar again, i say that if you think in scale degrees you're just as good... maybe i'm wrong here, but it makes sense in my mind
Yes, that'll work... but it's essentially the same thing as what I'm saying.
If you make everything scale degrees, you're effectively removing and then adding back accidentals.
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Originally Posted by Nate Yes, that'll work... but it's essentially the same thing as what I'm saying.
If you make everything scale degrees, you're effectively removing and then adding back accidentals.
but you don't have to think as much
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Originally Posted by AXguitar but you don't have to think as much
Haha. Ok. Whatever floats your boat. It's the same thing. You still have to know and apply the same facts.
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so sue me i'm lazy...
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Originally Posted by AXguitar so sue me i'm lazy...
It's not that. I just don't think you realize that my method isn't any longer because it's exactly the same.