Assigning Chords with the Chord Assistant – Circle of Fifths Mode

If you have a chord that you want to use as a starting point for a chord progression, but you do not know how to create such a progression, you can use the Chord Assistant – Circle of Fifths window.

Procedure

  1. Right-click the chord pad that you want to use as a starting point and activate Use X as Origin for Chord Assistant.

    The Chord Assistant window opens, and the borders of the chord pad change their color to indicate that the assigned chord is now used as origin.

    The origin chord is displayed in the center, and the chords that belong to the scale are shown above it. The numerals indicate the scale degree of the chords. These help you to create chord progressions.

  2. In the Chord Assistant window, click the chord symbols to trigger the corresponding chords.
  3. To assign a chord, drag it from the Chord Assistant window and drop it on the chord pad.
    Note

    If one of the next chord pads is free, you can also right-click the chord in the Chord Assistant window and select Assign to Pad. This assigns the chord to the next free pad.