Piano Companion is a piano chords and scales dictionary with user libraries and reverse mode with a chord progression builder. Our free app has circle of fifths with compatible chords (or chord wheel). Using circle of fifths and chord progression builder you can compose songs and learn, play chords and scales. You can compose music using our real piano and use your MIDI keyboard to play and record songs. It helps you to learn music theory too.
If you can’t remember the name of a chord or scale, this app helps you to find it by keys (or MIDI keyboard). For example, just press C, G and you will get C Major as the first chord in the search result. If you don’t see a chord, you can create a custom chord and use it for chord charts or your user library.
The Piano Companion app shows chord and scale notes, degrees, fingering for both hands in major and minor scales – and you can contribute your own custom fingering too. Additionally, you can listen how a scale or chord sounds in the loop or arpeggiated and other music theory information. You can see the list of compatible chords in the selected scale or list of compatible scales for a selected chord.
The app helps you to experiment with different chord progressions using our Chord Progression Builder using relative or common chords and other music theory related chords.
Key features:
- 1500+ piano chords, up to 6th inversions such as: major, minor, diminished, augmented, sevenths, etc.
- 10,000+ scales, such as: major, minor, chromatic, pentatonic, blues, etc.
- Music Chord and Scale Theory
- Chord Progression builder with scale patterns (chord sequencer)
- Interactive Circle of Fifths (Chord Wheel)
- Ability to input your own custom chords and organize your own chord charts and library
- External MIDI keyboard support for reverse mode
- MIDI output (iOS) with ability to connect your favorite DAW with Piano Companion
- List of available chords in Circle of Fifths (Chord Wheel)
- Popular key notations: English, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, etc.
- Shows chord and scale on the staff with treble and bass clef
- Displays compatible scales’ chords
- Displays similar and relative scales
- Analytical labels: Secondary Dominant and Secondary Leading-Tone
- Common degrees: Tonic, Supertonic, Mediant, Subdominant, Dominant, Submediant, Leading tone (in Major scale) / Subtonic (in Natural Minor Scale)
- Displays compatible chords’ scales
- Ability to create custom chords or modify existing ones
- Audio support: ability to play chord in the loop or arpeggio; ability to play scale in the loop
- Arpeggio in the chord progressions
- Relative scale suggestions
- Relative chords in chord progressions
- You can create your own scale fingering and have the ability to use community scale fingerings
- User libraries with ability to add scale or chord
- You can create your own chord libraries and chord charts
- Ability to create favorite scales
Prompt support from the Piano Companion Team is guaranteed! We would also be happy to hear your suggestions for Piano Companion.
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Support for Android 13.
Compatability fixes.
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From now on, it correctly displays the number of flats/sharps in Circle of Fifths.
You can select Scale on the Large Piano.
Fixed issue with MIDI keyboard and Dual Keyboard.
The current octave is used when tapping on keys in details.
Stability improvements.
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You can transpose sound to Bb Soprano, Eb Alto, Bb Tenor, Eb Baritone.
Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Removed unnecessary permissions added by 3rd party component (thanks to Robert F).
Load dialog shows information when there are no records.
Fixed scale settings filter issue.
You can edit descending scales.
Improved overall stability.
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Improved stability for Note8 and Tab6.
Improved search accuracy.
Other stability improvements.
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Improved Piano screen: added octave, dual screen mode.
Circle of Fifths correctly handle “Don’t play scale” mode.
Fixed reverse lookup mode when showing it from Chord Progression.
Fixed hangs for Scales screen in Tablet mode.
Other stability improvements.
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Introduced a new section: Tempo
Improved reverse lookup search.
Fixed lots of minor issues for UI and MIDI integration.
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We have a gargantuan update for you!
Introduced a new Circle of Fifths with chord details mode.
Added a new section for chord details: “Chords for every key”.
We integrated a new screen: “Symbols” with the first 2 sections: Note Values and Rests. Let us know what else should be added here!
