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This page serves as the official technical record for smartChord. It is designed for users who want to track the evolution of the app with precision, providing a transparent look at every modification, from major new tools to the smallest behind-the-scenes optimizations.

Why use this page?

While our app evolves rapidly, not every change warrants a headline. This documentation provides:

  • Version History: A chronological list of every release post. Please note, that there is also the technical Version History.
  • Technical Transparency: Details on bug fixes, performance improvements, and UI tweaks.
  • Feature Integration: Direct links to updated manual entries so you can master new tools as they arrive.

Looking for the “Big Picture”?

If you find the technical details here a bit overwhelming, you might prefer our News & Community Bulletin.

Visit the smartChord News Page →

The News page is our community-focused hub. Unlike this technical log, the News page focuses on major milestones, “how-to” highlights, and significant announcements. It is the best place to go if you want to see the most exciting new features explained in plain English with helpful context and visual previews.

Pro Tip: Use the this page to see exactly what changed in the latest download, and use the News Page to stay inspired by the latest big additions to your musical toolkit.

  • smartChord V12.7
    ⭐ s.mart Fretboard Trainer ▫ New Quiz types:◾ Identify Interval◾ Locate Interval ▫ Quizzes allow more different output and answer components ▫ The piano input takes into account the instrument setting ‘Force root note’ when entering chords ▫ A lot of improvements and fixes ⭐ Ear Trainer: A lot of improvements and fixes 🎧 New podcast: https://smartchord.de/docs/getting-started/podcasts◾ E57: smartChord – Ear Training Tutorial ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Claus Backhaus and John Rees for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V12.6
    ✔ Open at random:◾ New item in the ‘Folder’ menu opens an item like a song or exercise at random◾ Use it to break ingrained habits. It challenges you with unexpected exercises or songs📖 https://smartchord.de/docs/practice/open-at-random/ ✔ Tuner:◾ Cent added in the ‘Detailed’ mode◾ Microphone gain adjustment (settings)📖 https://smartchord.de/docs/tuner/tuner-overview/#microphone-gain-adjustment ✔ Tuning Favorites:◾ Possibility to add a capo to a favorite tuning◾ Possibility to add a tuning multiple times with different capos ✔ Tuning List:◾ Custom tunings are also listed◾ The current tuning is pre-selected◾ Button to select the standard tuning◾ The current tuning is the template for a new custom tuning… Read more: smartChord V12.6
  • smartChord V12.5
    ⭐ Set List ◾ Advanced algorithm for finding your PDF and image files ◾ Option to define a folder of your choice for your PDF and image files. This can greatly simplify the file handling and synchronization 📖 https://smartchord.de/docs/set-list/using-pdf-and-image-files-in-set-lists/ ◾ Set-List-Link: Improved stability ✔ New scales:◾ Major sixth diminished◾ Minor sixth diminished◾ Dominant seventh diminished◾ Dominant seventh flat fifth diminished ❗ Tuner behaviour change: The tuner now vibrates only when a tuning note is hit exactly 🐞 Fretboard Trainer: Changed accidentals in the settings were ignored in the notes input view ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to… Read more: smartChord V12.5
  • smartChord V12.4
    ⭐ Set List ◾ Play button to start or stop each Set List entry▫ Available for Song, Image, PDF or Break▫ Option to show or hide ◾ Possibility to specify a duration for a note. This can be useful when the note represents an activity — for example, giving a speech. ◾ The songbooks toolbar is fully accessible ◾ The first line of the notes is always visible ◾ The title bar shows the elapsed time since the Set List started ◾ Other improvements and fixes 🐞 PDF is scalable again ✔ Circle of Fifths: Piano is now fully playable… Read more: smartChord V12.4
  • smartChord V12.3
    ⭐ Recycle Bin – Safety net for your data ◾ The Recycle Bin temporarily stores deleted items (songs, exercises, …), preventing accidental loss ◾ Restore one or more items ◾ Delete the items permanently ◾ Search deleted items by name ◾ Select multiple items for bulk actions 📖 Documentation ⭐ Support for 9-string custom tunings ✔ Piano:◾ Option for standard-size piano with 88 keys ◾ Optimized range selection ✔ Songbook: The metronome and drum machine stop automatically after the song has been scrolled through ✔ If a tool has a mode, it is named in the title ✔ New predefined… Read more: smartChord V12.3
  • smartChord V12.2
    ⭐ Logbook ⭐ ◾ Button to jump from a Logbook entry directly back to the associated tool with its used item ◾ Filter for name and tool allows multiple selection ◾ Filter for the last day, week, four weeks, three months or year ◾ Jump forward or backward on the timeline ◾ Logbook can be opened from the navigation menu of a tool when the tool is configured to create logbook entries ◾ Statistics for the filtered Logbook entries ▫ Summary table ▫ Stacked chart to get the practice time per tool ▫ Stacked chart to get the practice time… Read more: smartChord V12.2
  • smartChord V12.1
    ⭐⭐⭐ Logbook ⭐⭐⭐ ◾ The Logbook allows automatic and manual tracking of your practice, sessions, gigs or ideas ◾ You can choose which tools should use the logbook ◾ A new logbook entry is created automatically every time you start a tool ◾ Option to edit, augment or discard each entry before saving ◾ A Logbook entry records: date, duration, tool used, exercise name. You can optionally add notes, status, energy level and mood ◾ Create entries manually that are not tied to any smartChord tool e.g. for rehearsals or gigs ◾ Filter your entries by tool, name and time… Read more: smartChord V12.1
  • smartChord V12.00
    ⭐⭐⭐ s.mart Tutorial Series ⭐⭐⭐ ◾ Deeper Musical Understanding: This series moves beyond playing, ensuring you to truly understand the underlying structure and theory of music ◾ Maximize smartChord Tools: Learn to effectively use smartChord’s powerful features, such as the Ear Trainer and Fretboard Trainer, through practical exercises ◾ Structured Skill Development: The tutorials offer a step-by-step path to progressively build essential abilities like ear training and fretboard mastery ◾ Practical and Measurable Improvement: Benefit from targeted drills that directly sharpen your technique and expand your theoretical knowledge ⭐ The Ear Trainer Tutorial is the first in the series: It… Read more: smartChord V12.00
  • smartChord V11.29
