Edition Peters published the song cycle Die schöne Müllerin in at least four different keys. Each edition is not consistent with key relationships within the cycle. This chart shows the keys of the individual songs in each edition, followed by an indication of the number of semitones (half-steps) the song is transposed down from the original.
Editions used for this table were Lieder, Band I, plate numbers 9023 (original / high), 8846 (middle), 9434 (low), and 9350 (very low).
No. | Title | Original | Middle | Low | Very Low | Note |
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1 | Das Wandern | B♭ major | A major (-1) | G major (-3) | F major (-5) | Piano part in very low edition is transposed up. |
2 | Wohin? | G major | F major (-2) | E major (-3) | E♭ major (-4) | |
3 | Halt! | C major | B♭ major (-2) | A♭ major (-4) | G major (-5) | |
4 | Danksagung an den Bach | G major | F major (-2) | E♭ major (-4) | D major (-5) | |
5 | Am Feierabend | A minor | G minor (-2) | F minor (-4) | E minor (-5) | |
6 | Der Neugierige | B major | A♭ major (-3) | G major (-4) | F major (-6) | |
7 | Ungeduld | A major | F major (-4) | E major (-5) | D major (-7) | |
8 | Morgengruss | C major | A major (-3) | A♭ major (-4) | G major (-5) | |
9 | Des Müllers Blumen | A major | G major (-2) | F major (-4) | E♭ major (-6) | Piano part in very low edition is transposed up. |
10 | Tränenregen | A major | G major (-2) | F major (-4) | F major (-4) | |
11 | Mein! | D major | D major (0) | C major (-2) | B♭ major (-4) | Piano part in very low edition is transposed up. |
12 | Pause. | B♭ major | A♭ major (-2) | G major (-3) | G major (-3) | |
13 | Mit dem grünen Lautenbande | B♭ major | A♭ major (-2) | G major (-3) | G major (-3) | |
14 | Der Jäger | C minor | C minor (0) | A minor (-3) | A minor (-3) | |
15 | Eifersucht und Stolz | G minor | F minor (-2) | E minor (-3) | D minor (-5) | |
16 | Die liebe Farbe | B minor | A minor (-2) | G minor (-4) | G minor (-4) | |
17 | Die böse Farbe | B major | A major (-2) | G major (-4) | G major (-4) | |
18 | Trockne Blumen | E minor | C minor (-4) | B minor (-5) | A minor (-7) | |
19 | Der Müller und der Bach | G minor | E minor (-3) | E♭ minor (-4) | D minor (-5) | |
20 | Des Baches Wiegenlied | E major | C major (-4) | B♭ major (-6) | B♭ major (-6) |