FastChords(tm) Help

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.crd file extension

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11th

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8ve buttons

	Chord Octave Position
	Chord Optimization

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9th

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Active undo

add

Add button

	Adding Chords to the Chord Table
	The Table Mode
	The Melody Mode
	Completing Chords

Adding chords

Adjusting tempo

Advanced players

Alteration

	The Chords Mode
	Entering Chords
	About Chord Symbols

Amazon

	Who Can Use FastChords
	About Fake Books

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Bass note

	The Chords Mode
	Inverted Chords and Slash Chords
	Chord Inversion
	About Chord Symbols

Beetles

Beginners

Big keyboard

	Starting Up
	Playing with the Keyboard

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Cancel alterations button

Cancel range

Changing modes

Checking for Updates

Chord comment

	Elements of the Chord Table
	Chord Comment or Lyric
	Add a Comment to a Chord

Chord definition

Chord inversion

	Chord Inversion
	Chord Optimization

Chord lyric

	Elements of the Chord Table
	Chord Comment or Lyric
	Add Lyrics to Chords

Chord name

	Chord Transposition
	Converting Melody Notes

Chord notes

	Inverted Chords and Slash Chords
	Chord Transposition

Chord number

Chord octave position

	Chord Octave Position
	Chord Optimization

Chord optimization

Chord position in song

Chord signature key

Chord symbols

	The Chords Mode
	About Chord Symbols
	Chord Synonyms

Chord Symbols

Chord synonyms

	Entering Chords
	Chord Synonyms

Chord table

	Adding Chords to the Chord Table
	Elements of the Chord Table

Chord table title bar

Chord Table title bar

Chords calculator

	Starting Up
	The Chords Mode
	Entering Chords

Chords dictionary

Chords mode

	Starting Up
	The Chords Mode
	Changing Modes

Chords only

Clear button

	Playing with the Keyboard
	The Melody Mode

Clear Button

Clear the keyboard

Clearing only melody notes

Clearing the keyboard

Control key

	Entering Melodies
	The half Diminished Chord
	Transposing by Half Steps
	Selecting a Range of Chords

Convert button

Convert function

Convert melody button

Copy button

	The Table Mode
	The Melody Mode
	Addressing the Chord Table

Current chord

	Elements of the Chord Table
	Chord Signature Key

Current signature key

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Default octave position

Del button

	The Table Mode
	The Melody Mode
	Addressing the Chord Table

DirectX

	Turning Sound ON and OFF
	Do I need DirectX to produce sounds?

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Entering the Player mode

Extension

	The Chords Mode
	Entering Chords
	About Chord Symbols

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Fake books

	Who Can Use FastChords
	About Fake Books

Full chord dictionary

Full version

	The Trial Versus the Full Version
	Online Product Activation

Fuzzy

	The Chords Mode
	Turning Sound ON and OFF

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Get button

	The Table Mode
	The Melody Mode
	Addressing the Chord Table

Google

Green dots

Guessing chords

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Half diminished chord

Half step

	Chord Transposition
	Transposing by Half Steps
	Displaying Scales

Half-diminished chord

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Insert after button

	The Melody Mode
	Addressing the Chord Table

Insert before button

	The Melody Mode
	Addressing the Chord Table

Installed DirectX version

Intermediate players

INV buttons

	Inverted Chords and Slash Chords
	The Table Mode
	Chord Inversion
	Chord Optimization

Inverted chords

	Inverted Chords and Slash Chords
	Chord Inversion

Inverting chords

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Jazz

Jazz Theory

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Key signature

	Entering Melodies
	Setting the Key Signature

Key signature field

Keyboard

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Label of switch button

Lead sheet music

	Entering Chords
	Preparing the Written Music
	Chord Optimization

Learning piano

Left clicking

Left hand

	Entering Chords
	Chord Optimization

Left mouse button

	Playing with the Keyboard
	Changing Modes

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Major chord

	The Chords Mode
	Entering Chords

Major scale

	Chord Signature Key
	Displaying Scales

Major Triad

Manual chord entry

	Playing with the Keyboard
	What if FastChords does not "know" a chord?