    ⭐ AI Assistant ◾ A brand-new AI Assistant is now available on smartChord.de! With the AI Assistant, you can: ▫ Get instant answers to your questions about smartChord and its tools ▫ Receive tips and explanations tailored to your musical needs 📖 https://smartchord.de/docs/getting-started/ai-assistant/ ⭐ Fretboard Trainer + Ear Trainer ◾ Option to determine the note within the correct octave ◾ Get the latest score of each quiz in the table of contents ◾ The answers to a quiz can be evaluated even before it has started ◾ Option to play intervals melodic, harmonic or random ◾ Option to enable octave… Read more: smartChord V11.29
  • smartChord V11.28
    ⭐ Set List ◾ Attractive and well-organized printing and exporting of the set list ◾ New properties for clearer storage of information▫ Band name▫ Contact▫ Equipment▫ Preparation ◾ Improved editor for multi-line set list information ◾ Set List: Capo can be configured as information for an entry (https://smartchord.de/docs/set-list/create-a-set-list/#configure-information) ✔ Android 16 compatibility 🐞 YouTube player fix: This video is unavailable (error code: 15) ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Dennis Xaine, Gerard Ross, Henk Oostrom, Michael Mazza and Sergei Nikiforov for their contribution to this version
  • YouTube Player: ‘Video is unavailable’ with error code 15
    YouTube recently made changes that affect the YouTube player we use in our app. The player is currently being updated to ensure compatibility. Once this is complete, we will prepare a new version and publish it in the Play Store. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
  • smartChord V11.27
    ✔ Set List with ‘Stage Mode’: ◾ Activate the new ‘Stage Mode’ when using the Set List at a gig. This prevents you from being prompted to save changes to songs 📖 https://smartchord.de/docs/set-list/use-a-set-list/#stage-mode ✔ Set List with improved printout and export ◾ Information are printed and exported as configured in the settings (https://smartchord.de/docs/set-list/create-a-set-list/#configure-information) ◾ Option to print and export each entry on a separate page ◾ Images are now part of the printout ◾ Note entries can be part of the table of contents ◾ Optimized use of space 📖 https://smartchord.de/docs/set-list/export-set-lists/ ✔ Tone Generator ◾ Option to visualize the frequency… Read more: smartChord V11.27
  • smartChord V11.26
    ⭐ Songbook with Spotify player (pre release) ◾ Embedded Spotify player to stream audio tracks from Spotify ◾ Well integrated with the other players (Drum Machine, Metronome, Audio-, Video and YouTube-player) ◾ Comfortable search to find the audio tracks for your songs on Spotify ◾ ‘A-B repeat’ to practice a special section in a loop ◾ Option to adjust the position of the song lyrics when you change the position of the audio track ◾ The duration of a song is automatically set by the duration of the audio track (if not set already) ◾ New directive to link the… Read more: smartChord V11.26
  • smartChord V11.25.2
    smartChord V11.25.2 🐞 Set List: Problems when set a different key for a song in the Set List 🐞 Synchronization: Creation of new items failed, if option ‘Backup before synchronization’ was active 🐞 Russian translation ✔ Other minor fixes ❀ Special thanks to Chris Drexler, Emory Keller, Laura Grammegna, Reinhold Habeck and Sergei Nikiforov for their contribution to this version smartChord V11.25.1 🐞 YouTube player did not work on some devices ❀ Special thanks to Christian Ceulemans and Mike Ellis for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord Podcasts
    We have started a podcast series. Here you can get to know the smartChord tools and their functions in an entertaining way – ideal if you don’t have time to read the documentation. The podcasts are available on our website and on Spotify in German and English. This podcast was produced using Artificial Intelligence (AI). While we strive to provide accurate and informative content, we would like to point out that AI-generated content may contain errors, inaccuracies or incomplete information. We recommend that you always check important information against our documentation.
  • smartChord V11.25
    ⭐ NextCloud support ▫ Nextcloud allows users to synchronize their smartChord data on their own private server, giving them full control over privacy and data security ▫ Sync your data, songs, and set-lists across your devices ▫ Sync your songs with Nextcloud and easily manage and edit your songs on your PC. Then sync content between multiple Android devices ▫ No need to upload your data to the cloud — keep everything local and secure 📖 Choosing the right cloud ⭐ Synchronize without cloud ▫ Cloud sync is the easiest and therefore the recommended option. However, it is also possible… Read more: smartChord V11.25
  • smartChord V11.24
    ⭐ Dropbox: new faster interface to your cloud which works smoothly with each browser, also on Chromebook ✔ Backup: When a backup is saved, it is also uploaded to the cloud—provided a cloud backup folder has been defined ✔ New menu item to show the tips for the screen 🐞 MIDI commands were not sent with incorrect settings 🐞 Songbook: Directive {new_page} had no effect ✔ Minor improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Bruce Reirden, Chris Drexler, Jürgen Schulz-Ohlberg, Michael Prodey, Martin P. Daniels, Patrick Sénac and Uwe Fischbach for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V11.23
    ⭐ Songbook ▫ Support for www.boiteachansons.net▫ Comprehensive French music resource specializing in traditional French chansons, regional European songs, and detailed lyric-focused content with cultural context notes📖 Documentation ▫ Translate the lyrics into your language◾ Translate the whole song using the ‘⁝ menu -> Translate’◾ Translate the selected text using the contextual menu📖 Documentation ▫ Create and edit comments directly in the Songbook◾ Click on a comment to edit the comment◾ Click on a comment and delete the text in the dialog to delete the comment◾ Select a text and use the contextual menu to add a comment above the selection◾… Read more: smartChord V11.23
  • smartChord V11.22
    ⭐ Songbook ▫ Contextual menu improved and enhanced: ◾ Colorize parts of the song text with any color ◾ Mark blocks like chorus or bridge to highlight them with the color of your choice ◾ Insert ‘Scroll-breaks’ and ‘Scroll-times’ ◾ Select a chord that is not recognized and create a custom chord ◾ Translate the selected text into your language ◾ Copy the selected text to the clipboard ◾ ‘Long press’ on the song text to get the contextual menu 📖 Documentation ▫ Possibility to colorize parts of the song text with any color ◾ Use the contextual menu to… Read more: smartChord V11.22
  • smartChord V11.21 is now available
    The review of the new version V11.21 by Google was completed after two weeks and the new version is available online. Normally the check only takes a few hours. We apologize for the delay.
