2 posts tagged with "Transposition"

You're on stage. The next song is "Here Comes the Sun." It requires a Capo on the 7th fret. You reach for your pocket. It's empty. You left your capo in the van. The chart says "D shape (Capo 7)." If you play a D chord without a capo, it will be in the wrong key. You have to mentally transpose D up to A major instantly.

The Old Way: Panic. Sweating. Playing the wrong chords and hoping nobody notices (they will).

The Bandfix Way: Transpose.

1. Open the song in Bandfix.
2. Tap Transpose.
3. Change the key from "D (Capo 7)" to "A (No Capo)."

Bandfix rewrites the chart in the actual sounding key. You can now play the song using barre chords in the correct key without doing any mental math.

Pro Tip: Keep a spare capo in your guitar case. But keep Bandfix on your iPad just in case.

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You play Tenor Sax (Bb). The band hands you a chord chart in C. You have to mentally transpose every single note up a whole step. C becomes D. F becomes G. It's exhausting mental gymnastics. One slip up and you play a clunker.

The Old Way: Rewriting the entire chart by hand on staff paper.

The Bandfix Way: Device-Specific Transposition.

• Global Setting: Set your instrument to "Bb" in your profile.
• Auto-Magic: When you open a song in C, Bandfix automatically displays it in D for you. The guitarist next to you still sees it in C.
• One Chart: Everyone plays from the same file, but sees the key they need.

Pro Tip: This works for Alto Sax (Eb) and Trumpet (Bb) too. No more mental math.

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