Computer Music

Melody + harmony

01 Inverted chords sound scary, but they’re very easy to use. Inverting a chord just means the order of the notes in the chord is changed. For instance, a ‘normal’ A minor triad chord uses the notes A C E, in that order; the first inversion of A minor would be C, E, A. Same notes, different order! Do this in MIDI by simply moving notes up/down an octave. You can really change the feel of the progression, as well as restrict

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