Chord Wheel : Circle of 5ths
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About Chord Wheel : Circle of 5ths
Chord Wheel helps you to understand how music works. Also, it helps you to get some musical ideas for your own songs.
The Interactive Chord Wheel is an implementation of one of the most basic and significant music theory, 'Circle of fifths' on Android. This app is uniquely designed to represent the relationship between a scale and a chord.
In the screen of this app, the Circle is made up of several concentric rings, which provides various information. By rotating the 2 rings, inner and outer, the needed information can be got easily.
The outer most ring shows information on the scale such as a tonic, a dominant, a sub-dominant, a relative minor, a relative major, and a progression of the degree. The next outer ring shows a series of note's name ordered by the progression of 5th, and the root note of a scale can be set by rotationg this ring. When rotating the outer ring, the inner ring rotates also. The next ring shows a degree of a note and a diatonic chord in that scale. By rotaing the next ring, a chord can be set. If a note name of the outer ring is touched, then a diatonic chord, of which the root note is the note, is set. Instead of the inner chord ring, a key progression ring can be displayed which is very useful when transposing a song to another key. At the center of the concentric rings, a signiture of the scale is displayed.
The direction of the circle
The direction of the key progression on a circle can be set to a CW or a CCW direction by a user.
Switchable Inner Wheel
The inner wheel can be switched when it is needed. A chord wheel, a transpose wheel, and a interval wheel are avalable.
Scale
A major scale and 3 minor scale and church modes are available. The scale tones can be distinguished by its background color. A diatonic chord of the scale can be set by touching one of its scale tones.
Diatonic Scale Chord
Both triads and 7th chords are supported for each scale.
Chord Wheel
Chord wheel is uniquely designed to represent the relationship between a scale and a chord. Most diatonic chords are available. The chord tones can be distinguished by its background color or its mark.
Transpose Wheel
For transposing, a ring of key progression can be displayed instead of a chord ring.
Interval Wheel
Intervals of notes can be found out easily and quickly. Just switch the inner wheel to an interval wheel.
Inversion of a Chord
The inversion of a chord can be played by clicking a button, and also can be seen through the piano view.
Notation System
There are various ways of naming note names. In this app, CDEFGAB, CDEFGAH, and Fixed-Do systems are supported. Also, you can set a prefered accidental, a sharp(＃) or a flat(♭).
Piano
Information about a scale or a chord is shown on a 2-octave sized mini piano. It can be played by touching the keys.
Guitar
Information about a scale or a chord also can be shown on a guitar fretboard. It's tunable.
Colors / Marks
The tones of a scale and a chord are associated with the 7 colors of the rainbow. For example, the 1st note is red, and the 7th note is violet.
Also, marks such as ●, △, ★, ◎ represent that it's 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th note.
Clef / Signature
A signature of the scale is showed at the center of rings. A clef can be set to a treble of a bass.
When the center is touched, user-defined action is performed.
Sounds
The sound of a scale and a chord can be played. A chord sound can be played arpeggio pattern or not.
Piano, E.Piano, and Guitar sounds are included. The bundled sounds are recorded in high quality.
Available scales
Major
Natural / Harmonic / Melodic Minor
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Available chords
Major (Triad)
Major 7th
Major 6th
Major 7th aug 5th
Major aug 5th (Triad)
Suspended 2nd (Triad)
Suspended 4th (Triad)
Minor (Triad)
Minor 7th
Minor 6th
Minor Major 7th
Dominant 7th
Dominant 7th aug 5th
Dominant 7th flat 5th
Dominant 7th sus 4th
Diminished (Triad)
Diminished 7th
Minor 7th flat 5th
The Interactive Chord Wheel is an implementation of one of the most basic and significant music theory, 'Circle of fifths' on Android. This app is uniquely designed to represent the relationship between a scale and a chord.
In the screen of this app, the Circle is made up of several concentric rings, which provides various information. By rotating the 2 rings, inner and outer, the needed information can be got easily.
The outer most ring shows information on the scale such as a tonic, a dominant, a sub-dominant, a relative minor, a relative major, and a progression of the degree. The next outer ring shows a series of note's name ordered by the progression of 5th, and the root note of a scale can be set by rotationg this ring. When rotating the outer ring, the inner ring rotates also. The next ring shows a degree of a note and a diatonic chord in that scale. By rotaing the next ring, a chord can be set. If a note name of the outer ring is touched, then a diatonic chord, of which the root note is the note, is set. Instead of the inner chord ring, a key progression ring can be displayed which is very useful when transposing a song to another key. At the center of the concentric rings, a signiture of the scale is displayed.
