"The Numbers"

The "number's" are a valuable tool to have in the "musician's toolbox".

We touched on the subject in "Chord Structure", now it's going to be applied to "transposing" and "chord pattern's". At the top of the numbers chart notice the number's 1-2-3-4-5-6-7.

The "A" is below the 1, the "B" below the 2, the "C" below the 3, etc., etc.

Using the "great little tune" from the chap- ter on "transposing" let's do "the number's". The "chord pattern" or arrangement are the chord's Am., Dm. and E.

Remember when transposing from key to key, the minor's stay minor, major stay's major, etc...but you remembered that.

The Am. is under the number 1, the Dm. is under the 4, the Emaj. under the 5, so the "arrangement" is a 1-4-5 in the key of A.

Transpose to C

Locate the C under the number 1, under the 4 is the let- ter F, and under the 5 the letter G, so a 1-4-5 in "A" transpose's to Cm., Fm. and G in the key of Cm.

Using the "number's" do "Sweet Home" The arrangement of D-C-G are found under the number's 1-7-4 key of D. Transpose to key of C.

Looking under the number's 1-7-4 in key of C give the chord's C-B-F, right? Play these chord's on your instrument. Why doesn't that B chord sound right? Dead string's? Keyboard been dropped too many time's?

I don't think so!

We just transposed and got the chord's C-B-F, but take a look at the key of D again. It show's a 1-7-4 in D are the chord's D-C#-G

A C# sharp?

Well that's it, the C was lowered a half-step.