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Chord Pads
Chord Assistant
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Chord Assistant
The Chord Assistant allows you to use a chord as a starting point for suggestions
for the next chord. It assists you in finding the right chords for creating a chord
progression for your song.
•Click Show/Hide Chord Assistant on the left side of the chord pads area to
open the Chord Assistant.
You must define 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 shows suggestions for follow-on chords that you can assign
to the chord pads.
Chord Assistant – Circle of Fifths Mode
The Chord Assistant shows the chords in an interactive visualization of the circle
of fifths.
The origin chord that defines the current key is shown in the center of the Chord
Assistant. The tonic (I) of that key is displayed above the center. The outer circle
shows the twelve major chords ordered in intervals of fifths.
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.