# In the app: Borrow a chord {% embed url="" %} ### ▶️ **Borrow a chord** > To insert a chord of a different mode, [**enter the chord edit overlay**](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/edit-a-chord/add-optional-tones-to-a-certain-chord)**.** > > Be sure your app is at least updated to **version 3.0.5** 👉 **Tap on "Borrow chord",** if you don't see it, scroll "Chord - Bass note" menu horizontally.
👉 **Select a key and a scale** you want to generate chords of.
👉 You will find the chords based on the selected scale here. **Select a chord** you would like to add to your composition.
👉 **Tap on "Insert chord".**
👉 **The chord will be inserted in the chord edit overlay.** If you have selected a bar, it will already be updated in your composition. If not, select a bar for the chord. Sometimes it can happen that the root note will be [enharmonically exchanged](https://guide.tonaly.app/general/general-info/enharmonic-equivalents) to fit into your song.
### 👉 Further reading: {% content-ref url="borrow-a-chord" %} [borrow-a-chord](https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/step-out-of-the-key/borrow-a-chord) {% endcontent-ref %} --- # 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. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guide.tonaly.app/songwriting/step-out-of-the-key/in-the-app-borrow-a-chord.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.