Changing a songs key from minor to major R. E.M. example

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So this was originally in Am...tweaked to a major key... 

 

To make this into a major key...

 

Do I transpose to it's relative major? 

 

So Am becomes C, every chord is bumped up by a minor third, three half steps. 

 

Theory isn't my strong point so please be gentle😀

Edited January 18, 2022 by iconic

[Daz39]

Y’see ; a theory-blind person like me would just say put it in A.

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  On 18/01/2022 at 22:56, Daz39 said:

Y’see ; a theory-blind person like me would just say put it in A.

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I'm probably overthinking this😀

[Geek99]

  On 18/01/2022 at 22:54, iconic said:

 

So this was originally in Am...tweaked to a major key... 

 

To make this into a major key...

 

Do I transpose to it's relative major? 

 

So Am becomes C, every chord is bumped up by a minor third, three half steps. 

 

Theory isn't my strong point so please be gentle😀

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Possibly but wouldn’t this relative approach fall over when you find an out of key chord ?

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  On 18/01/2022 at 23:31, Geek99 said:

Possibly but wouldn’t this relative approach fall over when you find an out of key chord ?

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I don't know but, if everything is raised a minor third, would it matter?

I feel I should be able get my head around this but, it's boiling my brain🤔

[Doddy]

  On 18/01/2022 at 22:54, iconic said:

So this was originally in Am...tweaked to a major key... 

 

To make this into a major key...

 

Do I transpose to it's relative major? 

 

So Am becomes C, every chord is bumped up by a minor third, three half steps. 

 

Theory isn't my strong point so please be gentle😀

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It sounds like it's simply put it in to a major version of the same key, rather than go to the relative major.

In the original the first 2 verse chords are Am and Em, and they have been shifted to A and E.

 

  On 18/01/2022 at 23:41, iconic said:

I don't know but, if everything is raised a minor third, would it matter?

I feel I should be able get my head around this but, it's boiling my brain🤔

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If you just moved everything up a minor third you would really just be changing the key up to C minor. 

 

Of course, you could go to the relative major, but that is going to make the song quite a bit higher in pitch and change the whole tonal centre.

 

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  On 19/01/2022 at 09:40, Doddy said:

It sounds like it's simply put it in to a major version of the same key, rather than go to the relative major.

In the original the first 2 verse chords are Am and Em, and they have been shifted to A and E.

 

If you just moved everything up a minor third you would really just be changing the key up to C minor. 

 

Of course, you could go to the relative major, but that is going to make the song quite a bit higher in pitch and change the whole tonal centre.

 

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Many thanks