Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Originally Posted By: raymb1
This thread became muddied when transposing was mentioned, which has nothing to do with the major/minor relationship. A five chord in C is G, a five chord in Am is E or Em(depending on which minor scale you use).

Well the O/P just mentioned "changing", i.e. "When I'm in C and change it to Am nothing happens"

And I don't really know what "changing" actually might mean. I'm not sure what the O/P did to cause this change.
Change the Chords?
Change the Key Signature to Am?
Change the Key Signature and Transpose from C to Am?

There was no intention to 'muddy' the thread, just to seek clarification and explain why selecting the relative minor wouldn't change the chart in this case, but to explain that the chart would / should change in other cases.

I actually had hoped the responses would clarify.

No argument about what the 5th is for a key of C, etc. They are established givens.






I agree that more clarification is needed.

But I'm not sure that the "established givens" are understood by all. Am and C do have the same no sharps or flats in common but that is about all they have in common. Am and C are really two different key signatures and I believe that was what Ray was referring too. I IV and V7 are different chords in C and Am. AFAIK BiaB can not take C-F-G7 and transpose them to Am-Dm and E something when changing the key signature from C to Am.

[edit]-forgot to add this last sentence-if in fact that is what he is trying to do.

Last edited by MarioD; 02/25/16 06:32 AM.
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