Suggester : chords and scales

Mathieu Routhier

About this app

Suggester is a tool to assist in the creation of songs and chord progressions. This app will help you find chords that work together. It is efficient and fun; use it to build musical phrases that will carry emotion through tension and release.

Select chords for their harmonic function. The app makes full use of the roman numeral notation.

Simply touch a chord to hear how it sound like. Press the play button to hear the chord progression sequentially and adjust the playback speed.

You can work either forward or backward:

FORWARD - Pick a scale, then build your song from the chords that the app suggests. That’s the quickest way to assemble chords that are compatible.

BACKWARD - From the catalog, pick a set of chords that you like. The app will tell you what scales it matches with. After you have selected the scale you want to use, the app can tell you what chords will fit in with the ones you entered before. That is extremely useful in jam sessions!

Pick chords and scales from our huge catalog. To go even further, you can create your own custom scales and custom chords.

To spice things up, you can borrow chords from parallel scales.

Explore new territories by using modulation.

Browse the classic chord progressions to find inspiration.

Use Drag and Drop to reorder chords. Hold your finger on an item for a second to start the drag operation. On a tablet, you can also drag chords directly from the suggestions to anywhere in your progression.

Swipe a chord from right to left to delete it.

Tap the note button on the left to change the duration of a chord.

Export your songs as MIDI or text.

Every sound generated with the app is also sent to the MIDI output, configurable in the Options. You can route these notes to another app on your device or an external MIDI port.

You can trigger chords through the MIDI input.

Ratings and reviews

My #1 tool for songwriting! In years of searching, I have never found a chord progression app so powerful and intuitive. Mathieu (the developer) was quick to assist when I encountered technical difficulties. I love the customization options, although I wish there was a little more flexibility in voicing options, the ability to freely arrange notes within a chord would be a godsend for voice leading. Still for all the features, the user-friendly interface, and the ease of use, Suggester is 10/10!

I've just this minute bought this because I thought the demo was excellent. I've got stuck straight in and already improved my chord progression no end. I have a problem, however. Now and then, the music doesn't play when I press the button but then plays all the bars without looking as if its playing. Stop doesn't work and I have to reset the software and load the music back in to have it play correctly again. I'm on a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

Best of the best! This is a must have music app! Whether you use this app for practice or composition, it is incredibly useful and powerful. It's also important to mention that I was having technical difficulties and sent out an email for help. Not only did I get a response, but the problem was solved within the same day! This is unheard of! If you're a musician, download this app and tell a friend. You won't be disappointed!

What’s new

improved Android compatibility.