  • smartChord V11.21
    ✔ Songbook: The line-height to adjust the distance between the lines of a songtext▫ Use the whole screen space: Increasing the line-height spreads out the text, making it easier to read, especially on larger screens▫ Fit a song on one screen: Decreasing the line-height reduces vertical spacing, allowing more lines to fit on the screen, which is useful for avoiding scrolling during performance.▫ Possibility to define a default setting for your device▫ Possibility to define song-specific line-height▫ The option is reachable in the ‘Appearance’ settings and in the toolbar📖 Documentation ✔ Songbook: Songtext position follows the player position set by… Read more: smartChord V11.21
  • smartChord V11.20
    ⭐ Songbook: Support for SongSelect by CCLI with more than 100,000 worship songs: ▫ Seamlessly integrated into the internet search ▫ Get all the songs your licence entitles you to ▫ Get the songs in the public domain with the free licence ▫ If available, you will get the ChordPro song including the song information, otherwise the plain song ▫ If you prefer, download it as PDF and use it in the Set List ▫ You have to log into SongSelect to get the songs ▫ Bookmark added to reach their site: https://songselect.ccli.com/ 📖 Documentation ✔ Songbook: ▫ When the… Read more: smartChord V11.20
  • smartChord V11.19
    ✔ Songbook: The ‘Swipe gesture’ option allows you to swipe to the next or previous song. Which song this is, is determined by the sorting and filtering in the table of contents ✔ Songbook Song Search: Ultimate-Guitar changed their behavior again and do not break lines on small screens anymore. We have removed the logic to combine lines again ✔ Table of contents: Restore the last search filter ✔ File search improved (e.g. used for import) ✔ Set-list-link: Can be activated even if the set list is empty ✔ Instruments:▫ Buttons for settings and to add more instruments▫ More visible… Read more: smartChord V11.19
  • smartChord V11.18
    ⭐ Categories to classify and filter your items like songs or exercises ▫ Assign the categories to your items◾ Enrich them with additional information◾ Quickly find your items with the category filter◾ Get an overview of your items ▫ Filter your items by one or more categories ▫ Possibility to assign multiple entries of a category ▫ Possibility for NOT logic to select items that do not meet the specified categories ▫ Each item type may have different categories with multiple entries ▫ A category can be used in multiple item types ▫ Predefined (but changeable) categories: ‘Decade’, ‘Difficulty’, ‘Genre’,… Read more: smartChord V11.18
  • A brief introduction to the s.mart Ear Trainer
    Please see our documentation
  • smartChord V11.17
    ⭐⭐⭐ s.mart Ear Trainer released ⭐⭐⭐ ▫ Helps you to develop your musical ear in a playful and effective way◾ Intervals: Learn the intervals from perfect unison (P1) to double octave (P15)◾ Notes: Learn to distinguish all notes◾ Chords: Learn to recognize and distinguish chords◾ Scales: Learn to recognize and distinguish scales◾ Scale degrees: Learn to differentiate between the scale degrees ▫ Answer the questions on a◾ Fretboard: Use the instrument, tuning and range of your choice◾ Piano◾ Textual list ▫ Most effective training mode ▫ Shows correct answer on mistake or timeout ▫ Freely selectable octave range ▫ Choose… Read more: smartChord V11.17
  • smartChord V11.16
    ⭐ s.mart Ear Trainer ⭐ ▫ Still a pre-release version for subscribers and UNLIMITED customers ▫ Teaches you to recognize intervals with the input modules ‘Fretboard’ or ‘Text’ ▫ From perfect unison (P1) to double octave (P15) ▫ Other improvements for notes, chords and scales ✔ Scale Name, Fretboard Trainer, Ear-Trainer, Chord Pad, Chord Progression:▫ Add multiple chords at once by entering the chord names ✔ General sound settings: Possibility to select the instrument sound for counting in ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Andrés López, Asaf Schurr, Austin Geraci, David Grivette, Dirk Brundelius, Hans Sta, Jackson… Read more: smartChord V11.16
  • smartChord V11.15
    ⭐ s.mart Ear Trainer ⭐ ▫ In a pre-release version for subscribers and UNLIMITED customers ▫ Teaches you to recognize intervals, notes, chords and scales in a playful and effective way ▫ Different input modules: Fretboard, Piano or Text ▫ Statistics to check your training progress or to identify the chords or notes you have to focus on ▫ Share your quizzes with your friends, other musicians or students ▫ Menu item to link your quizzes within the notepad ▫ Synchronize Ear Trainer quizzes ▫ Option for full-screen mode 📖 Documentation: https://smartchord.de/docs/ear-trainer/ear-trainer-overview/ ✔ Fretboard Trainer: ▫ Option for full-screen mode… Read more: smartChord V11.15
  • smartChord V11.14
    ⭐ Songbook ◾ The songbook editor lets you merge chords, lyrics, and TAB lines into longer lines, which can then be adjusted to break at a specified line width ◾ Ideal for optimizing screen space usage ◾ Especially useful in columns mode 📖 Documentation: https://smartchord.de/docs/songbook/edit-songs/#optimize-line-length ✔ Set list/Songbook: Option to change the scroll duration. It’s the time to scroll up or down when using your pedal or MIDI device ✔ Option to export to a folder of your choice, allowing you to easily access it using your preferred method 📖 Documentation: https://smartchord.de/docs/general/save-and-organize/#export ✔ Chord details: Chord inversion overview ✔ Other… Read more: smartChord V11.14
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  • smartChord V11.13
    ⭐ Chord inversion overview: ◾ Provides a quick reference to all chord inversions for each chord type ◾ Chord inversions allow you to add tonal variety, create smoother transitions and unlock new textures 📖 Documentation 🐞 Timer didn’t stop ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Alpesh Gondaliya and Shaun Campbell for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V11.12.1
    ✔ GoogleDrive: automatic login if the user has not logged out 🐞 Songbook: Replace chord (enter fingering) ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Dylan Pendrigh, Gerardo Rinaldi, Scott Belcher and John Syke for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V11.12
    ⭐⭐⭐ GoogleDrive ⭐⭐⭐ ◾ Access is significantly faster, only takes place via a restricted scope (‘drive.file’) and takes place according to current specifications. This results in: ▫ Restricted and granular access to files and folders ▫ Improved data protection and security ▫ User-friendliness and compatibility ▫ Reduced risk of access to sensitive data ▫ No need to use a browser for login, also on Chromebook ▫ Also works smoothly on Chromebook 📖 Documentation ✔ A lot of improvements in embedding the cloud ✔ Android 15 compatibility ✔ Option to save the latest backup also in a folder of your choice,… Read more: smartChord V11.12
  • smartChord V11.11
    ⭐ Chord name for Piano ▫ Option to switch between the piano and a stringed instrument ▫ Get the name for every possible chord ▫ Shows the notes, missing optional notes, and the intervals for a selected chord ▫ Piano uses the color scheme binding for a selected chord ▫ Open ‘Chord detail’ for the selected chord ▫ Open ‘Arpeggio’ for the selected chord ▫ Add a chord type to the favorites ▫ Add a chord to the chord progression ▫ Add a chord to the playground ▫ Create a custom chord if you prefer a different name ▫ Handle… Read more: smartChord V11.11
