Harmony, Rhythm, and Keys

Guide chords, scale color, tempo, groove, and time signature with musical meta tags.

Harmony and rhythm tags are useful when you want more musical control than genre and mood alone can provide. They can point aimusicfactory toward a familiar harmonic language or rhythmic feel.

Chord Progressions

Tag	Common use
`[I-V-vi-IV]`	Modern pop, emotional anthems
`[vi-IV-I-V]`	Alternative pop, bittersweet progressions
`[I-vi-IV-V]`	50s pop and doo-wop color
`[ii-V-I]`	Jazz, lounge, bossa, sophisticated harmony
`[12-Bar Blues]`	Blues and classic rock

Harmonic Color

Tag	Effect
`[Major Harmony]`	Bright, open, happy
`[Minor Harmony]`	Dark, sad, tense
`[Modal Harmony]`	Folk, cinematic, ancient, or unusual color
`[Jazz Harmony]`	Extended chords and richer movement
`[Dissonant Harmony]`	Tension, unease, experimental sound
`[Suspended Chords]`	Unresolved lift
`[Extended Chords]`	7ths, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths

Keys and Modes

Tag	Color
`[C Major]`	Clean, neutral major key
`[A Minor]`	Common natural minor color
`[Dorian Mode]`	Minor feel with a brighter lift
`[Mixolydian Mode]`	Major feel with blues or folk edge
`[Lydian Mode]`	Floating, cinematic brightness
`[Phrygian Mode]`	Dark, Spanish or metal color
`[Pentatonic Scale]`	Folk, rock, blues, simple melodic shapes
`[Blues Scale]`	Blues, rock, soul, expressive bends

Tempo and Groove

Tag	Use it for
`[Slow Tempo]`	60-80 BPM ballads or ambient music
`[Medium Tempo]`	90-120 BPM pop, rock, folk
`[Fast Tempo]`	130-180 BPM dance, punk, energetic pop
`[Very Fast]`	180+ BPM punk, drum and bass, extreme styles
`[Straight Feel]`	Even rhythm
`[Swing Feel]`	Jazz or shuffle movement
`[Shuffle Feel]`	Blues, rock, country
`[Latin Feel]`	Syncopated Latin groove

Time Signatures

Tag	Effect
`[4/4 Time]`	Standard pop and dance meter
`[3/4 Time]`	Waltz-like movement
`[6/8 Time]`	Rolling ballad or folk feel
`[5/4 Time]`	Odd-meter progressive feel
`[7/8 Time]`	Uneven progressive or cinematic rhythm

Example

Style:
jazz pop, smooth vocals, piano, walking bass, ii-V-I, swing feel, room reverb

Lyrics:
[Verse]
[Smooth Vocals] [Medium Tempo]

[Solo Section]
[Saxophone] [Improvisation] [Jazz Harmony]

Production and Effects Tags

Advanced Parameters