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Jazz Progression Presets

Select a professionally crafted jazz chord progression to use as a starting point

Gemma 3

16-bar progression with polychords, altered dominants, and non-functional harmony

ChatGPT 4.5

16-bar sequence with modal interchange, bitonal chords, and altered dominants

Claude 3.7

Sophisticated 4-section progression with polytonal concepts and upper structure triads

Featured Progression

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Basic Advanced Notes
Triad Tetrad Complex

Manually adjust individual notes in the chord. Click on the piano keyboard to hear each note.

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Settings

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Jazz Chord Progression Editor Help

Basics Chord Types Keyboard Shortcuts

Getting Started

  • Use the Chord Palette on the left to browse and add chords to your progression.
  • Create Sections to organize your progression (verse, chorus, bridge, etc.).
  • Add Annotations to sections or individual chords to include notes about performance or theory.
  • Use the playback controls at the bottom to listen to your progression.

Managing Your Work

  • Use Export to save your progression as a JSON file that you can share or reuse later.
  • Use Import to load a previously saved progression.
  • The New button creates a fresh progression.

Editing Chords

  • Click the three dots menu on any chord to edit, delete, or duplicate it.
  • In the chord editor, use the Basic tab for quick changes or the Advanced tab for detailed voicing options.
  • The Notes tab allows you to manually edit the specific notes in each chord.

Common Jazz Chord Types

Name Symbol Example Notes
Major 7th maj7 Cmaj7 C E G B
Dominant 7th 7 C7 C E G Bb
Minor 7th m7 Cm7 C Eb G Bb
Half-diminished m7b5 Cm7b5 C Eb Gb Bb
Diminished 7th dim7 Cdim7 C Eb Gb A
Augmented aug Caug C E G#
Major 9th maj9 Cmaj9 C E G B D
Dominant 9th 9 C9 C E G Bb D
Minor 9th m9 Cm9 C Eb G Bb D
Dominant 13th 13 C13 C E G Bb D F A
Altered Dominant 7alt C7alt C E G Bb Db Eb Ab

Common Extensions & Alterations

  • b5 - Flattened 5th (Gb in C chord)
  • #5 - Sharpened 5th (G# in C chord)
  • b9 - Flattened 9th (Db in C chord)
  • #9 - Sharpened 9th (D# in C chord)
  • #11 - Sharpened 11th (F# in C chord)
  • b13 - Flattened 13th (Ab in C chord)

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Space Play/Pause progression
Esc Close any open modal
Ctrl + S Export progression
Ctrl + N New progression
Ctrl + O Open import modal

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