The direction of the circle
The direction of the key progression on a circle can be set to a CW or a CCW direction by a user.
Switchable Inner Wheel
The inner wheel can be switched when it is needed. A chord wheel, a transpose wheel, and a interval wheel are avalable.
Scale
A major scale and 3 minor scale and church modes are available. The scale tones can be distinguished by its background color. A diatonic chord of the scale can be set by touching one of its scale tones.
Diatonic Scale Chord
Both triads and 7th chords are supported for each scale.
Chord Wheel
Chord wheel is uniquely designed to represent the relationship between a scale and a chord. Most diatonic chords are available. The chord tones can be distinguished by its background color or its mark.
Transpose Wheel
For transposing, a ring of key progression can be displayed instead of a chord ring.
Interval Wheel
Intervals of notes can be found out easily and quickly. Just switch the inner wheel to an interval wheel.
Inversion of a Chord
The inversion of a chord can be played by clicking a button, and also can be seen through the piano view.
Notation System
There are various ways of naming note names. In this app, CDEFGAB, CDEFGAH, and Fixed-Do systems are supported. Also, you can set a prefered accidental, a sharp(＃) or a flat(♭).
Piano
Information about a scale or a chord is shown on a 2-octave sized mini piano. It can be played by touching the keys.
Guitar
Information about a scale or a chord also can be shown on a guitar fretboard. It's tunable.
Colors / Marks
The tones of a scale and a chord are associated with the 7 colors of the rainbow. For example, the 1st note is red, and the 7th note is violet.
Also, marks such as ●, △, ★, ◎ represent that it's 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th note.
Clef / Signature
A signature of the scale is showed at the center of rings. A clef can be set to a treble of a bass.
When the center is touched, user-defined action is performed.
Sounds
The sound of a scale and a chord can be played. A chord sound can be played arpeggio pattern or not.
Piano, E.Piano, and Guitar sounds are included. The bundled sounds are recorded in high quality.
Available scales
Major
Natural / Harmonic / Melodic Minor
Ionian
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
Available chords
Major (Triad)
Major 7th
Major 6th
Major 7th aug 5th
Major aug 5th (Triad)
Suspended 2nd (Triad)
Suspended 4th (Triad)
Minor (Triad)
Minor 7th
Minor 6th
Minor Major 7th
Dominant 7th
Dominant 7th aug 5th
Dominant 7th flat 5th
Dominant 7th sus 4th
Diminished (Triad)
Diminished 7th
Minor 7th flat 5th
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Price update Price changed from $4.99 to $4.69.
Price update Price changed from $4.55 to $4.99.
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What are users saying about Chord Wheel : Circle of 5ths
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Just purchased the software which is very useful. I got some problem in setting major scale. When I moved outer ring to set tonic to B, F sharp, C sharp, I got major scale of B, F sharp and then instead of C sharp that I was expecting, I got D flat major scale. Hence, I could not get a key signature with 7 sharps which is C sharp major scale. I understand C sharp and D flat are enharmonic equivalent though. Similarly, when I moved the outer ring from D flat, G flat, I got major scale of D flat, G flat. On the outer ring, the note name next to G flat was B and not C flat that I was expecting. In fact, I could not find C flat note name on the outer ring and hence I could not get a key signature with 7 flats which is C flat major scale. I understand C flat and B are enharmonic equivalent thought. I am using version 5.0 on Samsung Notes 3. Hope these problems can be resolved soon for such helpful software.
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In the key of Gb it shows that the fourth is B (should be Cb). And in F# it shows that the 7th is F (should be E#). Still I think it's a good app. I sent an email to you before about this and I got the exact same reply. Do I have to explain again? Spelling matters. Especially in a music theory reference app.
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MUST READ!!! Great app but it constantly loads up its own play store page every 2-3 minutes even when the app is paid for... Reached out to developers but I haven't gotten any reply or fix to the issue. Just be aware
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Outstanding and well above and beyond any of the rest. With a little time spent on learning how to use it and it's functions, this app takes all the puzzles and mix ups out of anything you want to do. STELLAR app well worth the $3.99 for the full version ! ! ! ! HOWEVER..... If the developer would add major and minor pentatonic scales to the app, it would be beyond perfect. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add the scales. Thanks.
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Been using this for a quick refrence as I work on memorizing scales and note positions. In my opinion, it's the best guide you can find. It has everything you need to learn your notes and become a better musician.
