Solutions to Exercises in Chapter 6

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Solutions to Exercises 6.3.1

Solution to Exercise 6.4.1

Play the part you have transposed; your own ears will tell you where you have made mistakes.

Solution to Exercise 6.4.2

Transposing up a major third (Major and Minor Intervals, p. 133), to E minor, puts the song in a better range for a soprano, with a key signature that is easy for guitars.

Figure 6.31: Moving tune up to E minor puts it in a better key for sopranos.

Solution to Exercise 6.4.3

The trombone part is in C in bass clef; the horn players are used to reading parts in F in treble clef. Transpose the notes up a perfect fth and write the new part in treble clef.

Figure 6.32: (a) This is the same part transposed up a fth so that it is in F (b) Now write it in treble clef to make it easy for horn players to read.

Solution to Exercise 6.4.4

Put the capo on the rst fret to raise the sound by one half step. Then transpose the chords down one half step. You will be playing in G, a nice strong key for guitar, but sounding in A at. For more on transposing chords, see Transposing Chord Names (Section 6.4.6: Transposing Chord Names)

Figure 6.33: Giving guitarists the option of playing in G major (with a capo) can make things easier.

Solution to Exercise 6.4.5

The best solution here is probably to put the song in the key of G. This is three keys lower, and has easy chords.

Figure 6.34

Solutions to Exercises in Chapter 6 (Understanding Basic Music Theory)