Hi... This is probably an impractical question considering how much detail may be needed to answer it but I'm really curious. How do you transpose a major song into a minor song and vice versa? Whenever I try it sounds like a completely different song. I'm self taught and I haven't been able to figure it out myself yet.
in a major scale, there's a major 3th and and a major 6th. In a minor scale, there's a minor 3th and a minor 6th. Just switch these and you're ready. You can play a major 7th in a minor scale so you needn't switch that, but of course you can experiment with it ;-)
@FXVG Well it has too change,since it's a transpose...The tones change considerably...I'm experimenting at the time with an A....The bass has less change than guitar by far...
@FXVG Well it has too change,since it's a transpose...The tones change considerably...I'm experimenting at the time with an A....The bass has less change than guitar by far...But the guitar holds a sweet spot that bass can never hold.A swinging door...
the minor scale is a little more complicated, because is has three variations: aeolian, harmonic and melodic. In all cases, there's a minor third. When you're only lowering the sixth in a major scale, you're just introducing a minor element in a major scale. This is called a moll-dur sixth. So a lowered sixth is definitely a minor element, but the key-element (pun intended) is the third.
i can hear the difference in fur elise, but not with alla turca. it's also originally in a minor key, correct? i have no formal training and i've only been trying to teach my self the past year or so(but not on piano) is there any particular way to go about improving my 'ears' or does it just come with time?
alla turca is in A minor. In my opinion the best way to improve your ears is to take any song you like and try to play the melody by ear. If you get that right, try to play the bass part. After that, you can try to find out which chords are used.
you're great!! simply great! thank you so much as rarely people discover and use this type of entertainment by music.. I know it's far away from entertainment, there's a huge science behind all that.. thanks again! bye
xD i like it
iceburg008 6 months ago
Hoi Jan,
Ben het met je eens, het Wilhelmus klinkt beter in mineur! Welke derde toonsoort speel je in het vervolgstukje? Majeur, mineur, en...?
FunkyBaby01 8 months ago
@FunkyBaby01: je bedoelt het vervolgstukje van het Wilhelmus? Dat is gewoon majeur, maar stijgt steeds een half toontje.
jankoehoorn 8 months ago
Gah, sounds awful.
mightywarriorx 10 months ago
sounds interesting :)
jacline28 1 year ago
i enjoy fur elise much more in the major key.
Heliocase 2 years ago
Hi... This is probably an impractical question considering how much detail may be needed to answer it but I'm really curious. How do you transpose a major song into a minor song and vice versa? Whenever I try it sounds like a completely different song. I'm self taught and I haven't been able to figure it out myself yet.
FXVG 2 years ago
Hi FXVG,
in a major scale, there's a major 3th and and a major 6th. In a minor scale, there's a minor 3th and a minor 6th. Just switch these and you're ready. You can play a major 7th in a minor scale so you needn't switch that, but of course you can experiment with it ;-)
Greetings, Jan
jankoehoorn 2 years ago
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. Good video by the way
FXVG 2 years ago
@FXVG Well it has too change,since it's a transpose...The tones change considerably...I'm experimenting at the time with an A....The bass has less change than guitar by far...
TheLuotutin 11 months ago
@FXVG Well it has too change,since it's a transpose...The tones change considerably...I'm experimenting at the time with an A....The bass has less change than guitar by far...But the guitar holds a sweet spot that bass can never hold.A swinging door...
TheLuotutin 11 months ago
I know that minor is a major with a flat 3rd 6th and 7th, but isn't the 6th the easiest way to make it SOUND minor?
leathurbullet1 2 years ago
Hi leathurbullet1,
the minor scale is a little more complicated, because is has three variations: aeolian, harmonic and melodic. In all cases, there's a minor third. When you're only lowering the sixth in a major scale, you're just introducing a minor element in a major scale. This is called a moll-dur sixth. So a lowered sixth is definitely a minor element, but the key-element (pun intended) is the third.
greetings, Jan
jankoehoorn 2 years ago
However the seventh is a major (pun intended =D) component in defining minor. The flatted seven is very distinct.
pianoman44444 2 years ago
i can hear the difference in fur elise, but not with alla turca. it's also originally in a minor key, correct? i have no formal training and i've only been trying to teach my self the past year or so(but not on piano) is there any particular way to go about improving my 'ears' or does it just come with time?
jch31384 3 years ago
Hi jch31384,
alla turca is in A minor. In my opinion the best way to improve your ears is to take any song you like and try to play the melody by ear. If you get that right, try to play the bass part. After that, you can try to find out which chords are used.
jankoehoorn 3 years ago
The major version of alla turca has been used a lot in old silent films and spoofs so you might just be remembering it from that.
AK47MONCO 2 years ago
alla turca is happy, wtf?
lmao
kuj4z 3 years ago
erhhhghgrhgh
kuj4z 3 years ago
lol, if i ever dy on my birthday, you MUST happy birthday xD
that just sounds perfect.
daddyleon 3 years ago
omg playing fur elise in Major just pisses me off
lol
it's that c# that throws me off and irritates me so much
geenieroses 4 years ago
hi geenie,
same here ;-) I find going from major to minor a lot easier to my ears.
jankoehoorn 4 years ago
yeah that is raterh awkward
lol what did you do t our Anthem!! !Õ_o?
I wanted to kill myself that was so depressing!! xD
Good job :P
daddyleon 3 years ago
wilhelmer was goed
1Nyro 3 years ago
you're great!! simply great! thank you so much as rarely people discover and use this type of entertainment by music.. I know it's far away from entertainment, there's a huge science behind all that.. thanks again! bye
mehdi7687 4 years ago
played it wrong
ajrhythm 4 years ago
What's the name of this digital piano, boy? Is the Korg SP-250?
Please, answer me!
Thank!
deniz8000 4 years ago
It's the Yamaha P 120 ;-)
jankoehoorn 4 years ago
bedankt heeft me echt geholpen ;)
joeybobs 4 years ago
good example...interesting video.
vivace119 4 years ago
this helps me understand, thank you!
tuopoke 4 years ago
nice ;)
de "happy birthday" is nochtans klassiek :)
serRudyll 4 years ago
haha super! :D
wendysieval 4 years ago
Hee pap lachen! Het klinkt ineens heul anders :)
SaffyDaisy 4 years ago
Ha Jan, is weer helemaal klasse dit :-D! Geweldig om te zien en te horen.
alletrse 4 years ago