Add and delete chords in Logic Pro for Mac

You can add chords to a Logic Pro project, both on the Chord track and on Session Player regions. All the Session Players in the project can follow the chords on the Chord track, playing harmonically in sync with each other, or they can follow their individual region chords.

When you add a chord either to the Chord track or to a Session Player region, by default the chord is based on the tonic of the key and has the chord type (major or minor) corresponding to the key. For this reason, it is recommended that you set the key (or add a key signature change) before adding chords. See Time and key signature overview. You can also analyze a range of chords to determine the key signature and have Logic Pro add the results to the Signature track.

After you add a chord, you can choose a chord progression to use instead of a single chord.

Add a chord to the Chord track

In Logic Pro, do one of the following:
- Place the playhead at the position where you want to add a chord, then click the Add Chord button in the Chord track header.
- Place the playhead at the position where you want to add a chord, Control-click the Chord track, then choose Create Chord.
- Click with the Pencil tool at the position where you want to add the chord.
  An eight-bar chord based on the tonic of the key appears on the Chord track. If another chord exists within the eight-bar range, the new chord fills the amount of time until the start of the existing chord.
To replace the chord with a chord progression, Control-click the chord, choose Chord Progressions from the shortcut menu, then choose a progression from the submenu.

Add a region chord to a Session Player region

In Logic Pro, select a Session Player region in the Tracks area.
In the Session Player Editor, do one of the following:
- Control-click the region, then choose Create Chord from the shortcut menu.
- Click with the Pencil tool at the position where you want to add the chord.
The region chord appears in the Session Player Editor.
To replace the chord with a chord progression, select the chord, choose Chord Progressions from the Chords menu in the Session Player Editor menu bar, then choose a progression from the submenu.

Delete a chord

You can delete a chord, either on the Chord track or on a Session Player region, if you no longer need it.

In Logic Pro, select the chord, then do one of the following:
- Choose Edit > Delete.
- Press Delete.
- Control-click the chord, then choose Delete from the shortcut menu.

Delete all chords on a Session Player region

In Logic Pro, do one of the following:

Select the region in the Session Player Editor, then choose Chords > Delete All Region Chords.
Control-click the region in the Tracks area, then choose Chords > Delete Region Chords.

Note: When you delete the last chord on the region, the region plays the chords on the Chord track until you add region chords again.

Download the guides:

Logic Pro User Guide: PDF

Logic Pro Instruments: PDF

Logic Pro Effects: PDF

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Logic Pro User Guide for Mac

Add and delete chords in Logic Pro for Mac

Add a chord to the Chord track

Add a region chord to a Session Player region

Delete a chord

Delete all chords on a Session Player region