  • smartChord V11.10
    ⭐ Songbook ◾ Song Structure support:▫ Define the sections of your song with simple headings▫ Allows notation with square brackets: [Verse] [Chorus] …▫ Allows notation with colon behind the heading: Verse: Chorus: …▫ Each section starts with a heading and ends with a blank line or another section▫ Section headings are shown in bold▫ A section is colored as a block according to your Songbook color scheme▫ Option to map song section header names to the songbook color scheme📖 Documentation ◾ Emphasize individual words:▫ Bold: surround it with double asterisks (*). ▫ Italics: surround it with a tilde and an… Read more: smartChord V11.10
  • smartChord V11.9
    ⭐ Songbook ◾ The songbook editor allows you to combine short chord, lyrics, and TAB lines into longer lines ◾ Internet song search: combines short chord, lyrics, and TAB lines from ultimate-guitar into longer lines ◾ The songbook editor lets you transform chord and lyric lines into either ChordPro or Multiline format ◾ Option for page-by-page scrolling: Either a full page is scrolled, or a portion of the current page remains visible for better orientation ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Felipe Scherer, Henk Oostrom, Jon Hoekstra, Michael Fischer and Thomas Just for their contribution to this… Read more: smartChord V11.9
  • smartChord V11.8
    ⭐ Set List:◾ Possibility to maintain these properties also for PDFs and images:▫ Album▫ Arranger▫ Composer▫ Copyright▫ Dance▫ Duration▫ Genre▫ Key▫ Lyricist▫ Tags▫ Tempo▫ Time signature▫ Tuning▫ Year◾ Possibility to edit these songs’ properties directly in the Set List◾ Option to customize, which information is visible for songs, PDFs and images◾ Option to disable the swipe gesture to switch between the entries◾ Possibility to replace an entry◾ Shows the duration of the break ⭐ Songbook data maintenance◾ Automatic maintenance:▫ Add Key: automatically defines the key of your songs, provided the key isn’t defined already▫ Repair Key: automatically replaces the key… Read more: smartChord V11.8
  • smartChord V11.7
    ⭐ Songbook data maintenance ◾ Comfortable way to edit multiple songs at once:▫ Album▫ Arranger▫ Composer▫ Copyright▫ Dance▫ Genre▫ Key▫ Lyricist▫ Tags▫ Tempo▫ Time signature▫ Year▫ Youtube ◾ Automatic maintenance:▫ Attach audio: automatically links your songs to an audio file on your device, provided the song doesn’t already have a link and the names are the same▫ Attach video: automatically links your songs to an video file on your device, provided the song doesn’t already have a link and the names are the same▫ Repair audio: automatically replaces links in your songs to non-existing audio files, if there is a… Read more: smartChord V11.7
  • smartChord V11.6
    ⭐ Set List ◾ Scrolling PDF and images:▫ Auto-scroll works for PDF and images, for which a duration has been specified▫ Option to activate auto-scroll for PDF and images▫ ‘Start’ button to start the auto-scroller if the option is not active▫ Documentation ◾ Improved image viewer:▫ Images are zoomable and movable▫ Scrolling by fingers, Bluetooth or MIDI devices▫ Double tap to fit into screen ◾❗ Behaviour change: The toolbar of the Songbook remains displayed if it is pinned and no full screen mode is active ✔ New documentation:◾ Chord progression overview◾ How to use chord progressions 🐞 Set List PDF… Read more: smartChord V11.6
  • smartChord V11.5
    ⭐ Set List PDF viewer:◾ We have significantly improved the display of PDF files. The new version also fully supports multi-page PDF files.◾ ❗ Unfortunately, the zoom factor of the new version is not compatible with the old version.◾ ❗ If you have zoomed PDF files, they will no longer be displayed identically with the new version and you will have to correct the zoom factor in each case.◾ ❗ We will support both versions for a transitional period and you can switch between them in the settings ⭐ Set List supports the online song viewer:◾ Sing with your audience… Read more: smartChord V11.5
  • smartChord V11.4
    ⭐⭐⭐ Triads is released ⭐⭐⭐ ◾ Fretboard view showing the whole neck with all the triad positions ◾ Option in settings to allow muted strings ◾ Option in settings to limit the notes of the triad to the range of one octave ◾ Option to limit the triads to a subset of strings shows the names of the strings ◾ A click on a chord chart or the piano plays the notes of the triad ◾ Available in the shop ◾ s.mart Triads released ◾ Documentation ✔ A lot of other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Brian Witowski,… Read more: smartChord V11.4
  • smartChord V11.3
    ⭐⭐⭐ Triads feature as pre-release for subscribers and unlimited customers ⭐⭐⭐ ◾ Triads allow you to simplify complex harmonies, understand musical structure, train your musical ear and create diverse soundscapes ◾ Triads for▫ major, minor, augmented and diminished chords▫ root position, first inversion or second inversion ◾ Option to limit the triads to a subset of strings ◾ Get the triads either in▫ a horizontally scrollable gallery▫ a zoomable grid▫ the overview screen ◾ Works for every instrument and tuning ◾ Optional piano to see chord or inversion ◾ The chord charts show either▫ Notes▫ Intervals▫ Relative notes▫ Fingerings ◾… Read more: smartChord V11.3
  • smartChord V11.2
    ✔ Chord Pad◾ Transpose the pad◾ Sort the pad◾ Remove duplicate chords◾ Piano shows the notes of chords◾ Available in the shop◾ s.mart Chord Pad released ✔ Tap BPM◾ Tap tempo dialog is now available as tool for the home screen◾ A quick way to calculate tempo by tapping along with the rhythm ✔ Song Analyser: Complete support for Solfege and Nashville Number System 🐞 Songbook: Problems to replace a chord if the song was in Solfege ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Adriano Maria Elena, Dave Schneider, Ernst Wolf and Tommy Illgner for their contribution to… Read more: smartChord V11.2
  • smartChord V11.1
    ⭐ Chord Pad ◾ Multi-purpose tool to▫ compose and experiment with chord progressions▫ accompany a song▫ jam around and have fun 🙂 ◾ Add single chords or add the chord set from a song or chord progression ◾ Choose from 100 instruments for the sound of each chord ◾ The volume can be selected individually for each chord ◾ Multi-touch support to play several chords at the same time ◾ Easily rearrange with drag and drop ◾ Colors according to your color scheme ◾ Optional full-screen mode ◾ Optional Piano to play melodies. Together with the piano, the result is… Read more: smartChord V11.1
  • smartChord V11.0
    ⭐ Customizable toolbar:◾ Customise a toolbar to have quick access to your favorite functions◾ Available on nearly every screen like Songbook, Song-Writer, Chords, Editor or even the home screen◾ Available on Android 7 or later◾ Toolbar customizing screen:▫ Reachable on every screen via menu ‘⁝ -> Toolbar’▫ Add, move or remove the tools via drag’n’drop▫ Activate-/deactivate the toolbar◾ Toolbar documentation ✔ Android 14 compatibility 🐞 Chord Progression: Change capo 🐞 Circle of Fifths: music sheet wasn’t always updated correctly with naming method ‘Solfege’ ✔ A lot of other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Björn Wilde, Hagler Ducley Brito,… Read more: smartChord V11.0
