Piano ChordZ 4.0

• License:

  Free to try; $19.00 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  2.0 stars (out of 7 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  77,415

• Operating Systems:

  Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  Limited chords/scales and MIDI

• Date Added:

  November 18, 2003

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version Piano ChordZ 4.0 Piano ChordZ 3.5 Piano ChordZ 3.0

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Publisher's description of Piano ChordZ

From Keynote Music Productions:

With Piano ChordZ v4.0 you can instantly reference, play, find, learn, and hear more than a thousand chords and dozens of scales. It's the perfect utility for instant access to basic, standard, and expanded piano and keyboard chords, as well as many standard and unique musical scales--an invaluable music source for skilled or aspiring musicians and songwriters requiring a handy information guide for chord charting and voicing.

Piano ChordZ v4.0 also includes a comprehensive set of MIDI functions to allow you to use your MIDI keyboard or device to play directly into and through your computer and hear chords and scales selected. The MIDI features in Piano ChordZ give you control over In/Out/Thru functions, a MIDI input monitor, a SysEx monitor, and the ability to see notes and chords as they are played. Piano ChordZ v4.0 has an exclusive chord-finder feature that lets you discover chords as you play. With the chord-finder feature you can easily and quickly chart and score songs and melodies.

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Editor's review of Piano ChordZ

• 4.0 stars

• "Piano ChordZ"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Piano ChordZ 4.0

This program seems like a capable music-theory tutor, though we wish the trial version were more robust. Piano ChordZ's interface is not beautiful but is nonetheless easy enough to understand shortly after launching the application. The top pane displays a keyboard, while the bottom lets you choose key, scale degree, and mode. Whenever you select your desired chord or scale, the program will highlight the proper piano keys and play them to you in MIDI if you so desire. While the demo will let you select whichever bass notes you please, it disables many of the more advanced chords and scales. For instance, you won't be able to find out how to play the D diminished scale in Mixolydian mode. This demo is appropriate for beginning musicians who only need to learn the brass tacks, but any person seeking to truly get down and dirty with music will need to register.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 2.3 stars out of 7 votes
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• 3 stars

  Version: Piano ChordZ 4.0

  "Without trying the MIDI for free, it is not worth buying it"

  by nikpapag on November 5, 2005

  Pros: ? It could be decent.

  Cons: no MIDI for free. So, I would not try it.

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• 1 stars

  Version: Piano ChordZ 4.0

  "Demo version sucks"

  by Comptekkgirl on March 1, 2005

  Pros: not sure. didnt get to use any midi functions so cant say.

  Cons: its just a chord dictionary in demo version. Why register to use midi in/out functions. Why would I buy something before sampling it. Boring and a wasted of download.

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• 1 stars

  Version: Piano ChordZ 4.0

  "Dont waste time on evaluation demo"

  on March 23, 2004

  Summary: The full program might be good and worth the time but this evaaluation is not worth the 15 seconds or less it takes to download.

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• 5 stars

  Version: Piano ChordZ 4.0

  "Really good bang for the buck!"

  on February 21, 2004

  Summary: I really needed this! Being able to see (and learn) all the chords and scales would be worth it alone. But being able to hear chords and scaled (via the MIDI features) makes this a bargain software.

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• 5 stars

  Version: Piano ChordZ 4.0

  "Definitely worth trying and buying!"

  on February 18, 2004

  Summary: As an "untrained" keyboard player, I was really glad to find this software. Most sheet music has chords printed and this makes it east to learn and play new songs.

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