# 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 %}