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Chromatic School
IThe Major Foundations0/26
Chromatic Notes
  • 1.1All the letters
  • 1.2Sharps & flats
  • 1.3Higher or lower
  • 1.4Octaves
  • 1.5The chromatic scale
Major Scale
  • 2.1Whole & half steps
  • 2.2The major scale formula
  • 2.3Every note has a number
  • 2.4Distances have names
  • 2.5Intervals going down
  • 2.6The circle of fifths
  • 2.7Melodies in the scale
Building Chords
  • 3.1Building triads
  • 3.2Major triads
  • 3.3Major vs. minor
  • 3.4Diminished & augmented
Chords of the Key
  • 4.1A chord on every step
  • 4.2Chords from the scale
  • 4.3Why the 7th chord is diminished
Progressions
  • 5.1Every chord has a job
  • 5.2Four chords, three jobs
  • 5.3Home and away
  • 5.4The three primary chords
  • 5.5The pop loop
  • 5.6The doo-wop loop
  • 5.7Follow the song
IIThe Minor Foundations0/10
IIIModes0/9
IVRhythm & Groove0/21
VReading Music0/10
VISong Craft0/10
VIIMore Chords0/12
VIIIMore Scales0/6
IXHow Sound Works0/4
XGuitar0/11
Referenceall →
  • ♪Notes & scales
  • ♬Chords
  • ♩Rhythms
Toolsall →
  • ∞Progression looper
  • ◔Metronome
  • ◈Tuner
Practice
  • ◓Practice rooms
⚙Settings
Tools

Set it up, press play

Nothing here grades you. These are the small tools musicians keep within reach, and every one of them plays.

Progression looperPick chords in any key and loop them at your tempo.open →Song sketchpadChords and drums on one loop. Edit the beat while it plays.open →QWERTY pianoPlay piano from your computer keys: home row white, top row black.open →MetronomeA steady click in any meter. Tap the button to set the tempo.open →Polyrhythm playerTwo or three lines divide one cycle: 3 against 2 up to 24 against 23.open →TunerPlay a note and the mic names it, with a needle for sharp or flat.open →Singing trainerWrite a line of notes, then sing it back with feedback from the mic.open →TransposerEnter chords and see them in all twelve keys. Every row plays.open →