• Registered: 2009-09-01
  • Posts: 7

Topic: semitones

hello all together
i'm a beginner in playing the guitar...
I printed a song MILLION MILES from Reamonn
Because there was a Bm I printed it with +5semitones...

what does that mean?
do i have to use the gappo to have the original tone??
when yes where i have to put the gappo?

I NEED YOUR HELP!!

Thanks for every answer...

tanjafrei

  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
  • Posts: 6,205

Re: semitones

Hi Tanjafrei and welcome to Chordie,

I assume that you were looking for easier chords so you transposed it +5 semitones to make the Bm an Em. What you have done is raised the key by 5 semitones and the capo (if used) will make it even higher.

If you are wanting to keep the song in the same key then transpose downwards for example going down 2 (-2) semitones would make the Bm an Am but if you then put your capo on the 2nd fret the Am you played would in effect be a Bm.

However getting back to your original transposition of +5 semitones. As there as 12 semitones in an octave by putting the capo on the 7th fret you will be back to the original key albeit an octave higher.

I hope that helps,

Roger

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  • Registered: 2009-09-01
  • Posts: 7

Re: semitones

thanks very much... that was exactly the thing i wanted to know ;-)