Song Transpose
for Windows
Use Song Transpose to transpose and format song files written in plain text format. Transpose to any key and create Word (RTF) or web page (HTML) formatted files for easy reading. Format options include font size, single or double columns, chord names in bold print, and extra line space between pairs of lines. See more here.
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Sample Song Charts
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Start With Text File
Download one from the
Sample Songs page or download from the internet (e.g., search for "Sultans of Swing chords") and edit with Notepad or other text editor. Use "Select Song File" to open it in Song Transpose.
Sultans of Swing Dire Straits _Cm 148 bpm
[Intro lead]
|Cm | Bb Bb |Cm | |
|Cm | |Cm | |
|Cm
You get a shiver in the dark
|Bb Ab |G | |
it's raining in the park but meantime
|Cm |Bb Ab |G | |
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
|Eb | |Bb * | |
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
|Ab | |Cm | Ab Ab |Bb |
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
Transpose it up two semitones by selecting 2 for the Semitones and pressing the "Transpose Up" button.
[Intro lead]
|Dm | C C |Dm | |
|Dm | |Dm | |
|Dm
You get a shiver in the dark
|C Bb |A | |
it's raining in the park but meantime
|Dm |C Bb |A | |
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
|F | |C * | |
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
|Bb | |Dm | Bb Bb |C |
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
Use Transpose "Create Word Doc" to produce a more readable chart.
Sultans of Swing Dire Straits _Dm 148 bpm
[Intro lead]
|Dm | C C |Dm | |
|Dm | |Dm | |
|Dm
You get a shiver in the dark
|C Bb |A | |
it's raining in the park but meantime
|Dm |C Bb |A | |
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
|F | |C * | |
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
|Bb | |Dm | Bb Bb |C |
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
Use Transpose "Two Columns" to produce a two column chart for wide screen notebooks.
Sultans of Swing Dire Straits _Dm 148 bpm
chart by Phil Ford, fordwebtech.com
[Intro lead]
|Dm | C C |Dm | |
|Dm | |Dm | |
|Dm
You get a shiver in the dark
|C Bb |A | |
it's raining in the park but meantime
|Dm |C Bb |A | |
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
|F | |C * | |
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
|Bb | |Dm | Bb Bb |C |
you feel alright when you hear that music ring
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|C |Dm C Bb A
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Dm C Bb A
coming in out of the rain to you hear the jazz go down
|F | |C * | |
competition in other places
|Bb | |Dm | Bb Bb |
but the horns they blowin' that sound
|C | Bb Bb |C | |
way on down south way on down south
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|Dm Dm C |Bb |C | |
London town
|Dm Dm C |Bb |C |
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