Let's say you're working on this great little tune you have the chord's together, real thought provoking stuff using the chord arrangement Am, Dm and E.

You write out a solid first verse and want to hear how it sounds, but guess what happens?

That's right, can't sing it!

Maybe it's not you, hell your getting better and better every day at playing but maybe it's that bleached-blonde, saran-wrapped lead singer again!

Don't start looking for another lead singer yet, we know this is a common problem.

Sometimes a "player" has to trans- pose so a song will be easier to play so a singer has these same issues.

Taking the chords we have, A min., D min. and E, we already know the key is Am because that is the first chord.

Now here is another bit of education, whenever you transpose from key to key, if the chord is major, it stay's major in the new key.

If it is a minor, it remains a minor, if it is a sharp chord, it remains a sharp chord, if it is a major 7th, b3rd, (you guessed it), it stays a major 7th, b3rd.

Let's transpose from the key of Am to Cm.

Locating the line marked "Scale / key of A" on the numbers chart, shows the letters, A- B-C#-D-E-F#-G#.

The line marked "Scale / key of C" shows the notes C-D-E-F-G-A-B.

Notice how the letters when read left to right or top to bottom, are always in the pattern of the A,B,Cs, the only difference is, the columns and rows start with a dif- ferent letter, but the pattern remains the same.