What does transposing a song mean?

Moving every chord and note by the same distance so the song sounds higher or lower while keeping its shape. The relationships between chords stay identical — only the pitch changes, which is what lets a singer take a song into a range that fits their voice.

How do I transpose chords by hand?

Count the semitones between your current key and the target, then shift every chord root by that number, keeping each chord's quality unchanged. Minor stays minor, a 7th stays a 7th. Finally, respell the accidentals to match the destination key signature.

Should I transpose or use a capo?

Transpose when you need the song genuinely in a different key — for other instruments, or to write it down. Use a capo when you just want it to sound higher without learning new shapes. A capo can only go up, so lowering a song always means transposing.

Can I transpose a PDF chord chart?

Yes. Upload the PDF or a photo of the chart and every chord is rewritten in place, keeping the original layout, spacing and lyrics exactly as printed — then export it print-ready with the capo position stamped on.

Transpose a Song to Any Key

Pick where the song is now and where you need it. Each page gives you the chord-by-chord conversion chart, a chromatic map for anything outside the key, diagrams for the new chords, and the capo position that gets you there without rewriting a thing.

Or let it do the work

Upload a PDF or a photo of your chord chart and every chord moves to the new key in place — original layout, lyrics and spacing untouched. Export it print-ready.

Transpose my chart

Transpose between major keys

132 conversion charts — every major key to every other.

From C Major

From G Major

From D Major

From A Major

From E Major

From B Major

From F♯ Major

From D♭ Major

From A♭ Major

From E♭ Major

From B♭ Major

From F Major

Transpose between minor keys

Same idea for minor keys, where the chord set follows the relative-minor pattern.

From A Minor

From E Minor

From B Minor

From F♯ Minor

From C♯ Minor

From G♯ Minor

From E♭ Minor

From B♭ Minor

From F Minor

From C Minor

From G Minor

From D Minor

Frequently asked questions

What does transposing a song mean?: Moving every chord and note by the same distance so the song sounds higher or lower while keeping its shape. The relationships between chords stay identical — only the pitch changes, which is what lets a singer take a song into a range that fits their voice.
How do I transpose chords by hand?: Count the semitones between your current key and the target, then shift every chord root by that number, keeping each chord's quality unchanged. Minor stays minor, a 7th stays a 7th. Finally, respell the accidentals to match the destination key signature.
Should I transpose or use a capo?: Transpose when you need the song genuinely in a different key — for other instruments, or to write it down. Use a capo when you just want it to sound higher without learning new shapes. A capo can only go up, so lowering a song always means transposing.
Can I transpose a PDF chord chart?: Yes. Upload the PDF or a photo of the chart and every chord is rewritten in place, keeping the original layout, spacing and lyrics exactly as printed — then export it print-ready with the capo position stamped on.

Working in numbers rather than letters makes transposition free: 1–4–5 means the same thing in every key, so there is nothing left to convert.

Or let it do the work

Transpose between major keys

From C Major

From G Major

From D Major

From A Major

From E Major

From B Major

From F♯ Major

From D♭ Major

From A♭ Major

From E♭ Major

From B♭ Major

From F Major

Transpose between minor keys

From A Minor

From E Minor

From B Minor

From F♯ Minor

From C♯ Minor

From G♯ Minor

From E♭ Minor

From B♭ Minor

From F Minor

From C Minor

From G Minor

From D Minor

Frequently asked questions

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