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Solution to Exercise 6.4.3 (p. 240)
The trombone part is in C in bass clef; the horn players are used to reading parts in F in treble clef.
Transpose the notes up a perfect fth and write the new part in treble clef.
(a)
(b)
Figure 6.32: (a) This is the same part transposed up a fth so that it is in F (b) Now write it in treble
clef to make it easy for horn players to read.
Solution to Exercise 6.4.4 (p. 241)
Put the capo on the rst fret to raise the sound by one half step. Then transpose the chords down one half
step. You will be playing in G, a nice strong key for guitar, but sounding in A at. For more on transposing
chords, see Transposing Chord Names (Section 6.4.6: Transposing Chord Names)
Figure 6.33: Giving guitarists the option of playing in G major (with a capo) can make things easier.
Solution to Exercise 6.4.5 (p. 245)
The best solution here is probably to put the song in the key of G. This is three keys lower, and has easy
chords.
Figure 6.34
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