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Chapter 4: MIDI File Chord Interpretation Wizard 21
Chapter 4: MIDI File Chord Interpretation Wizard
Overview
Many people who play music by ear think of songs in terms of “Chords and
Melody.” However many MIDI files lack chord symbols, so they become
difficult to learn without the user having to figure out the chords in a time
consuming process. Now you can open up any MIDI file in Band-in-a-Box,
and Band-in-a-Box will
automatically
figure out the chords of the song for
you. It automatically analyzes the MIDI file, figures out where the bass, piano,
melody and other tracks are, and then works out the chord changes for the
song. The chords are written onto the Band-in-a-Box chordsheet like any other
song. This allows you to quickly learn how to play a song from a MIDI file -
just read it into Band-in-a-Box and you'll see the chord symbols, and then learn
the Melody! You can also read tracks into the Melody and Soloist tracks.
Importing Chords
You can import the chords from a MIDI file. To do this, first blank the
chordsheet, by choosing File | New. Then select the menu item File | Import
Chords from MIDI file.
This launches the dialog for “Interpret Chords from MIDI file.”