Edition Peters published the song cycle Schwanengesang 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liebesbotschaft | G major | E major (-3) | E♭ major (-4) | C major (-7) | |
| 2 | Kriegers Ahnung | C minor | C minor (0) | B♭ minor (-2) | A minor (-3) | |
| 3 | Frühlingssehnsucht | B♭ major | G major (-3) | F major (-5) | E♭ major (-7) | |
| 4 | Ständchen | D minor | C minor (-2) | B minor (-3) | A minor (-5) | |
| 5 | Aufenthalt | E minor | D minor (-2) | C♯ minor (-3) | B minor (-5) | |
| 6 | In der Ferne | B minor | A minor (-2) | G♯ minor (-3) | G minor (-4) | |
| 7 | Abschied | E♭ major | C major (-3) | B major (-4) | A major (-6) | |
| 8 | Der Atlas | G minor | E minor (-3) | E♭ minor (-4) | D minor (-5) | |
| 9 | Ihr Bild | B♭ minor | B♭ minor (0) | G minor (-3) | A minor (-1) | Very low voice version is higher than low voice |
| 10 | Das Fischermädchen | A♭ major | G major (-1) | F major (-3) | E♭ major (-5) | |
| 11 | Die Stadt | C minor | B♭ minor (-2) | A minor (-3) | G minor (-5) | |
| 12 | Am Meer | C major | B♭ major (-2) | A major (-3) | A♭ major (-4) | |
| 13 | Die Doppelgänger | B minor | A minor (-2) | G minor (-4) | F♯ minor (-5) | |
| 14 | Die Taubenpost | G major | E major (-3) | E♭ major (-4) | D major (-5) |