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The scales/chords screens show keyboard in the list.
Details section is shown as a separate screen for Chords and Scales.
Fixed issue with screen jumps around for Piano screen.
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Fixed issue with MIDI integrations in Android 6+.
Other stability improvements.
We are happy to announce another major update.
- We don’t have separate reverse screens anymore. Reverse mode is a part of the chords and scales dictionary. Just tap on “By Keys” toggle.
- You can easily customize details screens for both Scales and Chords right from the bottom of the screen.
- Chord Inversions section allows you to quickly switch between Chord Inversions.
Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Improved scale search.
Fixed issue with updating existing scales (thanks to Anthony R.).
Fixed issue with Rest items in progressions.
Chord Pads improvements.
You can select a chord progression and record it along with the melody.
We added recording/play timer to display the duration of a song.
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This is the major update for the Piano screen. You can select a chord progression and record it along with the melody.
We added recording/play timer to display the duration of a song.
Improved stability with chord progressions and scale details screen.
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Improved scale fingering UI.
Fixed issue with common 7th chords.
Improved overall stability.
Added redesigned new “Add Chord” mode which significantly improves usability for adding chord progressions.
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Fixed hanging issues for Chord Progression in most major phones including Samsung Note8, Samsung S7, etc.
Improved overall stability for sound engine.
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Fixed hanging issues for Chord Progression in most major phones including Samsung Note8, Samsung S7, etc.
Improved overall stability for sound engine.
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Fixed hanging issues for Chord Progression in most major phones including Samsung Note8, Samsung S7, etc.
Improved overall stability for sound engine.
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Fixed hanging issues for Chord Progression in most major phones including Samsung Note8, Samsung S7, etc.
Improved overall stability for sound engine.
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Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Fixed issue with Circle of Fifths labels.
Improved USB MIDI connectivity.
Fixed crash bugs.
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Implemented Chord Intervals.
Fixed fingering issues
Hides 9th/11th/13th chords correctly.
Reverse lookup respects order for C#/B and similar cases. Improved results for reverse search lookup.
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Fixed landscape issue in Chord Dictionary (thanks to Anthony C)
Fixed issue with exporting song into Songtive
The major engine update which eliminates most of issues with sharps/flats ambiguity.
Thanks to Alex C. for pushing us to work on that issue by pointing out the problem with Diminished 7th chords.
Fixed issue with Android 9 phones.
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Fixed issue with sound for Galaxy S9 and other Android 8 phones.
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Stability improvements.
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Stability improvements.
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Improved usability for Chord Progressions screen: improved drag & drop responsibility, fixed issue with scrolling, octaves play correctly.
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Fixed issues related to Android O support.Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback keeps us motivated to continue developing it.Have a question? Tap Help in the app or visit forums.songtive.com.
Added Android O support.Chord Progression doesn’t automatically stop on turning off the phone.Love the app? Rate us! Your feedback keeps us motivated to continue developing it.Have a question? Tap Help in the app or visit forums.songtive.com.
Improved overall stability.Added support for Academic Notation where Cb is B, E# is F, etc.Have questions? Community Forum: http://forums.songtive.com
Improved overall stability.Added support for Academic Notation where Cb is B, E# is F, etc.Have questions? Community Forum: http://forums.songtive.com
Added new Chord Pads screen for experimenting with different chords simultaneously.A chord root is highlighted with different color.You can change root in User Libraries.You will be able to switch keyboard with notes in common chords.Improved UI for custom chords.Bug fixes.Have questions? Community Forum: http://forums.songtive.comre
Improved dictionaries performance.Bug fixes.Have questions? Community Forum: http://forums.songtive.com
You can create custom Scales or edit existing one. You can customize width of the chord/scale list. We redesigned chord progression screen. The Staff screen displays notes based on selected octave. We added Arabic translation - thanks to our community!Lots of other minor improvements.Have questions? Community Forum: http://forums.songtive.com