Manual Recording

Melodic minor scale

Melody line

	Adding Chords to the Chord Table
	Chord Optimization

Melody mode

	Who Can Use FastChords
	Starting Up
	Changing Modes
	The Melody Mode
	Entering Melodies
	Working with Melodies
	Setting the Key Signature
	Converting Melody Notes
	Addressing the Chord Table

Melody note

Melody notes

	Entering Melodies
	Chord Inversion
	Chord Octave Position
	Do I need to use melody notes?

midi driver

	Selecting the Midi IN Device
	Selecting the Midi OUT Device

midi IN

midi messages

	Showing / Hiding the Midi Messages
	Playing a Range of Midi Messages

midi mode

midi OUT

midi playing

	Midi Recording and Playing Controls
	Playing

midi recording

	Midi Recording and Playing Controls
	Recording

Minor

	Entering Chords
	About Chord Symbols

Minor chord

Minor scale

	Chord Signature Key
	Displaying Scales

Mode switch button

	The Chords Mode
	Changing Modes
	The Table Mode
	Entering Melodies

Modes

Modifier

	The Chords Mode
	Entering Chords
	About Chord Symbols

Multiple chords

Multiple Songs

	Playing Multiple Songs
	Previewing Multiple Songs

Music notation

	Who Can Use FastChords
	About Chord Symbols

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Note duration

	Playing Songs in Table mode
	Identifying Note Durations

Number of Pages

Numbering Chords

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Octave buttons

Octave position

	Entering Chords
	Chord Octave Position

Online product activation

Optimization score field

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Parenthesis

	The Chords Mode
	Completing Chords

Permanent registration

	The Trial Versus the Full Version
	Online Product Activation

Piano keyboard

Piano keys

Piano players

Play / recording buttons

Play Button

Play sound button

	Turning Sound ON and OFF
	The Table Mode

player and midi

Player mode

	The Player mode
	Working with The Player

Player Mode

Playing a range of chords

Playing all chords

playing midi

Playing Multiple Songs

Playing songs

	Playing Songs with the Player
	Playing Songs in Table mode

Popular songs

Position in song

Power chord

Preference settings

	Adding Chords to the Chord Table
	Chord Inversion
	Chord Octave Position
	Preferences Settings

Preference Settings

	Printing Songs
	Reversible Buttons

Previewing Multiple Songs

print density

print one page

Printing

	Printing Styles
	Find how many Pages a Song will Print
	Print all Chords on Both Sides of Pages

Printing a range of chords

Printing all Pages

Printing blank pages

Printing both side of pages

Printing selected pages

Program modes

	Changing Modes
	Program Modes

Program options

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Range of chords

	Chord Signature Key
	Selecting a Range of Chords

Range of chords operations

Reading music

	Who Can Use FastChords
	Do I need to read music to use FastChords?

Real Book

receiving midi messages

Red slash button

	The Chords Mode
	Inverted Chords and Slash Chords

Red star

Reduced chord dictionary

Refund Policy

Registration

Registration key

	The Trial Versus the Full Version
	Online Product Activation

Rests

reversible button

Reversible buttons

	The Chords Mode
	Entering Chords
	Reversible Buttons

Rhythm

Rhythmic value

Rhythmic values for notes

Rhythmic Values for Rests

Right clicking

	Changing Modes
	Transposing by Half Steps

Right hand

Right mouse button

	Playing with the Keyboard
	Changing Modes
	Transposing by Half Steps
	Adding Chords to the Chord Table

Root

	Entering Chords
	About Chord Symbols

Root note

	The Chords Mode
	Entering Chords

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Scale and signature key

Selected chords operations

Selected keys

Selecting a range of chords

Selection range field

Sequential chord number

Set signature key

Setting key signature

Settings - preferences

Shortcut for melody notes

Show chords only

Show melody notes only

Signature key

	The Melody Mode
	Chord Signature Key

Signature key buttons

Signature keys and scales

Single note chords

single step

Six

Slash button

	The Chords Mode
	Inverted Chords and Slash Chords

slash chords

Slash chords

	Inverted Chords and Slash Chords
	Chord Inversion

Sound buttons

	Turning Sound ON and OFF
	The Table Mode
	The Melody Mode

Sound ON/OFF button

	The Chords Mode
	Turning Sound ON and OFF

Sound turn OFF

Sound turn ON

Space bar

Special switch to Chords mode

Switching to Chords Mode

Switching to Melody mode

Synonyms

	Entering Chords
	Chord Synonyms

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Table mode

	Starting Up
	Changing Modes
	Playing Songs in Table mode

Temporary registration

	The Trial Versus the Full Version
	Online Product Activation

Third

Three-note chord

Ties

	Entering Rhythmic Values for Notes
	Special Case: Ties

Ties special case

Title bar

	Entering Chords
	Elements of the Chord Table

Title bar of chord table

Title bar of Chord table

Title bar of chords

Transpose buttons

Transpose by half step

Transpose by target key

Triad

	The Chords Mode
	Entering Chords
	About Chord Symbols

Trial period

Trial version

	The Trial Versus the Full Version
	Online Product Activation

Triangle

Triplets

	Entering Rhythmic Values for Notes
	Special Case: Triplets

Triplets special case

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Undo

	Chord Inversion
	Chord Octave Position

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Voice buttons

	The Table Mode
	Chord Voice

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Web

Western European

Whole step

	Chord Transposition
	Displaying Scales

Wrap around

Written music

WT whole step