  • smartChord V10.16.1
    🐞 Songbook internet search✔ Other minor fix❀ Special thanks to Krisztián Vida and Mario Ravlić for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.16
    ⭐ Songbook: song search improved ◾ Optimized song detection ◾ Bookmarks for your inspiration▫ Predefined list of song pages with the top-rated songs and artists▫ Screen to maintain your own bookmarks with your favorite song pages ◾ Progress bar shows when song recognition is complete ◾ ‘Reload’ button, in case the song recognition does not work the first time ◾ Quick switch to search for ‘Chords’ or ‘TAB’ (tablature) ✔ Documentation: ◾ List of recently created or modified articles so you can stay up-to-date ◾ Getting started with the Songbook ◾ Songbook for singers 🐞 Songbook: Workaround for Android before… Read more: smartChord V10.16
  • smartChord V10.15
    ⭐ Songbook for piano: ◾ Get the piano chord charts with the fingerings for the song’s chords ◾ Get the piano chord either in a zoomable grid or horizontally scrollable gallery ◾ Clicking on a chord in the song text opens a dialog with the piano chord chart ◾ Possibility to change the chord in the song ◾ Clicking on a piano chord chart plays the chord ◾ The option ‘Piano mode’ activates the ‘Songbook for piano’ ◾ Documentation ⭐ Song Writer: ◾ Get the piano chord charts with the fingerings for the song’s chords ◾ Clicking on a piano… Read more: smartChord V10.15
  • smartChord is one of the “10 Best Guitar Chords Apps for Android”
  • smartChord V10.14
    ⭐ Instrument translator: ◾ Translates the fingering from one instrument or tuning to another instrument or tuning ◾ It’s easing the learning process for musicians who are proficient in one instrument and want to learn or switch to another ◾ It allows you to enter the notes or fingering on the instrument you are familiar with ◾ The reverse chord finder finds the resulting chords for the notes entered ◾ The chord dictionary presents the possible fingerings for the resulting chords ◾ It translates from one of the approx. 40 supported string instruments and the piano to another ◾ It… Read more: smartChord V10.14
  • smartChord V10.13
    ✔ Settings are searchable. The keyword search provides a quick overview of the available settings ✔ Chord name:◾ Fingering colors follow the color scheme binding for the selected chord◾ Optional notes of a chord are marked in red ✔ Chord in mode ‘Scale’: Click on the scale name to change the scale. Click on the scale icon to open the scale in the scale tool ✔ Songbook: Chord gallery new long-click option to add or to remove the fingering from favorites ✔ Set list: Layout optimizations ✔ New documentation: ◾ General appearance: https://smartchord.de/docs/general/appearance/◾ Piano: https://smartchord.de/docs/piano/piano-overview/ 🐞 Songbook: Automatic scroll speed… Read more: smartChord V10.13
  • smartChord V10.12
    ✔ Chord diagrams: Option to mark open strings with a rectangle ✔ Fretboard Trainer:◾ Possibility to select single scales with tonic◾ More scale selection possibilities (https://smartchord.de/docs/scales/scale-selection/)◾ Optimized layout for large answer lists ✔ Set list:◾ Import is possible from an arbitrary folder on the device◾ Larger font ✔ Piano:◾ Possibility to show the note names on all keys belonging to a chord or scale◾ Possibility to change the base note of a chord or the tonic of a scale ✔ Notepad: More scale selection possibilities (https://smartchord.de/docs/scales/scale-selection/) ✔ File importer: Menu entry to set smartChords app specific folders for import ✔… Read more: smartChord V10.12
  • smartChord V10.11.1
    🐞 Major fixes in chord diagrams for lefties🐞 Songbook: Workaround to handle corrupt song pages on Ultimate-Guitar🐞 Songbook: Transposing failed in some cases after transposing several times🐞 Set list import listed the contents multiple times🐞 Fretboard Trainer: Training mode ‘Lab after Lab’ asked correct answered notes too often✔ Other minor fixes❀ Special thanks to Jon Hoekstra, Laurent Haricot, Victor Rodt and Vittorio Bernardini for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.11
    ✔ Songbook:◾ Optimized print and share◾ Possibility to print and share a song with one of the Songbook color schemes: Light, Dark, Printout◾ Workaround to handle corrupt song pages on Ultimate-Guitar◾ Workaround to handle duplicate song texts on Ultimate-Guitar ✔ Set List:◾ Add Notes as set list entries. Use a note entry to make a joke or address the audience, or indicate a change of instrument, tuning adjustments, equipment requirements, or other specific details◾ Optimized set list export and print◾ Export ‘Internal’ does include now the images and PDF files beneath the songs◾ Menu item to print a set list◾… Read more: smartChord V10.11
  • smartChord V10.10
    ✔ Notepad:◾ Add Images◾ Add YouTube videos◾ Menu items to collapse or expand all notes◾ New editor menu items to add links to chords, scales, picking patterns ✔ Scale:◾ New button to define scale favorite◾ More scale favorites visible on large screens ✔ Songbook: internet search optimized 🐞 Editor made problems on some devices (song editor, lyrics pad, song writer, notepad) 🐞 Scale favorites: Drag’n’drop works again ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Alberto Torres Gutiérrez, Anthony Steele-Perkins, Arjen Westdijk, Glenn Holmes, Jonathan Olson, Konstantin Paus, Lynne Whitehorn, Marcello Casali, Nick Gassman, Paul Schoonderwoerd and Victor Osaka… Read more: smartChord V10.10
  • smartChord V10.9
    ✔ Notepad:◾ New way to organize notes for different items▶ Watch our video about the notepad and the notes ✔ New documentation:◾ Notepad◾ Fretboard trainer◾ Piano ? Set list: Problems to add songs into an empty set list ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to John Madsen and Levin Laysor for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.8
    ✔ Chord and Chord details: Option to display a resizable piano, which shows either the respective chord or fingering ✔ Chord dictionary: Add and remove chord types from favorites ✔ Chord name: Selecting a chord name will change the note names and intervals accordingly ✔ Songbook:◾ Easily add songs from not supported web pages: Select the song text and use the context menu ‘Create song’◾ The elapsed scroll time is now the time taken to reach the current line ✔ Cloud folders are sorted by name ✔ Cloud- and File-explorer: Switch to the parent folder with the back key ?… Read more: smartChord V10.8
  • smartChord V10.7.2
    ✔ Songbook:◾ The scrolling time is displayed in the upper right corner. By tapping it you can change the duration of the song◾ By tapping on the seconds of the scroll delay you can change it◾ Possibility to import songs from an arbitrary folder on Android 13 and newer? Corrections for manual scrolling and optimization for auto-scrolling ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Abel Castilhos, Alberto Torres Gutiérrez, Dave Schneider, Davy Houpert, Henk Oostrom, Jesse Cabell, Sergio Jover, Stefan Heinze and Volker Kratschmann for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.7.1
    ✔ Metronome: Shows the total duration of an exercise with Speed-trainer ✔ Songbook: Internet song search improved for devices older than Android 8 ? Songbook: Some songs could not be opened ✔ Other minor improvements ❀ Special thanks to Andrés Lopéz, Jean-Pierre Martin, Justin Billington, Rolando Chicas and Stefan Heinze for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.7
