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You're thinking like a musician, you have to think like a dumb computer.

All it is is a collection of mathematical formulas that tell it things like if the key sig is G and the notes are D, G, Bb, F then it's a Gm7 but if the key sig is Bb it's probably a Bb6 but still could be a Gm7 depending on the bass note.

As you can tell, the different combinations are endless and while most of us players just "know" what something should be, a literal computer is liable to come up with anything.







Bob, your excellent explanation makes sense to me.
I get it now - Midi is only recording indivdual notes and not identifying them together as a chord.
Thanks!!! - Mark