User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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Chord Preview/Builder
You can instantly hear how any chord sounds by selecting it in the chordsheet and
pressing Shift+Return, or use the “Chord Builder” feature to audition different chords
until you find the one that sounds best to you. In other words, you can enter chords “by
ear” without having to know the actual chord names or any music theory. This feature
also illustrates the differences between various chord types.
Previewing Chords
This feature allows you to hear chords as you to type them in. When you are entering
chords onto the Chordsheet (or notation window), after you type a chord name, press
Shift+Return. This enters the chord onto the chordsheet and then plays the chord for
you, using the patches on the Piano part and Bass part. You can also listen to a chord that
has already been entered, by just pressing Shift+Return after moving to that bar with the
chord. If there is no chord entered at that bar, you will hear the last chord that was
entered.
You can also preview chords from the Chord Settings dialog. Press Option+Z to launch
the dialog, and then press the [Preview] button to hear the current chord in the Chord
Options dialog.
Chord Builder
This feature allows you to hear and build chords up by clicking on the root, extension
(and alternate root if applicable). You can launch the chord builder by choosing the User
| Chord Builder menu option or with the keystrokes Ctrl+Shift+H.
You'll then see the following Chord Builder dialog: