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Transposing Instrument ChartThe following instruments are transposing instruments. The notes sound different from where they are written.
Instrument Sounds Interval of Transposition
Guitar Up one octave
Piccolo Down one octave
Clarinet (Bb) Up a Major 2nd
Bass Clarinet (Bb) Up a Major 9th
Soprano Sax (Bb) Up a Major 2nd
Alto Sax (Eb) Up a Major 6th
Tenor Sax (Bb) Up a Major 9th
Bari Sax (Eb) Up one octave plus a Major 6th
French Horn (F) Up a perfect 5th
Trumpet (Bb) Up a major 2nd
Double Bass Up one octave
Xylophone Down one octave
Glockenspiel Down two octaves
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