Re: transpose leadsheet (chords + melody)

[Tim McNamara]

On Mar 2, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Francisco Vila wrote:

> 2009/3/1 Tim McNamara <address@hidden>:
> > To transpose a song down a whole step, say from F major to Eb  
> > major, the
> > syntax would be:
> >
> >     \transpose c bes  (or however the language you are using  
> > signifies a Bb)
>
> Be careful here, because both pitches are taken absolute, so being bes
> in the same octave as c, this transposing has the effect of raising a
> minor seventh up.
>
> Use
>
>   \transpose d c
>
> or
>
>   \transpose c bes,
>
> (note the comma), to transpose a whole step down.

Interesting, thank you for pointing that out.