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"Change Key" In Music: A Key Change Example

Suppose you want to change keys from C major to G major (see the graphic below). You have to do two things:

  1. Use the note G as the tonic note of the scale, and
  2. Preserve the same order of intervals as when you were playing in the key of C major, namely:
Tone order of the musical scale in the key of G major.

So, to play in the key of G major, here’s the scale you need to use (Figure 33):

G major musical scale showing order of tones and semitones.

FIGURE 15: G Major Scale with Intervals Named

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