    ✔ Songbook:◾ Editor colors blocks and instructions to make the song text clearer◾ Editor appearance according to background, block and text colour settings◾ Scroll bars are shown when scrolling so that the position of the visible text in the song is clear◾ ChordPro annotations [] (e.g. [Coda]; see https://smartchord.de/docs/songbook/song-text-format/#articleTOC_4) ✔ Piano: Option to show scales and chords on the keys ✔ We have dedicated a separate chapter to the CAGED system: https://smartchord.de/docs/chords/caged-system/ ? Songbook: Corrections for auto scroll ? Octavation corrected in some tunings ? Settings: Long setting titles were not fully visible ? Fretboard trainer: The names of the… Read more: smartChord V10.7
  • CAGED system
    We have dedicated a separate chapter to the CAGED system
  • smartChord V10.6.1
    ? Songbook: Scrolling no longer works for songs without a duration specified ? Circle of fifths: Legend colors were wrong when the appearance setting ‘Color scheme binding’ was activated ✔ Other improvement ❀ Special thanks to Andy Lopéz, Jesse Cabell and Ricardo Castro for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.6
    ✔ Songbook scroll control behavior ✔ Table of contents: Selects the last used item ❗❗ Behavior change: When you exit a feature in which you have changed the store item (like a song), you must decide whether to save or discard ? Songbook: When using ‘Replace chord’ and the song was already transposed, the new chord was not transposed ? Songbook: Internet song search had sometimes problems with artist pages e.g. on guitartabs ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Andreas Arbeit, Carsten Bruns, Gerrit Horeis, Guy Togbenou, Hans Sta, Javier Barraza and Nick Levyn for their contribution… Read more: smartChord V10.6
  • smartChord V10.5.1
    ? Circle of fifths: Switching the key by dragging works again ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Gerhard Karl and Márcio Rezende for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.5
    ⭐ Song Writer ⭐ ◾ Drag’n’drop support to easily replace chords◾ Drum Machine integrated for parallel playback to the player◾ Metronome integrated for parallel playback to the player◾ The diatonic chords in the selection view are colored according to the color scheme◾ History button to go back to the last used scales◾ Player can also be used in edit mode◾ Text editor allows adding the signs for rest and bar line from the menu◾ Menu item to open the playground with the notes of the scale highlighted ✔ Chords screen: The chords in Scale mode are colored according to the… Read more: smartChord V10.5
  • smartChord V10.4
    ⭐⭐⭐ Song Writer is released ⭐⭐⭐ Overview ? Shop:◾ The Song Writer is now available as an in-app purchase◾ The Lyrics Pad is now available as an in-app purchase◾ The Key Identifier is now available as an in-app purchase◾ Menu item to compare the products of the shop◾ Menu item to get your purchased products◾ Menu item to get your enabled features◾ Menu item to get the order history◾ Improved product comparison ✔ Scale: Option to show a resizable piano which also shows the name of the notes of the scale ? Internet song search: Workaround for the changed response… Read more: smartChord V10.4
  • smartChord V10.3
    ⭐⭐⭐ Song Writer ⭐⭐⭐ ✔ Possibility to get the key of every line or block or the whole song and the option to change the scale to it ✔ Possibility to loop a single song block in the player ✔ Menu item to open the piano. It shows the name of the notes in the scale ✔ Chord colors updated after scale or key change ✔ The documentation is ready. It shows you how to … ⭐ smartChord received a 5 stars review at the Educational App Store ? Song Writer: Fixes e.g. replacing chords ? Songbook: Crashed on older… Read more: smartChord V10.3
  • How to write a song with the s.mart Song Writer
    The documentation for the Song Writer is ready. It shows
  • ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review at Educational App Store
    smartChord received a 5 stars review at the Educational App Store. Overall rating of the app: “smartChord puts all the tools a musician needs in one place and replaces the need for multiple apps. I would highly recommend this app to all musicians or music students who are looking for a one-stop place to store and customise all their favourite song charts and practice tools. This will support practice sessions, allowing easy access to everything the player needs for a successful rehearsal. smartChord is a great way to support and inspire musical development through customisable play along chord charts and… Read more: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review at Educational App Store
  • smartChord V10.2.2
    ▶ New video gives an overview of the Song Writer, which makes writing songs a breeze for everyone ✔ New online documentation ✔ Internet song search◾ New ‘Close’ button in preview screen will show the originally loaded web page◾ Improved error handling ? Song Writer: Fixes move and delete chords? Set list: Crashed on older devices (Android 4.x)✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Francisco José Vela Roncero, Jonathan Olson, Joshua C Mcgough and Leandro de Oliveira for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.2.1
    ✔ Notepad: Rename audio recordings? Songbook: YouTube search didn’t work since last update? Songbook: Transpose preserves the spacing between chords? Drum Machine: Workaround for an Android bug on older devices (out of memory error)✔ Other improvements and fixes❀ Special thanks to Alain Texier, Carsten Bleisch, Scott Noroozi, Thomas Karstens and Thorsten S. for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V10.2
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Song Writer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ◾ Player to automatically play song chords▫ Set the beats per minute (BPM) for a song. It will influence the duration of the played chord▫ Set the time signature for a song. It will also influence the duration of the played chord ◾ Possibility to set the duration of chords and rests within a bar. It allows using variations of rhythm patterns like syncopes ◾ Add or replace a chord by entering the name of the new chord ◾ Possibility to change the instrument and tuning for the song (the tuning is used to build the… Read more: smartChord V10.2
  • smartChord V10.1
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Song Writer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ◾ Option to display and use the diatonic chords of the selected scale as a complement to the circle of fifths◾ Option to show the chord charts in the gallery◾ Option to show the scale on the fretboard◾ Long click on a chord chart in the gallery opens a menu to e.g. show the chord details or replace the fingering◾ Menu item to open the Scale screen◾ Menu item to show the fingerings for the chords of the song on a dedicated screen◾ Split chord to create multiple chords in a bar❗❗ It’s not fully featured… Read more: smartChord V10.1
  • smartChord V10.0
