# Songwriting - [How to compose](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/how-to-compose.md): In this guide, I'll walk you through the workflow of composing with the app. This is just one approach, so don't worry if your workflow looks different... - [Start a new song](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/start-new-song.md) - [Song settings](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/song-settings.md) - [Change the key of a song](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/song-settings/change-key-of-song.md) - [Change song to minor](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/song-settings/change-song-to-minor.md): You can change the mode of the song to mi - [Change the tempo](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/song-settings/change-tempo.md) - [Change the time signature](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/song-settings/change-time-signature.md) - [Modulation](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/song-settings/modulation.md) - [Edit a chord](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord.md) - [Enter the chord edit mode](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/add-optional-tones-to-a-certain-chord.md): Create chords like: Cm7, D13, Gsus4, G/B... - [Change root note](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/change-root-note.md) - [Change quality](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/edit.md) - [Add chord extensions like 7th, 9th etc.](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/add-optional-tones.md) - [Get a chord suggestion](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/get-a-chord-suggestion.md) - [Mute a chord](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/mute-a-chord.md) - [Create a slash chord](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/create-a-slash-chord.md) - [Add more chords to a bar](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/add-more-chords-to-a-bar.md): You can add up to four chords to each bar (needs app version 3.4.4 or greater) - [Adjust the chord length](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/adjust-the-chord-length.md) - [Long-press a chord](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/long-press-a-chord.md) - [Copy & Paste chords](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/copy-and-paste-chords.md): This feature is available for iOS from app version 3.5.2 - [Step out of the key](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/step-out-of-the-key.md) - [In theory: Borrow a chord](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/step-out-of-the-key/borrow-a-chord.md): What does this mean, "borrow a chord"? - [In the app: Borrow a chord](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/step-out-of-the-key/in-the-app-borrow-a-chord.md): How do I use "borrowed chords" within the TONALY app? - [Chord statistics](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/step-out-of-the-key/chord-statistics.md): See statistics of tones in- and out-of-key, related to the mode of your song. - [Chord suggestions](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/step-out-of-the-key/chord-suggestions.md) - [Edit song structure](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure.md) - [Add or delete lines and parts](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure/add-or-delete-lines-and-parts.md) - [Add or delete bars](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure/add-or-delete-bars.md): How to add or delete bars/measures from a song - [Add or delete chords from a bar](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure/add-or-delete-chords-from-a-bar.md) - [Adjust the chord length](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure/adjust-the-chord-length.md) - [Drag and drop lines and parts](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure/drag-and-drop-lines-and-parts.md): This feature is available from app version 3.2.7 (which is currently in beta testings) - [Change the name of a part](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure/change-the-name-of-a-part.md): This feature is available from app version 3.2.7 (which is currently in beta testings) - [Repeat lines, loop parts](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure/repeat-lines-loop-parts.md) - [Maximum song length](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-song-structure/maximum-song-length.md) - [Playback settings](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/playback-settings.md) - [Metronome](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/playback-settings/metronome.md) - [Octave of the payback](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/playback-settings/octave-of-the-payback.md) - [Change the playback sound](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/playback-settings/change-the-playback-sound.md) - [Loop song](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/playback-settings/loop-song.md) - [Display settings](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/display-settings.md) - [Undo & redo changes](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/undo-redo.md) - [Save song](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/save-song.md) - [Song templates](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/song-templates.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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