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Great app super helpful be good if you added some different scale types ...blues pentatonic ext . Look forward to the next upgrade, please consider have got many of my music friends using your app and we all agree it would rock if you added some more scales
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Hi, I have a feature request. As a trumpet player, my instrument is in Bb, however there is currently no way to transpose the sounds of the app to compensate for this. This would be mega useful and would be really great to see. Otherwise fantastic app, thank you.
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Perfection is a beautiful thing! Worth every penny! Thank you for all your hard work...did I mention this is an essential music tool?
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Great app. Already after a few days my understanding of chord relationships has improved. I wish I had this year's ago. Well worth the spend as a cardboard version is $10-20
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In color and style this is similar to Jim Fleser's Chord Wheel booklet. (I'm no expert, but it seems to have all the same information.) But it has been so elegantly scaled down for the small screen that it is actually clearer and easier to read, and having TWO spinning wheels makes it work better, too. It lacks the booklet's 12 pages of notes, but it does have links to some other useful guides. AND it has fretboard/keyboard charts, and an AUDIO sample when you touch your selected note/chord. Fantastic!
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This app does everything you could want and more. I'll be using it for a long time coming! Not to mention their customer service is quick to respond and address any concerns about ut. They are obviously very dedicated to the continuing improvement if their app.
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I like the lay out very simple to understand seen people were upset that it wasn't free but I think it's worth the price. You could always buy the book for more.
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Seriously awesome. Perfect. Great functionality and pro interface. Smooth and responsive wheel motion and great color coding. One of best music apps to learn the chords in the keys, if not the best.
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Been using this for a quick refrence as I work on memorizing scales and note positions. In my opinion, it's the best guide you can find. It has everything you need to learn your notes and become a better musician.
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This is a useful tool for all musicians, especially if you do any arranging, composing, or transposing.
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This portable app unfolds music theory beautifully. Been using for 2 years and still learning new scales, chords and progressions.
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In future updates it would be interesting to add the possibility to change the master tuning from A 440Hz to any other value. Thanks beforehand.
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But a bit pricey.
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I decided to purchase the full version after trying the light version. It's a brilliant app for music theory and well worth the money. Top marks for a great app.
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Really great app, easy to understand with great functionality, highly recommended.
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Seriously awesome. Idea: option for another or inner circle showing the relative minor like next to G inner circle shows Em. Perfect though. Not a complaint. Great functionality and pro interface. Smooth and responsive wheel motion and great color coding. One of best music apps to learn the chords in the keys, if not the best. if you combine this with chord theory flashcards you will become supersmaht lol :)
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It utilises boring theory in quick visual reference, not over simplifying the technical aspects of chords and scales, which I felt some other dev. do
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It has. help me to better under STAND the Relationship between MAJ OR AND MINOR keyS
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This is a great app. Nice to have ez reference right in my pocket when I need it. You complainers must not be serious musicians because if you were, and knew the value of this app, you'd stop whining about the adds and fork out the few dollars to buy the fully functional app. Well worth it! Thanks to the developers for a job well done.
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Would be great if the app could save chord sequences.
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This app exceeded my expectations. After trying several other apps including the free version of this one; I happily purchased this one. Although it's not perfect, it's pretty darn close and a great tool for musicians who need that little music theory refresher while composing.
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This app seriously helped me and my friend get out of a creativity rut with all of its features. We learned more scales and how to implement them into our music.
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In future updates it would be interesting to add the possibility to change the master tuning from A 440Hz to any other value. Thanks beforehand.
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Awesome app . The UI and easy to navigate functions are the best I have come across . It's great to have this with me at all times .
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I just started a music theory class and this app is saving my life! Thank you!
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This wheel is laid out exactly the way I want, with the IV, I, V, ii, vi, iii, vii partial ring below the ring of chords. It's the only app like it. Nothing comes close. The Lite version would have been fine but I wanted the chords to run counterclockwise which is available only in the paid version. I was put off by the price because all I wanted was counterclockwise chords, which is the way most other apps do it, but this app does just what I want and its author deserves to eat.
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I really enjoy using this app cause It really helps when I get stuck...
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In future updates it would be interesting to add the possibility to change the master tuning from A 440Hz to any other value. Thanks beforehand.
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Excellent app , I use it a lot, thank you.
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It took my lunch money!
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Awesome app .Still getting use to the wheel and the theory behind it . It's great to have this with me at all times .
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A must for learning.
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It's easy to use and indispensable to me.
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Circle of Fifths
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This app is an excellent example of how a smart phone or tablet can dramatically enhance a very old concept. This app does things that are literally impossible to do with a paper wheel! Not to mention, this is the absolute best circle-of-fifths app in the entire Play Store. If you want to move your musical ability past the beginner or intermediate stages, this app is a must have!