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Song Writer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ◾ The new ‘Song Writer’ makes it uniquely easy to write and arrange songs. The Song Writer helps you to find the chords that sound good together and write lyrics with the right words ◾ See the comprehensive online documentation ◾ It is the best example of how the various smartChord tools work together:▫ The ultimate chord library provides the chords and fingerings for any instrument▫ The scale tools offer with several hundred scales an almost inexhaustible fund of inspiration and show which chords harmonize best▫ The Circle of Fifths presents the different keys and their… Read more: smartChord V10.0
  • smartChord V9.9.1
    ✔ Themes: Colors of toggle buttons have been changed for more contrast ? Songbook: Analyze song with the Song Analyzer ? Circle of Fifths and Scale-Circle: Signs weren’t complete for some scales ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Anthony Steele-Perkins, Carsten Bleisch, Nathan Tacsik, Rob D. Schaefer, Sergei Nikiforov and Thomas Daniel for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V9.9
    ✔ Circle of Fifths and scale-circle:▫ New piano setting to mark the keys belonging to the scale with its note name▫ Option to allow/disallow the rotation of the circle to switch the key▫ Option to keep the display active even without touching it▫ Improved sound ✔ Piano: New positions for the notes to make them visible even if when the key is pressed ✔ Themes:▫ Colors of toggle buttons have been changed for more contrast▫ Color of the menus in the color of the theme ? Scales: Root is now shown with different color again if no color scheme is… Read more: smartChord V9.9
  • smartChord V9.8
    ✔ Custom color scheme:▫ You can create your own color scheme▫ Define the color for each degree or note. The color of the text can also be adjusted▫ Whether the color is bound to the degree or the note is determined by the general appearance setting ‘Color scheme binding’▫ The color scheme is used in:◾ Chord diagrams◾ Circle of fifths◾ Fretboard representations◾ Piano◾ Scale-circle ✔ Predefined color schemes:▫ 10 new color schemes▫ Some text colors have been changed for more contrast ✔ Scale-circle: Option to limit the scales to the church modes ? Problems in lookup audio files on Android… Read more: smartChord V9.8
  • smartChord V9.7.1
    ✔ Android 13 compatibility ✔ Set-List-Link: Permission for ‘Location’ was needed for WifiDirect, but isn’t needed in Android 13 anymore ✔ Lyrics pad: Ability to search for ‘Meaning like’ ▶ Our video shows the use of the Lyrics pad: https://youtu.be/IwCTPSkHzqc ? Lyrics pad: Correct handling of spaces in the Word-finder ? Tips: Checkbox to deactivate tips wasn’t visible anymore ? Circle of fifth: Wrong text color if setting ‘Color scheme binding’ was active ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Bill Liddell, Carsten Bruns, Fred Worm, Lothar Email and Piet Thecrank for their contribution to this version
  • s.mart Lyrics Pad
    s.mart Lyrics Pad is an inspiring tool for poets, rappers, lyricists, and songwriters. It allows you to keep track of your ideas and provides a Word-Finder to help you find the right words. Whether you’re looking for a rhyme, synonym, antonym, or a word with a specific meaning, beginning, or end, the Word Finder has you covered. It supports English and Spanish and has databases with millions of words for these languages. You can also use keywords to organize your text. BTW – The Word-Finder is also available in the Songbook and Notepad of smartChord: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.smartchord.droid
  • smartChord V9.7
    ✔ Fretboard trainer: New option with which you have to specify chords for any fingering ✔ Tables of contents: New option to sort the items by the part of the name after the ‘-‘. This can be useful if you build your items e. g. according to the scheme ‘title – artist’ and want to sort by artist ✔ Songbook YouTube player: Changing the playback speed also affects the scrolling speed ? Lyrics pad: Word-finding result was sometimes not visible ✔ Other improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to David Sansó, Jens Martin, Manfredo Leitner, Philip A Edyvean, Richard Riley… Read more: smartChord V9.7
  • smartChord V9.6.1
    ✔ Songbook:▫ Possibility to import songs from an arbitrary folder on Android 11 and newer▫ IP address for online tools is also visible when using large system fonts▫ IP address also listed in the help ? Songbook editor: monospaced font ❀ Special thanks to Henk Oostrom, Max Welte and Tomasz Cichawa for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V9.6
    ⭐⭐⭐ Lyrics pad ⭐⭐⭐▫ The new Lyrics pad is an inspiring tool for poets, rappers, lyricists and songwriters. With it you’ll easily keep all your ideas and the Word-Finder will help you with the right words. No matter if you are looking for a rhyme, a synonym, an antonym or even a word with a certain meaning or beginning or end.▫ Unfortunately, the Word Finder supports only English and Spanish. However, word databases with several million words are available for these languages.▫ In a pre-release version for subscribers and UNLIMITED users▫ For your effective work the search results are sorted… Read more: smartChord V9.6
  • smartChord V9.5
    ⭐ Songbook:▫ New option to transpose a song using the capo and keep the fingerings ▫ New option to enable swipe gesture left and right to switch to the next or previous song ▫ Directives to repeat blocks:▫ ‘Block’ directives can be used to select a special block by naming it (e.g. {verse:Verse 1})▫ Please see https://smartchord.de/s-mart-songbook/#Repeating_blocks▫ Song editor menu with new items to repeat blocks ▫ Dependent on the ‘Songbook ‘mode’, relevant options are disabled (e.g. ‘Show chords’ in mode ‘Just chords’)? Updated categories were not visible in the table of contents? Open ‘Song analyzer’ didn’t select the current… Read more: smartChord V9.5
  • smartChord V9.4.1
    ✔ Scale fretboard screen: The fretboard range can be changed if none of the ‘Pattern’ modes is selected ? Songbook: The ‘Printout’ color scheme is used again for printing ? Missing E in C Dominant 7th scale ? With some themes, the text of slide switches was hardly or not at all readable ✔ Other minor fixes ❀ Special thanks to Christ Deva, Harry V. Boggan, Henk Oostrom, Paji Can, Paul Schoonderwoerd and Scott Noroozi for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V9.4
    ⭐ Songbook:▫ Predefined color variants for the blocks (‘Verse’, ‘Chorus’,…)▫ Preview screen for the color variants▫ 21 predefined color variants for the dark mode▫ 20 predefined color variants for the light mode▫ 2 predefined color variants for the printout▶ Our video shows how to make your songs more beautiful and clearer: https://youtu.be/okp1BFHFs0w ✔ Scale Name and Key Identifier:▫ Option to show also the scales/keys which are not complete ✔ Song analyzer:▫ Ability to enter a song text or edit it in the text editor▫ Option to paste the song text from the clipboard▫ New plugin app released: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.smartchord.droid.plus.songanalyzer ✔ Chord:… Read more: smartChord V9.4
  • smartChord V9.3
