6613 votes - Music - First release: 2013-10-24T04:45:55Z
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Chords and Scales lets you explore chords, scales, chord progressions and compose songs in intuitive and interactive way. It helpful for musicians from beginners to experts and allows you to understand musical structures and find inspiration. All chords and scales can be played ascending, descending and harmonically and are shown on virtual piano and staff. The root note and inversion of the chords can easily be changed. App also includes song composer that allows you to easily layout chords progressions and recommend chords based on selected scale. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Features Large chord collection; Large scale collection; Chord progressions collection; Song composer with chord recommendations Audio playback support for everything; Piano view for chords and scales Staff view for chords and scales Find chords by the root and inversion, notes on staff or piano keys; Find scales by the root or piano keys; Interactive circle of fifths; MIDI in and out support; Scale fingerings for both hands. Simple and intuitive. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- User Reviews I'm a piano teacher of 15 years and have more and more students who want to play chords and improvise. This app is a perfect resource for them. I like it because it's thorough but at the same time very simple. I am new to piano, familiar with some scales, and chord progressions but this app will really help me to understand and explore various combinations. I pair this app with additional learning material online to help me fully understand the math / science behind the music. This app is great for understanding scales, chords, chord progressions, and the circle if fifths. I like the easy to use interface. It only includes common scales and chords. I have another app that has tons of complicated and confusing scales that I've never heard of much less can pronounce. I just wanted something to show me the common scales and chords, and this app does it. It also sounds the chord or scale. It gives you so much when you’re stuck composing. I’m relatively new to music theory, and for me, this makes everything I’ve been learning about chords super clear. I have taught piano for 33 years. This is the best app for any level student. It is so easy to use and kids love it when I use the iPad in their lesson.