Random or preset progressions in any key. Piano, guitar, or strings. Copy the Roman numerals or the actual chords.
What is a chord progression?
A chord progression is a series of chords played in sequence. Most Western songs use progressions built from the seven diatonic chords of the current key. In C major those chords are C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, and B diminished. In roman-numeral shorthand the pattern is I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii diminished.
The tool defaults to pop-adjacent presets (I-V-vi-IV and its cousins) because they are the workhorses. Switch to jazz for ii-V-I and its extensions. Switch to blues for 12-bar. Switch to classical for cadence-driven long-form. Switch to random when you want a jolt.
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