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Guided Tour

This guided tour will help you get started with the ChordSeqAI app. You will learn how to use the app to compose chord progressions with AI. This is an alternative to the built-in guided tour, feel free to use the one you prefer.

Add a blank chord

Click on the plus icon (alternatively shortcut A) at the top of the timeline to add a new chord. It will be initialized as an empty chord, denoted by ?.

An empty timeline element with the plus icon to add a new chord highlighted.

Select the blank chord

Click on the blank chord to select it. The chord will be highlighted.

The timeline with a blank chord highlighted.

Wait for the AI to load

After selecting the first chord, the AI model will start loading. It may take a while for the first time as the model is downloading, but it should be pretty quick after that.

The suggestion element with the text 'Loading AI model... 0.1/9.6 MB'.

Select the first chord

After the AI model is loaded, click on any chord from the suggestions to select it. Scroll down to see more options.

The suggestion element with a grid of suggested chords colored by the probability of occurrence. The chords are displayed as blocks with the chord symbol. Predictions start with C, C#, D, D#, E, F...

Add another chord

Click on the plus icon again (A) to add another chord. It will be appended after the selected chord.

The timeline element with a C major chord and the plus icon highlighted.

Select the second chord

Click on the newly added chord to select it. The chord will get highlighted, and the AI will start predicting the suggestions.

The timeline with two chords, C major and a blank chord, with the second chord highlighted.

Choose the second chord

Click on any chord from the suggestions to select it. The colors indicate how well the chord fits with the previous one.

The suggestion element with a grid of suggested chords colored by the probability of occurrence. The chords are displayed as blocks with the chord symbol. Predictions start with F, G, Am, Em, Dm, A#...

Repeat the process

Continue adding and selecting chords to build your chord progression. The AI will suggest chords that fit well together.

Specify the genre and decade (optional)

ChordSeqAI allows you to specify the style used for chord suggestions. Click on the right part of the split button above the timeline to select the genre and decade.

Model and style selection split button. The left part shows the model name 'Conditional Transformer M', and the right part shows the highlighted style 'No genres; No decades'. The button is split in the middle with a vertical line.

That's it for the guided tour!

You have completed the guided tour of the ChordSeqAI app. Now you can start composing chord progressions with AI. If you want to export the progression, use the shortcut E or click on . Happy composing!

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