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Look under Edit and check 'Jazz down the chords'. That may help. Later, Ray



hi Ray, unfortunately this only works for jazz style progressions... i.e. if the chords have been written as 7ths or as altered chords ( sharp fifth, etc).

Instead, I am talking about chords that have NOT been written with any extensions or alteration. Unfortunately, this is an old BIAB problem with the Realtracks. With the midi tracks it works better but frankly is a bummer for me not to be able to use many of the Realtracks because of the problem mentioned.

I am forced to try a limited bunch and write down the ones that will work best, but it would really be about time for PG Music to give us the option to play the progressions with ONLY the chord notes, as written. My Yamaha arranger does that job perfectly. BIAB always seem to throw in there some rather inelegant or even ugly notes.

I am forced to write music on the Yamaha and to make the final version of the song with BIAB and it's Realtracks, rather than writing music with BIAB directly, because these random notes are too disruptive to my workflow.

I mean, just playing the chords exactly as written..... why is that so hard for BIAB. Also, by doing that, the melody is more effective, since usually most alterations and embellishments are written in the melody....