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Move a short melody into a different supplied note range
Move every pitch by the same amount without changing order or duration.
Illustrative resourceNot tool-testedAdults working with an original pitch-number melody
What you’re working towards
A note-by-note transposed pitch list, preserved rhythm and interval check, plus an explicit hold if the requested range cannot contain it. This is a written practice result, not a recorded AI run.
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Make a start
One step at a time.
2 steps
Start with the synthetic worked example or other non-sensitive inputs. Run one prompt at a time in your chosen AI tool. Replace any bracketed placeholders with the requested material, check each reply, and supply the source or earlier outputs that step needs. Paste them again if the tool lacks that context.
Start with the synthetic example, then adapt each prompt to your task.
01
Try the complete example
Open a text AI chat you already have permission to use. Paste the whole prompt below, from TASK through END INPUT, and send it. The input is source material; do not paste the illustrative Output as an answer to imitate. Expect A note-by-note transposed pitch list, preserved rhythm and interval check, plus an explicit hold if the requested range cannot contain it. If you receive advice instead of the result, ask for the complete requested result from the supplied input. Check it yourself: Subtract each source number from its target: all eight differences must be +2. Compare seven adjacent differences in each line: +2,+2,+3,-3,-2,-2,0. Target maximum 69 is allowed. Check all eight durations remain 1 and total 8; no audio or instrument-success claim appears. If a check fails, quote the mismatch and its source in this chat and ask for a complete corrected replacement before saving.
Your starting prompt
TASK
Transpose the supplied melody using pitch-number addition, preserving note order and all durations. Return the full position-by-position comparison, target note and duration lines, each shift, adjacent interval lists, range check and any holds. Do not silently change octaves, invent spellings or claim to hear music.
INPUT
Original eight-note exercise, not a recording. Source notes: C4 D4 E4 G4 E4 D4 C4 C4. Durations in quarter-beat units: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. The number after a note name identifies its octave; pitch numbers make the arithmetic explicit.
Supplied spelling table: C4=60, D4=62, E4=64, F4=65, F-sharp4=66, G4=67, A4=69. A semitone is one pitch-number step here.
Shift every source pitch up 2 semitones. Allowed target pitch numbers: 62–69 inclusive. Preserve all eight note positions and durations. Use only the supplied spelling table; if a target has no spelling or falls outside the allowed range, hold it and report the conflict rather than changing a note or octave. Return an eight-row comparison, complete target line and interval/range audit. No audio or instrument setup is requested.
END INPUT
02
Use your own source instead
Open a new chat and copy the prompt below. Replace every bracketed field with your own permitted non-sensitive material, or write unknown. Change the source names, counts, dates and rules together wherever they occur. Expect a complete result using those new values. Compare each source link and calculation with your new input, using the review instructions in this prompt. If a fact or rule is wrong, quote the mismatch and source and ask for a complete corrected replacement; keep essential unknowns held rather than borrowing the practice values.
Your starting prompt
Transpose my complete pitch sequence by the supplied signed semitone offset. Use my pitch-number/spelling table, preserve each position and duration, and return source/target rows plus complete target and duration lines. Check target minus source for every note, compare all adjacent differences and test the inclusive permitted range. Derive note count, duration total and extrema from MY INPUT. Hold any out-of-range or unmapped target rather than changing octaves or inventing a spelling. Return a text pitch list only; do not claim audio, instrument suitability or a rehearsal.
MY INPUT
Owned pitch sequence and complete pitch-number table: [replace with your source or rule]
Exact durations: [replace with your source or rule]
Requested semitone offset: [replace with your source or rule]
Permitted pitch range: [replace with your source or rule]
Approved spelling convention: [replace with your source or rule]
Use only MY INPUT for facts, quantities, names, dates and permissions. Ask for missing essential facts or conflicting rules instead of guessing. Creative invention is allowed only where this task and my boundaries permit it. Return the actual complete requested result, a separate unknown/hold list and the source-specific review described above. Do not reuse practice-example facts. Keep this a draft; do not publish, contact people, book, buy or change another service.
Optional: improve the result
Test an impossible range
Optional, sample-only extension. Return to the practice chat, or paste this guide’s complete practice input and your checked answer into a new chat. Use a hold to show why one uniform shift may not work. This does not apply unchanged to your own source.
Advanced prompt
In the sample, change only the permitted target range to 62–67. Keep the +2 shift. Identify every violating position and explain why independently lowering those notes would break the task. Return the unchanged proposed pitch numbers marked held, not a silently repaired melody. If the complete sample input or answer is missing, ask me to paste it. Keep new variants separate from the original result.
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This input is synthetic. The output is a written illustration of the intended result, not a verified AI-tool run.
01 / The starting point
Synthetic input
COMPLETE SYNTHETIC PRACTICE INPUT
Original eight-note exercise, not a recording. Source notes: C4 D4 E4 G4 E4 D4 C4 C4. Durations in quarter-beat units: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. The number after a note name identifies its octave; pitch numbers make the arithmetic explicit.
Supplied spelling table: C4=60, D4=62, E4=64, F4=65, F-sharp4=66, G4=67, A4=69. A semitone is one pitch-number step here.
Shift every source pitch up 2 semitones. Allowed target pitch numbers: 62–69 inclusive. Preserve all eight note positions and durations. Use only the supplied spelling table; if a target has no spelling or falls outside the allowed range, hold it and report the conflict rather than changing a note or octave. Return an eight-row comparison, complete target line and interval/range audit. No audio or instrument setup is requested.
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A few things to watch for.
Moving one high note down an octave breaks uniform transposition. Hold a range conflict instead.
A missing note spelling is missing source data. Do not substitute a spelling merely because it looks familiar.