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Chord types


Double-click on a chord you want to change. The chord selector will open offering two layouts: standard and extended. The standard layout:

Click on a musical note to set the chord root. Click on the "maj","m","+", etc. buttons to change the chord type. The standard chord selector lets you choose from the following chord types:

	maj	major
	m	minor
	+	augmented
	o	diminished
	M7	major seventh
	7	dominant seventh
	m7	minor seventh
	+7	augmented seventh (7#5)
	7	half-diminished seventh (m7b5)
	o7	diminished seventh
	6	major sixth
	m6	minor sixth
	sus	suspended fourth (sus4)
	2	major second
	m2	minor second
	sus2	suspended second
	5	power chord

If the chord selector is open, a single click on any chord is enough to select that chord for editing. To quit chord edit mode, simply click in an empty area.

If you click on the symbol (in the top-right corner of the chord selector), the extended layout will be presented:

The extended chord selector lets you specify more complex harmonies, more advanced chord progressions (e.g. for jazz music) by adding the following chord types:

	6sus	suspended sixth
	7sus	suspended seventh
	mM7	minor major seventh
	7b5	dominant seventh flat five
	7b9	dominant seventh flat ninth
	7#9	dominant seventh sharp ninth
	7alt	altered dominant seventh (7#5#9)
	9	dominant ninth
	m9	minor ninth
	M9	major ninth
	9sus	suspended ninth
	+9	augmented ninth (9#5)
	9b5	dominant ninth flat five
	69	major sixth ninth (6add9)
	m69	minor sixth ninth (m6add9)
	m11	minor eleventh
	13	dominant thirteenth
	m13	minor thirteenth
	M13	major thirteenth

In addition to the above chord types, ChordPulse lets you modify the chord inversion, define slash chords (independent bass notes) and specify various chord voicing options. Chord inversions and slash chords will be discussed in the next sections, for more details about chord voicing, see section "Play menu" / "Chord Voicing...".

Please note that some music styles may contain notes that are not included in a specific chord type, for example, Blues styles may add extra notes. Also, music styles may contain less notes than defined by the chord type (typically power chords are played in some of the Rock styles).


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