Relations View can work with three types of relations, as described below.
Chord and Scale
| Button | Menu |
| Relations-Chord and Scale |
In this relation type, the primary interaction is between the Chord Matrix and the Scale Matrix. You will generally use this mode most often, particularly for songwriting and improvisation.
When you select a chord in the Chord Matrix, its related scales appear as colored dots in the Scale Matrix. For improvisation purposes, these are the scales which you can use for improvising over the chord you selected. To practice one of these scales, select it and change to Scales View.
When you select a scale in the Scale Matrix, its related chords appear as colored dots in the Chord Matrix. For songwriting purposes, these are the chords which you can use as a starting point for experimentation. To keep a copy of these results, you can a relations report (see below).
Overlay labels on the Fretboard show the positions of the notes or degrees of the most recently selected chord or scale.
Chord and Fretboard
| Button | Menu |
| Relations-Chord and Fretboard |
In this relation type, the Scale Matrix is inactive, and the primary interaction is between the Chord Matrix and the Fretboard.
Chords and Fretboard mode behaves in a similar way to Design View, by indicating which chords contain the notes made by a set of fretboard positions, and conversely, where the fretboard positions could be to make a particular chord.
The main differences are that it ignores any required notes which may be defined for the chord types, and it does not indicate finger blocks or strings which contravene the searching options.
When you select a chord in the Chord Matrix, overlay labels on the fretboard indicate at which locations the notes or degrees of the chord appear.
When you select finger positions on the Fretboard, their related chords appear as colored dots in the Chord Matrix.
If you end up with a chordshape that you want to store in the library, you can change to Design View and the fret positions you designed are automatically transferred as the chordshape design. You can then add it to the library with the Add to Library button.
Scale and Fretboard
| Button | Menu |
| Relations-Scale and Fretboard |
In this relation type, the Chord Matrix is inactive, and the primary interaction is between the Scale Matrix and the Fretboard.
The main benefit of Scales and Fretboard mode is in being able to help you identify the scale of a melody that you have discovered on the fretboard. You can add multiple finger blocks per string, until you have included all the notes which appear in the melody, and the Scale Matrix will then indicate which scale(s) these note could be a part of.
When you select a scale in the Scale Matrix, overlay labels on the fretboard indicate at which locations the notes or degrees of the scale appear.
When you select finger positions on the Fretboard, their related scales appear as colored dots in the Scale Matrix.
If you have used this mode to identify the scale of a melody, you can practice the scale in different positions along the fretboard by selecting in the Scale Matrix, and changing to Scales View.
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