2012 (Macintosh)

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide 68
You can now click on the root of the chord (in the “Root” group), the extension
(Maj7 etc.), and also an alternate “slash-note” root. For example, to make the
chord F9/A, you would click on the “F” root, the “9” extension, and the Slash
Root of /A. As you click on them, you'll hear the bass note played on the Bass
part, and the extension played on the Piano track.
If you are happy with the sound of the chord, you can press the [Enter Chord]
button to enter the chord at the bar and beat specified. If you would like the
chord to be inserted automatically when you click on the note/extension names,
select the “Enter chord when clicked” option. Change the Bar/Beat settings to
enter at a different bar.
The Chord Builder can be left open as you work entering chords into Band-in-
a-Box. Remember that you can also play chords in from the MIDI keyboard by
pressing Ctrl+Return after you've played a chord.
MIDI file “Chord Wizard”
This allows you to read in the chords from any MIDI file and write them onto
the Band-in-a-Box chordsheet.
- First, blank the song by choosing File | New.
- Choose File | Import Chords from MIDI File (or press Ctrl+Option+I).
- You'll see this Chord Wizard dialog: