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Songwriting
How to compose
Start a new song
Song settings
Edit a chord
Enter the chord edit mode
Change root note
Change quality
Add chord extensions like 7th, 9th etc.
Get a chord suggestion
Mute a chord
Create a slash chord
Add more chords to a bar
Adjust the chord length
Long-press a chord
Step out of the key
Edit song structure
Playback settings
Display settings
Undo & redo changes
Save song
Song templates
Export
MIDI
PDF Lead sheet
Share song
Export saved songs
Scales & Modes
Learn and practice scales
What is the difference between scales and modes?
Traditional "Circle of fifths"
Change key of scale
Change scale
Display note names next to scale
Display intervals next to scale
Onscreen instrument
Display the instrument
Switch the instrument
Fullscreen mode
Display staff next to the instrument
Piano
String instruments
Add-ons
Additional scales
PDF Lead sheets
Restore purchases
Add-ons in Tonaly Pro for Mac
Settings
Musical preferences
App settings
Tonaly Pro
Core-MIDI-Out
Troubleshooting
Wrong playback notes
Only colors visible in the song
Lost saved songs after updating
Lost saved songs after syncing with iCloud
Error loading the app
Blank screen after app logo
Performance of app is slow
Core-MIDI with Ableton Live
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Add more chords to a bar
You can add up to four chords to each bar (needs app version 3.4.4 or greater)
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▶️ Split a bar

To add another chord to a bar, you can
  1. 1.
    Expand the chord length editor when in composition mode (select a chord)
  2. 2.
    ​Long-press a chord
👉 Tap the ✂️ scissor icon (S)
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▶️ Delete a chord from a bar

  1. 1.
    Expand the chord length editor when in composition mode (select a chord)
  2. 2.
    ​Long-press a chord See above for more instructions on this.
👉 Tap the 🗑 trash icon (⇧ S)
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If there is only one chord in a bar, you can "delete" it by muting it. Read more​
If a line contains many chords it might be not entirely visible. In this case, you can scroll the line horizontally.
On macOS, you will need to press down the mouse to be able to scroll the line.
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▶️ Split a bar
▶️ Delete a chord from a bar