Short Introduction
A quick tour of what Chordio does and where to begin.
Video Tutorials
Learn Chordio, one video at a time.
In these instructional videos you will gain valuable insights, and uncover helpful tips and tricks that will enhance your proficiency with the app. Unleash your artistic potential with Chordio.
Chordio is a powerful composition and music theory tool that makes finding chords and scales fun to learn. You can catalog all your unique chord voicings and progressions in one place. This is an essential tool for modern music producers, composers, and teachers.
Here you will find a series of video tutorials to help in using the app, as well as some useful tips & tricks.
Watch & learn
Video tutorials
Nine walkthroughs covering the essentials — from your first chord to arranging, editing and saving your work.
Composition Workspace
Sketch chord progressions, arrange them and play them back with the sequencer.
Chord Capture
Capture chords from your MIDI keyboard and see them named on the staff.
Chord Types
Explore chord types and discover new sounds for your progressions.
Chord Voicings
Reshape a chord with different voicings and inversions to fit your song.
Arranging & Editing
Restructure and refine your progressions with drag-and-drop editing.
Importing and Saving
Import MIDI, save your song ideas into playlists and export your work.
Arranging Views
Use split-screen and arranging views for classrooms and multi-monitor setups.
Soulful Chords with Chordio
Build rich, soulful chord progressions and expand your harmonic vocabulary.
Under the hood
Chordio's main features across six workspaces
Chordio comes with built-in sounds and chord progressions so you can play without reaching for any other tools. Solo over a progression with the built-in sequencer, then re-arrange or transpose it on the fly.
Composition
Built-in sequencer, an extensive chord library, chord customization, drag & drop arranging, one-tap transposition, custom playlists, exportable lead sheets, solo practice, chord panels, interactive play-along and MIDI export.
Modes
Interactive learning of the scales associated with each mode, hands-on mode practice, and dynamic settings for tonic, mode and layout to deepen your understanding of how notes, chords and scales relate.
Scales
Practise over 40 scales with their corresponding notes, integrated metronome for practising in all keys at any tempo, and a staff view to visualise chords and scales on a traditional music staff.
Sheet Music
Scores for all skill levels, adjustable tempo, loop key sections, hands-only practice, custom backing tracks with per-instrument volumes, and solo practice over the changes.
Lessons
Step-by-step guided learning, downloadable lesson packs across various styles, and flexible tempo and pitch so you can slow lessons down to suit your practice.
Music Theory
Engage with music theory through immersive, hands-on interactive lessons that turn abstract concepts into something you can see and hear.
About the developer
Chordio is created by the founder and CEO of One In A Billion Applications, who has a professional background in music production, composition, and app development.
Their music-industry accomplishments include a range of UK chart successes with artists such as Craig David, Beverley Knight, and Artful Dodger. They also composed music for David Attenborough's wildlife TV series Life in Cold Blood (Under The Skin).
Ready to make music?
Download Chordio free on the App Store, then follow along with the tutorials above.
