ChordWalk displays the triad chords for a selected key on the bottom row of the Chord Matrix Panel in their scale degree positions labelled with Roman numerals. Select a Chord sector, and your selected DAW instrument will play the notes of that Chord.

The seventh chord is just the basic triad chord with a fourth note added. Seventh chords are displayed in the middle column of the Chord Selection Matrix in their scale degree positions. Seventh chords have the number “7” affixed to their chord name.

Many modern composers have expanded the creative boundaries and introduced chords that include notes that are not contained within a single key. These chords are called “borrowed chords” as they contain notes that are borrowed temporarily from another key.

Chords can also be selected using your Qwerty keyboard. The assignments are shown here.

A guitar-stringed instrument view is presented when the Guitar icon is selected. As with the Piano view, select a creation tab, a music key and an octave range, and you are ready to start playing notes by activating the virtual strings.

The second option for guitar playing is notes selected. With Notes Selected, all the chords of the selected key and their note identifiers are displayed. You can display the chords as Triad, Seventh or Borrowed chords. The chords for the selected key are displayed in their scale-degree positions.

An arpeggio arranges chord notes into rhythmic patterns and sequences, allowing customization of note values, lengths, orders, sequences, octave ranges, transpositions, and voicings.

A seventh chord arpeggio plays the individual notes of a seventh chord in a sequential pattern.

Creators need the ability to play the notes of a selected chord along with the arpeggiated notes and chord patterns in real time. This feature, called Playthrough, combines harmony chords with the melodies and solos created using arpeggios.

You can take selected notes in an arpeggio and play them simultaneously in multiple patterns and orders, adding another layer of variety and color to your creative work. You can toggle between arpeggiations and full chord patterns in real-time.

For full chord playing, the note value in the first pattern defaults to the value set in the parent pane. Deactivated or muted notes will not be played as part of the full chord.

Arpeggios have been used extensively throughout the history of music. All the classic composers used them in their music. In the modern era, arpeggios are ubiquitous across all genres of music. Great pianists, guitarists, and wind and string instrumentalists incorporated arpeggios into their performances to demonstrate solo virtuosity.