Chord Circle

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About this app

A "Chord Circle" is a musical tool used in music theory. It's a circular diagram that represents the relationships between the twelve keys by arranging them in a circular pattern. A Chord Circle can be helpful in various musical contexts:

1. **Key Changes**: The Chord Circle shows how keys are related to each other. Musicians can easily switch between related keys to vary the harmony in a song or to transpose for different instruments or vocalists.

2. **Chord Progressions**: Musicians can use the Chord Circle to create harmonically interesting chord progressions. By using chords from neighboring keys, they can develop complex and appealing harmonies in their compositions.

3. **Major and Minor**: The Chord Circle illustrates the difference between major and minor keys. This is useful for creating emotional moods in music and shaping the musical atmosphere.

4. **Chord Relationships**: Musicians can read from the Chord Circle which chords are present in a particular key. This helps in selecting chords that complement each other well and facilitate harmonic transitions.

5. **Songwriting**: Songwriters often use the Chord Circle as a source of creative inspiration. Exploring chords and keys on the circle can lead to new ideas for songs.

6. **Music Theory**: The Chord Circle is an essential tool for understanding fundamental music theory concepts, especially regarding keys and chord progressions.

In summary, a Chord Circle helps musicians visualize and apply complex musical concepts. It's a useful tool for both beginners learning music theory and experienced musicians looking to enhance their compositions and arrangements.

What’s new

Make chords with numbers. Take a tone from the orange circle on position 1 of the green circle. The rest is easy. The tones 1-3-5 in the green circle are a major chord for all notes. The tones 1-b3-5 in the green circle is a minor chord for all notes. The tones 1-3-5-7 in the green circle is a mayor seventh chord for all tones. Each chord (sus2, sus4, sixth and so on) has the same numbers for all tones. So easy. And the circle of fifths is there too. Make all music.