Creative SOUND BLASTER PRO User Reference Manual page 103

Major/ Minor
Scale Selection
Transposing
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Mos songs can be ca egorized in o wo groups.
■ Major Scale Accompanimen s (F9)
■ Minor Scale Accompanimen s (F10)
As a rule of humb, major-scaled songs begin wi h a major chord or end
wi hl(DO) — he firs no e of i s key. Minor-scaled songs begin wi h a
minor chord (Eg. Am, Em, Dm,. ..) or end wi h 6 (LA) — he six h no e
of i s key.
For songs o sound proper, for major-scaled songs, use Major Scale
Accompanimen F9, and for minor-scaled songs, use Minor Scale Ac ­
companimen 10.
Generally speaking, use F9 major accompanimen unless he songs ends
wi h 6 (LA) or begins wi h a minor chord; hen choose 10 minor ac ­
companimen .
No every song is wri en in C key (1=C) — i.e. C is he DO no e. Some
unes sound be er if hey are played in a higher key, while o hers sound
be er in a lower key. Moving your DO, RE, MI, e c. o a higher or lower
one is called ransposing. The In elligen Organ has a very convenien
one- ouch way of ransposing.
To hear he effec of ransposing, go o he main menu and press F6 o load
a song. Nex press F4 for non-s op play and while he song is being
played, press he following keys.
Transposes music
one semitone up
Press the Shift key plus
this key to transpose a
perfect fourth
Transposes music
one semitone down
Press the Shift key plus
this key to transpose a
perfect fifth
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