Chord grid

(Harmony Assistant only)

The chords computed in the chord grid are not those I want. What can I do?

The modal array or table below gives all the chords which can be played in a given key.
Each row in this table gives the 7 basic chords of a given key. In the first column is the key.
In each cell are the 3-note and 4-note chord names.
To use this table:

        • Get the score key signature
        • Find this key in the first column
        • You can use all the chords in the two rows..

	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
C	C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	Bdim
	CM7	Dm7	Em7	FM7	G7	Am7	Bm7b5

F	F	Gm	Am	Bb	C	Dm	Edim
	FM7	Gm7	Am7	BbM7	C7	Dm7	Em7b5

Bb	Bb	Cm	Dm	Eb	F	Gm	Adim
	BbM7	Cm7	Dm7	EbM7	F7	Gm7	Am7b5

Eb	Eb	Fm	Gm	Ab	Bb	Cm	Ddim
	EbM7	Fm7	Gm7	AbM7	Bb7	Cm7	Dm7b5

Ab	Ab	Bbm	Cm	Db	Eb	Fm	Gdim
	AbM7	Bbm7	Cm7	DbM7	Eb7	Fm7	Gm7b5

Db	Db	Ebm	Fm	Gb	Ab	Bm	Cdim
	DbM7	Ebm7	Fm7	GbM7	Ab7	Bm7	Cm7b5

Gb	Gb	Abm	Bbm	Cb	Db	Ebm	Fdim
	GbM7	Abm7	Bbm7	CbM7	Db7	Ebm7	Fm7b5

F#	F#	G#m	A#m	B	C#	D#m	E#dim
	F#M7	G#m7	A#m7	BM7	C#7	D#m7	E#m7b5

B	B	C#m	D#m	E	F#	G#m	A#dim
	BM7	C#m7	D#m7	EM7	F#7	G#m7	A#m7b5

E	E	F#m	G#m	A	B	C#m	D#dim
	EM7	F#m7	G#m7	AM7	B7	C#m7	D#m7b5

A	A	Bm	C#m	D	E	F#m	G#dim
	AM7	Bm7	C#m7	DM7	E7	F#m7	G#m7b5

D	D	Em	F#m	G	A	Bm	C#dim
	DM7	Em7	F#m7	GM7	A7	Bm7	C#m7b5

G	G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F#dim
	GM7	Am7	Bm7	CM7	D7	Em7	F#m7b5

For example, the score key signature tells me that the tune is written in G (one sharp). So I can use the 14 chords on the two rows for G:

And I select only 3-notes chords. (from G to F#dim)
I choose a chord sequence for the 4 first bars in my tune: columns I, VI,II and V
i.e.: G, Em, Am, D.

This chord sequence (I,VI,II,V) is very often used in tunes.
To learn what notes are included in each chord, see the "chord" entry in the Glossary
The software uses the modal table to determine which chords a calculated chord can be selected from. You can however select any chord at any bar by clicking and freezing it.

My tune has two chords in each bar. How do I make the software take account of this?

Individually, by dragging the separation line between two chords to the middle of the bar. This divides the bar into two parts in the chord grid and makes the software calculate two chords for this bar.

Globally, by using the chord grid menu (arrow in the margin) and selecting "Force 2 divisions".