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.

 

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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 :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| You Can Play makes no claim of endorsement or participation by the artist mentioned above.