User Guide

Chapter 12: Tutors and Wizards 201
Chord Substitution Wizard
Reharmonizing a song with the Chord Substitution Wizard is a fun and
educational way to perform or practice a familiar song in a brand new way. This
feature is very easy to use; simply highlight an area of chords and select “Chord
Substitution.” The possible chord substitutions are instantly displayed for you.
For example, if you had chords such as “Dm7 G7 Cmaj7,” a list of substitutions
including the tritone substitution “Dm7 Db7b5 Cmaj7” would be offered to you
for use in your song. There are also helpful comments associated with each
substitution, showing you why a given substitution might work in each case
(e.g., is the melody compatible with the substitution, etc.). Or you can enable
the “Auto-Substitution“ feature and the substitutions will be selected according
to the general preset preferences.
There are 2 ways to get chord substitutions, you can let Band-in-a-Box show
you a list of possible substitutions to pick from yourself (User | Chord
Substitution Dialog), or you can let Band-in-a-Box pick them automatically
(User | Auto-Substitutions).
Chord Substitutions Dialog