User Guide

Chapter 12: Wizards, Tutors, and Fun
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You’ll then get typical Jazz chords.
Verify that the key is correct. Band-in-a-Box analyzes the melody, and gives its best guess as to the best key for the
song. If it is different than the current key, Band-in-a-Box will suggest the new key, and you can press the button to
set the key to the new key.
Set the region of the song that you want reharmonized. Usually this will be the “Whole Song.”
Press [OK-Reharmonize]. You’ll now get a brand new chord progression for the melody.
See a List of Possible Reharmonizations
Use the feature interactively by displaying a menu of possible chord progressions for a portion of the melody, and
audition them to choose the best one using the “Bar Reharmonist.” This allows you to hear some new chord
progressions for existing melodies, or brand new progressions for tunes without chords.
To do this, choose Window | Chord Reharmonist Dialog (choose your own). This shows you the current bar in the
song (for example, bar 7). It shows a list of suggested chord progressions for the current melody, based on the
melody and genre that you choose.