How To Change Keys - Transpose A Song

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Guitar Tablature for How To Change Keys

These are additional "Free Guitar Tabs" brought to you by You Can Play Guitar to help give you an example of how to transpose a song to a different key. Includes Lead Guitar Tips.

Example #1 * Key Of G
   
    Wild Thing                         You Make My....
    G G C C           D D    C C
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----5-5---------|-7-7----5-5------|-----------------|
A :-5-5-3-3---------|-5-5----3-3------|-----------------|
E :-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Example #2 * Key Of A
    Wild Thing                         You Make My....
    A A D D           E E    D D
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----7-7---------|-9-9----7-7------|-----------------|
A :-7-7-5-5---------|-7-7----5-5------|-----------------|
E :-5-5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Example #3
   Wild Thing                         You Make My....
    F F A#A#          C C    A# A#
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----3-3---------|-5-5----3-3------|-----------------|
A :-3-3-1-1---------|-3-3----1-1------|-----------------|
E :-1-1-------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Lead Guitar Tips For Changing Keys

Changing keys is one of the most valuable tools for a
guitarist.For a basic and easy understanding of how to
change keys, lets look at the Pentatonic Minor scale,
and a few basic easy guitar licks. Shown below is A 
pentatonic minor scale.
  
e :-----------------|-----5-8---------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-5-8-------------|-----------------|
G :------------5-7--|-----------------|-----------------|
D :--------5-7------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :----5-7----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-5-8-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    A C D E G A C D    E G A C

Many times it's the tonic note(the first note played in 
a scale) which determines the key you are playing in.For
example, the first note of this scale is A note. Shown
below is a lick in the key of A.

Lick# 1  The Key Of A
          f  v
e :-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :---8-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-------7---5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

To play this lick in a different key, you can either move
up the neck, or down. For example , if you move up 2 frets
you will be playing in the key of B as shown below.

B Pentatonic Minor Scale             Lick#1 in the key 
                                       of B
                                               f v
e :-----------------|-----------7-10--|-7---------------|
B :-----------------|------7-10-------|---10-7----------|
G :--------------7-9|-7-10------------|--------9-7------|
D :----------7-9----|-----------------|-----------------|
A :------7-9--------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-7-10------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Changing Keys * Part 2

This lesson moves up in different keys in a very helpful
way, to help you learn and memorize each key.The keys are
in order A,B,C,D,E,f,G back to A Octave.

Key Of A          Key Of B          Key Of C
    f      s          f       s         f         s
e :-----5-----------|-----7-----------|------8----------|
B :---5---8-10------|---7---10-12-----|---8-----11-13---|
G :-7---------------|-9---------------|-10--------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Key Of D          Key Of E          Key OF F
    f         s       f          s      f          s
e :------10---------|-------12--------|-------13--------|
B :---10----13-15---|----12----15-17--|----13----16-18--|
G :-12--------------|-14--------------|-15--------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Key Of G          Key Of A Octave
     f         s       f          s
e :-------15--------|--------17-------|-----------------|
B :----15----18-20--|-----17----20-22-|-----------------|
G :-17--------------|--19-------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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