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2.19Your first transposition exercise

Take this melody:

C C G G A A G

C C G G A A G

In C major that's:

1 1 5 5 6 6 5

Now transpose by degrees.

To G major

G major:

G A B C D E F♯

1 = G

5 = D

6 = E

So:

G G D D E E D

G G D D E E D

To F major

F major:

F G A B♭ C D E

1 = F

5 = C

6 = D

So:

F F C C D D C

F F C C D D C

Do this by thinking numbers, not by calculating interval distances note-by-note.