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Chords
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When you initialize a track as a CHORD track type, the first parameter layer is a special “chord” layer. Data on this layer is represented as upper or lower case letters with an octave offset. The letters on CHORD layers are not related to note names - For example, a “C” is not necessarily a C chord.
When not transposed, the chords in a chord layer are all C chord variants. You can play other chords by transposing the chord track. If you're not up on your music theory, you might want to use Force-To-Scale when transposing chords to ensure that your results are always in key.
When not transposed, the letters correspond to the following chords:
- A-C: Major I, Major II, Major III (transposed variants)
- A: C Major (Root position) (notes: C E G)
- B: C Major (1st inversion) (notes: E G C)
- C: C Major (2nd inversion) (notes: G C E)
- D-F: Root note, 3rd note, 5th note (single notes)
- D: note: C
- E: note: E
- F: note: G
- G,H: Root+3rd, Root+5th
- G: notes: C E
- H: notes: C G
- I-N: Maj6, Maj7, Maj8, Maj9, Maj10, Maj12 (4-note chords)
- I: C Maj6 (notes: C E G A)
- J: C Maj7 (notes: C E G B)
- K: C Maj8 (notes: C E G C)
- L: C Maj9 (notes: C E G D)
- M: C Maj10 (notes: C G C E)
- N: C Maj12 (notes: C G C G)
- O-P: Sus4 and Maj+
- O: C Sus4 (notes: C F G)
- P: C Maj+ (notes: C E G#)
- a-c: Minor I, Minor II, Minor III (transposed variants)
- a: C Minor (Root position) (notes: C D# G)
- b: C Minor (1st inversion) (notes: D# G C)
- c: C Minor (2nd inversion) (notes: G C D#)
- d-f: Root note, 3rd Min. note, 5th note (single notes)
- d: note: C
- e: note: D#
- f: note: G
- g,h: Root+3rd min, Root+5th
- g: notes: C D#
- h: notes: C G
- i-n: Min6, Min7, Min8, Min9, Min10, Min12 (4-note chords)
- i: C Min6 (notes: C D# G A)
- j: C Min7 (notes: C D# G B)
- k: C Min8 (notes: C D# G C)
- l: C Min9 (notes: C D# G D)
- m: C Min10 (notes: C G C E)
- n: C Min12 (notes: C G C F#)
- o-p: CoG and Min+
- o: CoG (notes: C F G)
- p: C Min+ (notes: C E G#)