    ✔ Circle Of Fifths and Scale Circle:▫ Option to show the piano to visualize the chords▫ Optimized sound: the chords are played as long as you tap the chord▫ Option to enable playing chords▫ Chord gallery, piano, staff and the circle are synchronized and the selection is visible ✔ New sound options for all instruments▫ Acoustic Grand Piano▫ Bright Acoustic Piano▫ Electric Grand Piano▫ Church Organ▫ Reed Organ▫ Rock Organ ✔ A further set of chord notations mainly used in South America ✔ Table of contents: Possibility to add categories ✔ Possibility to add single chords or chords from chord… Read more: smartChord V9.3
  • smartChord V9.2
    ⭐⭐⭐ World first: Song analyzer is released ⭐⭐⭐⭐ New ‘Song analyzer’ detects the chord progressions and keys of every song⭐ Write your songs based on the chord progressions of successful songs▫ It analyzes the songs in your songbook or any other song found by the internet search▫ It shows the set of chords and the key of a song▫ It shows the chord progressions and also their keys▫ It lets you create your chord progressions based on the ones detected▶ Our video shows the use of the ‘Song analyzer’ ⭐ A further set of chord notations mainly used in South… Read more: smartChord V9.2
  • smartChord V9.1
    ⭐ A new set of chord notations mainly used in South America▫ (#11), (#13), (#5), (#9), (b11), (b13), (b5), (b7), (b9)▫ 11(b5), 11(b9), 4(7), 6(11), 6(9), 6(add9)▫ 7(#5), 7(#9), 7(6), 7(9), 7(b13), 7(b5), 7(b9), 7+(9), 7/#9, 7/b9, 7M, 7sus(13), 7sus(9), 7sus(b9)▫ 9(#5), 9(b5)▫ augmented, b9(#5), dimb9, diminished▫ j#9, j7, j7b5, j7sus, j7sus2, j7sus24, j7sus4, j9, jb9▫ m#7#9, m#7b9, m(maj11), m(maj13), m(maj7), m(maj9), m6(9), m7(#9), m7(9), m7(b5), m7(b9), m7/b9/b5, m7M, mM7▫ maj6, major, min, min11, min7, minor, sus24, sus42▫ M, M(9), M11, M13, M6, M7, M7#5, M7#9, M7b5, M7b9, M7sus, M7sus2, M7sus24, M7sus4, M9, Mb9▫ °#7, °11, °13, °9, Ø7▫ They… Read more: smartChord V9.1
  • s.mart Song Analyzer
    ⭐⭐⭐ World first: Song analyzer ⭐⭐⭐ The Song Analyzer detects the chord progressions and keys of any song. It inspires songwriters and composers to write their own songs based on the chord progressions of successful songs. ▫ It analyzes the songs in the s.mart Songbook or any other song found in the internet search ▫ It shows the set of chords and the key of a song ▫ It shows the chord progressions and also their keys ▫ It let you create your chord progressions based on the ones detected
  • smartChord V9.0
    ⭐⭐⭐ World first: Song analyzer ⭐⭐⭐⭐ New ‘Song analyzer’ detects the chord progressions and keys of any song⭐ Write your songs based on the chord progressions of successful songs❗❗ It is a pre-release version that is limited to subscribers and UNLIMITED customers for the time being▫ It analyzes the songs in your songbook or any other song found by the internet search▫ It shows the set of chords and the key of a song▫ It shows the chord progressions and also their keys▫ It lets you create your chord progressions based on the ones detected ✔ Backup: Option to additionally… Read more: smartChord V9.0
  • smartChord V8.22.2
    ? Workaround for incompatibilities on devices with Android 4.x✔ Circle of fifths: Alignment to the traditional one✔ Other minor improvements and fixes ❀ Special thanks to Brigitte Laskowski, Cristian Navarrete, Glenn Weaver, Juan Tafur and Luiz Marcos for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V8.22.1
    ? Chord diagrams without chord names ❀ Special thanks to Christ Deva, David Morales and Harry V. Boggan for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V8.22
    ✔ Scale Name with context menu to:▫ investigate a scale in the scale screen▫ show the diatonic chords for the scale▫ show the scale in the Fretboard Explorer▫ add a scale to the scale favorites▫ add a scale to the scale blacklist ✔ Key Identifier with context menu to:▫ investigate a key in the scale screen▫ show the diatonic chords for the key▫ show the key in the Fretboard Explorer ✔ Circle of fifths:▫ Menu item to show the fingerings for the chords on a dedicated screen▫ Menu item to add the chords to the current chord progression ✔ Optimized… Read more: smartChord V8.22
  • smartChord V8.21.1
    ✔ Technical release with minor improvements and fixes like:✔ Scale: Predefined filter for the ‘church modes’ and the most common scales✔ Scale Name and Key Identifier: Fretboard range can be changed in the mode ‘Notes’ and on large screens✔ Optimized chord diagram size? Fretboard trainer: Missing signs in staff? Chord name: Shortened 5th string can be muted again ❀ Special thanks to Emilio Polog, Hans-Peter Wegner, Leonid Shokarev, Manolo Ramirez Padilla, Robert Price, Scott Noroozi, Tobi Gelz, Uwe Fischbach and Uwe Tantz for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V8.21
    ⭐ Scale name: ▫ Determines the scale for a song or a chord progression ▫ Determines the scale also for an arbitrary set of chords or notes ▫ The set of chords can be entered as text or picked from the chord dictionary ▫ The notes can be entered either on the fretboard or on the piano ▫ If the scale cannot be determined unambiguously, the resulting list shows you: ◾ which scales are possible ◾ which notes are missing ◾ which notes do not belong to the scale▶ Our video explains the Key Identifier, but the ‘Scale name’ works… Read more: smartChord V8.21
  • smartChord V8.20
    ⭐ New tool: Key Identifier▫ Determines the key for a song or a chord progression▫ Determines the key also for an arbitrary set of chords or notes▫ The set of chords can be entered as text or picked from the chord dictionary▫ The notes can be entered either on the fretboard or on the piano▫ If the key cannot be determined unambiguously, the Key Identifier shows you:◾ which keys are possible◾ which notes are missing◾ which notes do not belong to the key▶ Our video explains the Key Identifier: https://youtu.be/McveJtbFV2E ✔ Songbook: Menu item to open the Key Identifier with… Read more: smartChord V8.20
  • s.mart Key Identifier
    ⭐Determines the key for a song or a chord progression⭐Determines the key also for an arbitrary set of chords or notes ▫ The set of chords can be entered as text or picked from the chord dictionary ▫ The notes can be entered either on the fretboard or on the piano ▫ If the key cannot be determined unambiguously, the Key Identifier shows you ◾ which keys are possible ◾ which notes are missing ◾ which notes do not belong to the key
  • smartChord V8.19.1
    ✔ Technical release with minor improvements and fixes ✔ Chords: Favorites are marked with a star in the ‘Simplify chords’ dialog ✔ We have updated the manual describing the handling of chords and fingerings in smartChord: https://smartchord.de/chords ❀ Special thanks to André Giroud, Colin Coutts and Miguel Pires for their contribution to this version
  • smartChord V8.19
    ⭐ Redesign of the ‘Chords’ screen – the chord reference:▫ Clearer user interface▫ Chord dictionary integrated so that more than 1200 chord types are available▫ Enter the root and bass by the ‘note circle’▫ Always visible text field to enter the chord type or to filter the chord type list▫ New spinner to filter the chord types:◾ Dictionary◾ Expert◾ Advanced◾ Beginner◾ Custom◾ Favorites◾ Augmented◾ Diminished◾ Suspended◾ 13th◾ 11th◾ 9th◾ 7th◾ 6th▫ Your custom chords are always appended when a filter is applied ✔ Circle of fifths:▫ A click on the scale view shows the scale in the ‘Scale’ screen▫ Chord… Read more: smartChord V8.19
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