HELP! Key change!

[JonaShin]

I've been trying out this new song for my church and it is in the key of C. Thats a bit high for me to sing so I'm trying to lower it down to the key of E. I know that this must sound painfully nooby but could someone please help me translate these chords? For example C=E, G=B, Am=C#m, F=A.

 

I need to know what E and D in the key of C is translated to in the key of E.

[Jeff1979]

E would be G# and D would be F#

CDEFGABC is the C major scale and EF#G#ABC#D#E is the E major scale, so D in the C major scale is the II translates to F# being the II in E.
E in C major is the III, translates to G# in E

Hope this helps

[bcc5025]

If I may make a recomendation, I would say try dropping the key to G. It's easy to transcribe and doesn't need bar chords.

[The Bard Rocks]

Hi,
Here's an easy way that I used when a teen (decades ago). Write out the scales (A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#), keeping equal spaces between each letter. I used lined paper written on sideways then - today, we'd use a computer. Then do it again on another piece of paper. Lay one of the papers so the letters are just under the other. Slide it sideways to where the C and the E line up, one over the other. That's where you want to be. Every other note also lined up will be correct for transposing, whether it is for chords or single notes. Simple, easy and adaptable to any note in the scale.

On another note (pardon the pun), E is WAY below C. I would think that G or A would be more likely keys to move to instead of E.

Roland, "The Bard Rocks"

[Mr Songwriter]

If you used a capo at the 4th fret you could play it using the same shapes.