In playing organ/piano/keyboard, many people have difficulty
in transposing, although they play quite well in C key (1 = C).
Organists/pianists/keyboardists should be able to do fast
transposing. Introduction In organ, there are three important parts : Melody On piano/organ, notes and keys are : On C key, notes and keys are : On G key, notes and keys are : On D key, notes and keys are : Try to practice on A, E, B, F# = Gb, C# = Db, F, Bb = A#, Eb = D#, Ab = G# keys. Chord If we press two or more keys simultaneously to create harmonic
sound, this is called chord. Table 1
note I = do = C This table can be applied to other keys. On G key : Table 2
note I = do = G On D key : Table 3
note I = do = D If there are sequence of chords on C key : C-F-G, so that on G key, it'll be : G-C-D and on D key : D-G-A. But to play it on the organ/piano, you just remember the formula in the shaded cells in table 1, 2, 3. [See figure 1] Figure 1
Note to fig. 1 : Try to practice on A, E, B, F# = Gb, C# = Db, F, Bb = A#, Eb = D#, Ab = G# keys. Bass Bass is played according to the chord. If the chord contains C
(C, Cm, C7, Cdim, Csus4,...), the bass is played on C. If the
chord contains G (G, Gm, G7, Gdim, Gsus4,...), the bass is played
on G, and so forth. Conclusion By mastering this transposition technique, you'll be more confident in playing organ/piano. Good luck. Jakarta, June 29, 1999 |