The newest update to AudioTheory Guitars is here. This update is not so much focused on bug fixes (perhaps I fixed them all... just maybe) but rather an important new feature that has been frequently requested. This is the ability to automatically load chords when selecting a scale preset.
So how this works
The major and minor scales (as well as the modal variants) all contain seven notes. Each of these notes is also the root for a chord that can be played as part of this scale. However, as we go through the scale from positions 1 through to 7 we swap between a pattern of major/ minor and 1x diminished chords at a fixed interval defined by the scale type.
For example a major scale goes...
I – major
ii – minor
iii – minor
IV – major
V – major
vi – dim
The good news is that with this new update to AudioTheory Guitars you don't have to worry too much about how this is constructed or the variations between scale types and modes. All you need to do is choose a desired scale from the selector and the rest will take care of itself!
These chords are of course not the only chords that will be compatible with your scale (and AudioTheory Guitars also includes many alternate shapes that can be swapped in) but it should be a great starting point when learning scales and finding compatible chords.
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One more thing!
Another quick note before I go. As well as making music theory software I'm also here in the world of Steam as a game developer, and today I'm launching Lion Quest Infinity, a title I've spent the last five years working on.
It's a story driven adventure game where you steal a magic grandfather clock and travel through time and space on an adventure to save the universe. By night that is, by day you're working an office job.
Oh, and there's even a piano-based special game directly inspired by AudioTheory.
If you're looking for an original game full of twists, surprises and wild ideas, this is one to check out!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1384530/Lion_Quest_Infinity