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Chord/Scale Tab

The Chord/Scale tab is used to design a chord. The tab contains four chord keyboards on the left side and four scale keyboards on the right side. You can use the four levels of chord structure to combine multiple layers of chord tones, and create chords with as much complexity as you need. The following illustration shows the Chord/Scale tab in the Chord Properties window.

Chord Properties Chord/Scale tab

DirectMusic Producer uses a unique system for naming notes in chords. In this system, 2C is a reference pitch that can be considered a mid-range pitch on any instrument that is playing. The pitches between 1C and 2C (moving up the scale from 1C) are 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G, 1A, and 1B. Only four octaves are available for constructing chords: these octaves range from 1C to 4B. Only two octaves are available for creating chord roots: these octaves range from 1C to 2B.

The Chord/Scale tab contains the following elements:


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