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You must dene an origin chord as follows:
Right-click the chord pad with the chord you want to use as origin and select Use X as Origin
for Chord Assistant.
The Chord Assistant window shows suggestions for follow-on chords that you can assign to the
chord pads.
Chord Assistant – Circle of Fifths Mode
The Chord Assistant window shows the chords in an interactive visualization of the circle of
fths.
The origin chord that denes the current key is shown in the center of the Chord Assistant
window. The tonic (I) of that key is displayed above the center. The outer circle shows the twelve
major chords ordered in intervals of fths.
The inner circle displays the corresponding parallel minor chords.
The roman numerals mark the chords of the current key with their scale degree. You can use
these chords to create typical chord progressions. However, you can also use the other chords
for more creative results.
Chord Pads
Chord Assistant
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