Quick Transposition Chart

Concert Pitch to match concert pitch, write this:
B♭ instruments
E♭ instruments F instruments
B C♯ or D♭ G♯ or A♭ F♯ or G♭
A♯ or B♭ C G F
A B F♯ or G♭ E
G♯ or A♭ A♯ or B♭ F D♯ or E♭
G A E D
F♯ or G♭ G♯ or A♭ D♯ or E♭ C♯ or D♭
F G D C
E F♯ or G♭ C♯ or D♭ B
D♯ or E♭ F C A♯ or B♭
D E B A
C♯ or D♭ D♯ or E♭ A♯ or B♭ G♯ or A♭
C D A G

Write at concert pitch
★ Treble clef: flute, oboe, violin.
★ Alto clef: viola.
★ Bass clef: bassoon, trombone, tuba, cello.

Write an octave down
★ Treble clef: piccolo.

Write an octave up
★ Bass clef: double bass.

Write up a whole step
★ Treble clef: trumpet, clarinet, soprano sax.

Write up an octave and a whole step
★ Treble clef: tenor sax.

Write up M6
★ Treble clef: alto sax.

Write up octave and M6
★ Treble clef: baritone sax.

Write up P5
★ Treble clef: English horn, French horn.

Be careful that you write within each instrument's range.

© Tamara Fudge