Creating Chord Events from MIDI

You can extract chords from MIDI notes, parts, or tracks. This is useful if you have a MIDI file and want to show its harmonic structure, and use this file as starting point for further experimenting.

Prerequisite

You have added a chord track.
On a MIDI track, you have created a MIDI part with MIDI events that can be interpreted as chords.

Note
Drums, monophonic bass, or lead tracks are not suitable.

Procedure

In the Project window, select a part or one or several MIDI tracks.
You can also select the MIDI tracks, parts, or notes that you want to create in the Key Editor, Score Editor, or In-Place Editor.
Do one of the following:
- Drag the MIDI part and drop it on the chord track.
- Right-click a MIDI part, and select Create Chord Events from the context menu.
- Select Project > Chord Track > Create Chord Events.
In the Create Chord Events dialog, make your changes and click OK.

Result

The chord events are added to the chord track.

After Completing This Task

Use the Chord Assistant to create variations.