Paste a chord progression, then move it by semitones or from one key to another. Seventh chords, sus chords, add chords and slash chords all come through intact. A capo chart is below for guitarists. Free, no sign-up.
Transposing means moving every chord in a progression by the same interval so the song sounds higher or lower but the relationships between the chords stay the same. If C–Am–F–G is moved up two semitones it becomes D–Bm–G–A: still a I–vi–IV–V progression, just in D instead of C.
This tool only touches the root of each chord — and the bass note of a slash chord. Every
suffix is carried across untouched, so Dm7, Gsus4,
Cadd9 and F#m7b5 keep their character in the new key. Use the
sharp or flat toggle if the spelling looks unusual for the key you landed in.
A capo raises the pitch of every open string. To sound in a key that is hard to play with open chords, put the capo up a few frets and play easier shapes. The capo is at fret N when the shapes you play are N semitones below the key you actually hear.
| Capo fret | Play shapes in | Sounds in |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C / G / D / A / E | C# / G# / D# / A# / F |
| 2 | C / G / D / A / E | D / A / E / B / F# |
| 3 | C / G / D / A / E | D# / A# / F / C / G |
| 4 | C / G / D / A / E | E / B / F# / C# / G# |
| 5 | C / G / D / A / E | F / C / G / D / A |
Check the key of the transposed progression with the Chord Analyzer, start from a fresh progression with the Chord Progression Generator, or explore diatonic chords in the new key with the Scale & Chord Finder. Guitarists mixing by key can also use the Camelot Wheel.