>> After telling the program where the first bar is, the only thing it seems to be able to do is find the key it's in.
ACW doesn't figure out the key of the song, it just leaves it at C. So that is strange to begin with.

- First get the bars right. This is done by:
1. Setting bar 1 (ctrl-click on the place that you want to be bar 1).
2. Then as the song plays, any time the bar line is wrong, press F8 (function key 8), or the Enter key. Usually if you tap on a few bar lines, the program starts getting them right. Worst case scenario, is that you do the whole song, and it would take 4 minutes to tap in a 4 minute song, because you tap them in as the song plays. Or you hit the occasional bar line if it is drifting away,

OK, now that the bar lines are correct, the chords are likely going to be correct. If they aren't, try a different song. Don't keep trying "incredibly easy 3 chord songs that you already know the chords for. The best genres are pop/country songs where people are playing the chords. Ironically, "3 chord songs" might not be that easy for ACW, since the musicians are often playing around the chords, so I'd try a few more songs. For example, American Woman has 1 chord, I wouldn't expect ACW to end up with 1 chord.

If you have the bars lined up, and have chosen a pop/country song (not heavy metal, not jazz), it should be pretty good.

Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.