Chord Names

With Composer, you can add chord names as simple as:

or as complex as:

You can request Composer to analyze the harmony in a song and automatically display chord names. Composer does this with fairly good accuracy, but does sometimes make mistakes and omissions. You can quickly correct them.

The topics that follow describe various procedures for editing chord names:

Adding and Editing Chord Names

Transcribing Chord Names

Advancing to the Next (or Previous Beat) While Editing Chord Names

Shifting Chord Names to the Right or Left

Formatting Chord Names

Temporarily Hiding or Permanently Removing Chord Names