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> Also, in the next major release consider adding a few more options like Relative Roman Numeral I, ii,

We already have that, with the relative root expressed using numbers, like 1, 4 etc. (Nashville numbers).
Are you suggesting that this should have a switch to showing Roman numerals instead?

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Just suggestion on how to improve the tool.
- Nashville is fine, a lot of other sources used Roman, no big deal.
+ The key button at the bottom should let you change keys. (Mine does not)
+ a video button with some basic of chord progression (common progressions, passing chords, importance of Tonic Sub-tonic etc.)
+ passing chord suggestions.
+ Next chord (comes from statistics)
+ how to borrow chords.

Borrowed chords are chords borrowed from other modes or keys. They are used to provide harmonic variety through contrasting scale forms. The most common borrowed chords are the ii chord from the parallel minor key and the IV chord from the parallel major key. The ii chord is often a half-diminished seventh chord and the IV chord is often a major seventh chord. Borrowed chords progress in the same manner as the diatonic chords they replace except for ♭ VI, which progresses to V (7).

The notation V/V means “the dominant of the dominant” and VI/V means "the submediant of the dominant"2. These are examples of secondary dominant chords which are borrowed chords from another key.




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Originally Posted By: PeterGannon
So what I recommend for a BiaB user interested in chord theory, is to use that chord builder above.

Just start clicking on row 1 (“diatonic”) and you’ll find that you could almost be randomly clicking on them and still have a nice chord progression.
- then start adding in some chords from row2 (“dominant 7th”) and you’ll get the nice added chords like D7, A7, E7, C7 that are used all the time in pop (and jazz).
- then bring in the nice chords from the key of Cm, and you’ll add Fm, Bb7, Cm, and Eb to the key of C, which are all great chords and used all the time in the key of C. For example, Fm is one if the nicest chords in the key of C (adds a “sad” quality, especially after an “F” chord), and once you discover it, you can’t live without it.
- then explore the lower rows and you’ll be introducing less commonly used chords, that are still present in the key of C. Examples would be CDim7 (diminished), Bm7b5 and F#m7b5.


Thank you so much for your patience, I will keep trying these chords!


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Hi,Dear PeterGannon

I have two requests.

1、Can the BIAB team create a keyboard for Chord builders to display chord notes.

2、Can the BIAB team allow each Bar to directly input 4 or 8 chords? Currently, only 2 chords are allowed. Even if you input 4 through commas, the chords after commas cannot be played directly through Enter+Shift. It would be more convenient to have 4 or 8 boxes directly. I know there are micro chords, but micro chords are not as convenient as simply inputting 4 or 8 chords per bar.


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