Chord Symbol incorrect after diatonic transpose
Hi All,
I have a C major triad and I tried to transpose this diatonically with a second. I had expected the chord symbol to change from C to Dm but it didn't, it changed to D. Transposing a third also incorrectly gives the new symbol as E rather than Em. However, transposing up a fourth does correctly give me F. All transpositions do show the keyboard reflecting the correct change.
Any ideas please?
Thanks
Comments
Chord Symbols indeed never transpose from a Major to the parallel Minor key or vice versa
In reply to Chord Symbols indeed never… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you for the prompt reply. At least the transposition does work correctly so I only need to add the 'm' when I know it should be minor.
In reply to Thank you for the prompt… by jonel1947
Actually, I take that back. I just tried to transpose Csus4 up by a fourth and got F B C when it should have been F A# C. So looks like I'll have to be very careful.
In reply to Actually, I take that back… by jonel1947
I try this, key signature in C, I transpose from C to F and it works for the notes and for the written chords above
![Csus4.png]( "Csus4.png")
In reply to I try this, key signature in… by Raymond Wicquart
Thank you very much. I was doing it incorrectly. I transposed up diatonically by a fourth. This was daft because the very transposition I wanted had a note that wasn't diatonic to the key of C. I transposed by an interval of a perfect fourth and it worked correctly.. Two steps forward and one step back. At least its a net movement forward.