ChordWalk displays the triad chords for a selected key on the bottom row of the Chord Matrix Panel in their scale degree positions labelled with Roman numerals. Select a Chord sector, and your selected DAW instrument will play the notes of that Chord.

The seventh chord is just the basic triad chord with a fourth note added. Seventh chords are displayed in the middle column of the Chord Selection Matrix in their scale degree positions. Seventh chords have the number “7” affixed to their chord name.

Many modern composers have expanded the creative boundaries and introduced chords that include notes that are not contained within a single key. These chords are called “borrowed chords” as they contain notes that are borrowed temporarily from another key.

Chords can also be selected using your Qwerty keyboard. The assignments are shown here.

A guitar-stringed instrument view is presented when the Guitar icon is selected. As with the Piano view, select a creation tab, a music key and an octave range, and you are ready to start playing notes by activating the virtual strings.

The second option for guitar playing is notes selected. With Notes Selected, all the chords of the selected key and their note identifiers are displayed. You can display the chords as Triad, Seventh or Borrowed chords. The chords for the selected key are displayed in their scale-degree positions.

What are Arpeggios? Arpeggios are ubiquitous in all genres of music over many centuries. Arpeggios provide energy, movement, flow, interest and rich colour to music creation and performance.

In ChordWalk, note values, called Steps, are essential for creating arpeggios and can include Rests (silences). ChordWalk’s arpeggiator lets you mix note values to create varied and complex melodies and harmonies.

Gate settings in ChordWalk control how long each note or rest (step) is played. Common note values, like half notes, quarter notes, dotted notes, and triplets, have specific lengths in beats. You can adjust these lengths using Gate Settings to change the feel of your music, such as making notes short and clipped for staccato effects.

An arpeggio arranges chord notes into rhythmic patterns and sequences, allowing customization of note values, lengths, orders, sequences, octave ranges, transpositions, and voicings.

A seventh chord arpeggio plays the individual notes of a seventh chord in a sequential pattern.

In ChordWalk, using fewer, well-constructed arpeggios create better rhythms and melodies. Features like "Sync to Downbeat" enhance performance while allowing advanced customization and MIDI routing.

The Master Control panel allows you to enable, add, adjust volume, stop, and sync all Arpeggiators, with features to manage metronome settings and reset Arpeggiators.

Start with basic settings on a single Arpeggiator pane in ChordWalk, then experiment with note patterns, octaves, and step settings, and route outputs to multiple MIDI destinations for varied and interactive arpeggio creation.

In the Arpeggio Pane, you can customize the play order, volume, and gate settings of individual notes, create rests, and experiment with different patterns, with indicators showing active notes.

Now that you are comfortable using a single Arp, we will add more Arpeggiators to give your creations depth, variety, and color. To open a new Arpeggiator, click the + button labelled "Open New Arp."

Creators need the ability to play the notes of a selected chord along with the arpeggiated notes and chord patterns in real time. This feature, called Playthrough, combines harmony chords with the melodies and solos created using arpeggios.

We will now explore the advanced controls and settings for individual notes within an Arpeggiator. Click the expand icon next to the note area labeled “Note Pattern Settings.”

The Pattern Sequencer enables you to arrange and customize individual notes of a chord into rhythmic patterns and sequences for arpeggiation. You can adjust the controls and settings of these individual note patterns and sequences in real-time.

Two mode selections are available, allowing you to change the playing cycles for the individual note flavors. The first mode is Chain Mode. When a note has the Chain/Alternate icon selected, the Arpeggiator will play all active notes within the pane before moving to the next Note Order position.