The Circle of Fifths assistant displays the chords in an interactive visualization.
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The chord that defines the current key, which is shown at the top, in the center of the Circle of Fifths, is marked as the tonic (I).
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The outer circle shows the twelve major chords, ordered in intervals of fifths.
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The inner circle displays the corresponding parallel minor chords.
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The roman numerals mark the chords of the current key with their scale degree. You can use these chords to create typical chord progressions, or you can use the other chords for more creative results.
To open the Circle of Fifths assistant, do one of the following:
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Activate Show/Hide Chord Assistant Window on the chord pads zone toolbar, and select Circle of Fifths.
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Activate Show/Hide Editor/Assistant on the chord pads zone toolbar, and select Circle of Fifths.
To play a chord, click it.
The last 3 chords that you clicked are shown in bold.
To assign a chord to the next unassigned chord pad, right-click the suggested chord, and select Assign to First Unassigned Pad, or double-click the suggested chord.
You can also drag the suggested chord and drop it on a chord pad.
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To correctly display the scale degrees, open the Major/Minor pop-up menu and select an option.