diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editversedialog.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editversedialog.py
index c94940e73..5233b90c6 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editversedialog.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editversedialog.py
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ class Ui_EditVerseDialog(object):
         self.transpose_label = QtWidgets.QLabel(edit_verse_dialog)
         self.transpose_label.setObjectName('transpose_label')
         self.transpose_layout.addWidget(self.transpose_label)
-        self.transpose_up = QtWidgets.QPushButton(edit_verse_dialog)
-        self.transpose_up.setIcon(build_icon(':/services/service_up.png'))
-        self.transpose_up.setObjectName('transpose_up')
-        self.transpose_layout.addWidget(self.transpose_up)
-        self.transpose_down = QtWidgets.QPushButton(edit_verse_dialog)
-        self.transpose_down.setIcon(build_icon(':/services/service_down.png'))
-        self.transpose_down.setObjectName('transpose_down')
-        self.transpose_layout.addWidget(self.transpose_down)
+        self.transpose_up_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton(edit_verse_dialog)
+        self.transpose_up_button.setIcon(build_icon(':/services/service_up.png'))
+        self.transpose_up_button.setObjectName('transpose_up')
+        self.transpose_layout.addWidget(self.transpose_up_button)
+        self.transpose_down_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton(edit_verse_dialog)
+        self.transpose_down_button.setIcon(build_icon(':/services/service_down.png'))
+        self.transpose_down_button.setObjectName('transpose_down')
+        self.transpose_layout.addWidget(self.transpose_down_button)
         self.dialog_layout.addLayout(self.transpose_layout)
         self.button_box = create_button_box(edit_verse_dialog, 'button_box', ['cancel', 'ok'])
         self.dialog_layout.addWidget(self.button_box)
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@ class Ui_EditVerseDialog(object):
         self.insert_button.setToolTip(translate('SongsPlugin.EditVerseForm',
                                       'Split a slide into two by inserting a verse splitter.'))
         self.transpose_label.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.EditVerseForm', 'Transpose:'))
-        self.transpose_up.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.EditVerseForm', 'Up'))
-        self.transpose_down.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.EditVerseForm', 'Down'))
+        self.transpose_up_button.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.EditVerseForm', 'Up'))
+        self.transpose_down_button.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.EditVerseForm', 'Down'))
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
index 9ff9ef54b..d6ce2c8f4 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class EditVerseForm(QtWidgets.QDialog, Ui_EditVerseDialog):
         self.split_button.clicked.connect(self.on_split_button_clicked)
         self.verse_text_edit.cursorPositionChanged.connect(self.on_cursor_position_changed)
         self.verse_type_combo_box.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.on_verse_type_combo_box_changed)
+        self.transpose_down_button.clicked.connect(self.on_transepose_down_button_clicked)
+        self.transpose_up_button.clicked.connect(self.on_transepose_up_button_clicked)
 
     def insert_verse(self, verse_tag, verse_num=1):
         """
@@ -95,6 +97,18 @@ class EditVerseForm(QtWidgets.QDialog, Ui_EditVerseDialog):
         """
         self.update_suggested_verse_number()
 
+    def on_transepose_up_button_clicked(self):
+        """
+        The transpose up button clicked
+        """
+        print('...')
+
+    def on_transepose_down_button_clicked(self):
+        """
+        The transpose down button clicked
+        """
+        print('...')
+
     def update_suggested_verse_number(self):
         """
         Adjusts the verse number SpinBox in regard to the selected verse type and the cursor's position.
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
index ce80c4b1e..0de73baa2 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
@@ -521,6 +521,18 @@ def strip_rtf(text, default_encoding=None):
     return text, default_encoding
 
 
+def transpose_lyrics(lyric, transepose_value):
+    """
+    Transepose lyrics
+
+    :param lyrcs: The lyrics to be transposed
+    :param transepose_value: The value to transpose the lyrics with
+    :return: The transposed lyrics
+    """
+    if '[' not in lyrics:
+        return lyrics
+    
+
 def delete_song(song_id, song_plugin):
     """
     Deletes a song from the database. Media files associated to the song are removed prior to the deletion of the song.