Harmony Overview - FlowBeats

The Harmony module provides chord progression playback and editing capabilities, helping you develop harmonic awareness, understand modal colors, and practice with rhythmic accompaniment.

What This Feature Solves

Harmony Training: Develop tonal awareness and voice leading sense within real chord progressions
Accompaniment Practice: Provide harmonic backing for melody practice
Modal Understanding: Experience the emotional colors of different musical modes
Composition Reference: Explore the emotional expressions of common chord progressions

Core Capabilities

Chord Progression Playback

Visual chord display with current position highlighting
Loop playback support
Adjustable harmony volume
Beat indicator showing position within current chord

Key and Mode Selection

Support for any key root (C, C#, D...) and multiple modes:

Mode	Name	Emotional Color
Ionian	Natural Major	Bright, open
Aeolian	Natural Minor	Melancholic, introspective
Mixolydian	Mixolydian	Bluesy, groovy
Harmonic Minor	Harmonic Minor	Mysterious, dramatic

Chord Types

Each chord position can independently use triads or seventh chords:

Triads: Root + 3rd + 5th, clear and concise sound
Seventh Chords: Root + 3rd + 5th + 7th, richer and fuller sound

Harmonic Rhythm

Control the number of beats per chord (1-8 beats):

Slower rhythms (4-8 beats) suit ballads or when you need more improvisation space
Faster rhythms (1-2 beats) suit quick chord changes or groove-oriented styles

Progression Editing

Tap "Edit" button to enter editing mode
Replace any chord position
Append new chords at the end (up to 12)
Delete unwanted chords
Set empty slots (N.C.) to skip a position

Preset Management

Select built-in or custom presets
Save changes to current preset
Save as new preset
Delete presets

Usage Steps

Quick Start

Tap the play button in the center to start playback
Tap the preset name to select different progressions
Tap the key·mode button to switch keys or modes
Rotate the harmonic rhythm knob to adjust beats per chord

Selecting Key and Mode

Tap the key·mode button at the bottom
In the popup panel, select a root note (C, D, E...)
Select a mode (Major, Minor, or other modes)
The preview area shows scale notes for that key

Editing Chord Progressions

Tap the Edit button in the top right to enter editing mode
Tap any chord card's replace button to select a new chord
Tap the + button to add new chords at the end
Tap delete button to remove chords
When finished, tap Apply to save changes

Switching Chord Types

In editing mode, tap the Triad/7th selector in the chord popup to independently choose chord type for each position.

Built-in Presets

FlowBeats provides 8 carefully designed chord progression presets:

Preset	Degrees	Key	Mode	Style
Starry Pop	I-V-vi-IV	C	Major	Bright pop
Midnight Ballad	i-VI-III-VII	A	Minor	Emotional ballad
Retro Sweetheart	I-vi-IV-V	C	Major	Nostalgic sweet
Canon Journey	I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V	D	Major	Classical elegant
Urban Jazz	ii7-V7-I7-vi7	Bb	Major	Smooth jazz
Sunset Soul	IV7-V7-iii7-vi7	A	Major	Soul R&B
Blues Highway	12-bar blues	A	Mixolydian	Classic blues
Exotic Nights	i-VII-VI-V	A	Harmonic Minor	Mysterious dramatic

Relationship to Other Modules

Rhythm: Harmony can be layered with rhythm during playback for combined accompaniment
Practice: Chord progressions can serve as harmonic backing for practice sections
Stage Mode: Multiple sections play continuously during performance, each with independent harmony settings

Subscription Notes

Advanced editing capabilities require a subscription:

Free users: Can play built-in presets, switch keys and modes
Subscribers: Can edit progressions, create custom presets

Notes

Playback is disabled in editing mode; tap "Apply" to exit editing first
Progressions referenced by practices cannot be deleted; modify the practice first
Preset names cannot exceed 50 characters
Each progression supports up to 12 chords