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Chord transposer
Paste a song's chords with the lyrics under them, and move it up or down to a key that suits your voice or your guitar. The words stay as they are, each chord stays over its syllable, and the new key is spelled the way it's written. Free, with no account.
How to use it
- Paste your chord chart into the box: chords on their own lines over the lyrics, ChordPro's [G]inline chords, or just the chords. Or try the sample.
- Press plus or minus to move it a semitone at a time, or pick a key in More. Copy the result when it sounds right.
Capo chart: the key you hear
Find your capo fret on the left and the chord shapes you play along the top (C, G, D, A or E shapes): where they meet is the key you hear. Capo 2 with G shapes sounds in A.
To go the other way, from a key to a capo, find the key in the table and read the fret and the shapes. The transposer's capo line does this for you, choosing the lowest fret.
| Capo | C | G | D | A | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Db | Ab | Eb | Bb | F |
| 2 | D | A | E | B | F# |
| 3 | Eb | Bb | F | C | G |
| 4 | E | B | F# | Db | Ab |
| 5 | F | C | G | D | A |
| 6 | F# | Db | Ab | Eb | Bb |
| 7 | G | D | A | E | B |
Sharps or flats: how each key is written
Each key is written with sharps or with flats, never a mix, so its chords read cleanly. G, D, A, E, B and F# major use sharps; F, Bb, Eb, Ab and Db major use flats. Minor keys follow their relative major: Em like G, Dm like F.
The transposer spells the new key this way unless you choose sharps or flats in More, which helps when you play from a part that's already written one way.
Choosing a key for your voice
A song's key sets its highest and lowest notes. If the chorus strains, move it down two or three semitones; if the verse is too low to be heard, move it up.
To find the right key from your own range rather than by trial, the vocal key finder takes your range and the song's lowest and highest notes and gives the key in one line, with the capo for the guitarist.
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Questions
How do I transpose chords to another key?
Count the semitones from the old key to the new one and move every chord by the same amount: from G to A is two up, so G becomes A, C becomes D and Em becomes F#m. Paste the chart here and press plus twice, and it does every chord for you, slash chords and sevenths included.
What key is my song in?
Usually the key of its first and last chord: a song that starts and ends on G is most likely in G major, and one that starts and ends on Am is in A minor. The transposer guesses from the first chord and shows it at the top; if the guess is off, the chords still move correctly, only the key's name is wrong.
How does a capo change the key?
A capo on fret 1 raises everything a semitone, on fret 2 a whole tone, and so on, so you can keep playing easy open shapes in a harder key. The line under the key says where to put it: to play in B flat, capo 1 and play A shapes. The table below gives every capo position for the five open shapes.
Does it keep my lyrics lined up?
Yes. A line counts as chords only when every word on it is a chord, a bar line or a rest, so your lyrics are never changed. Each chord keeps its place over its syllable, and when a name gets longer (G to G#) the next chord moves along by just enough to keep a space between them.
Why are some chords written with flats?
Each key is written with either sharps or flats, never both: F, B flat, E flat and A flat major use flats, and G, D, A and E use sharps. So in B flat the chords are Bb, Eb and F, not A#, D# and F. In More you can make it use sharps or flats throughout instead.
What about slash chords and extensions?
They move too, and keep everything after the letter as you wrote it: G/B to A/C#, Cmaj7 to Dmaj7, C7#9 to D7#9. Only the root and the note after the slash change.
Can I transpose a ChordPro file?
Yes. Chords written inline in brackets, like [G]Amazing [C]grace, move in place, and the rest of the line stays as it was. Section tags such as [Verse] or [Chorus] are left alone, because they aren't chords.
Does it work for ukulele or piano?
Yes: the chords are the same for any instrument, so the transposed chart works for piano, ukulele or a band. Only the capo line is for guitar.
Is it free, and is my chart kept?
Yes, free, with no account and no ads. Your chart stays on this device so it's there when you come back, and nothing is sent anywhere.
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