Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 125)

• Chord Type : Selects which chords will be mapped to your pads. The available chord types
depend on the selected Chord Mode and Scale Type:
• If Chord Mode is set to Harmonizer, the Chord Type parameter offers different chords
depending on whether Scale Type is set to Chromatic or to any other scale. All available
chords are listed in the tables below.
• If Chord Mode is set to Chord Set, the Chord Type parameter provides 16 different sets of 12
chords each (8 major sets and 8 minor sets): Major 1, Major 2, …, Major 8, and Minor 1,
Minor 2, …, Minor 8. The 12 chords are mapped onto the first 12 pads. Pads 13–16 are
disabled.
When Chord Mode is set to Harmonizer and Scale Type is set to Chromatic , since this scale
includes all semitones the chords can use any of them. Chord Type offers the following chords:
Chord
Type
Semitones Added above
Played Note
Octave 12
Perfect 4 5
Perfect 5 7
Major 4 and 7
Minor 3 and 7
Suspende
d 4
5 and 7
Major 7 4, 7, and 11
Minor 7 3, 7, and 10
Dominant
7
4, 7, and 10
Dominant
9
4, 7, 10, and 14
Minor 7 ♭ 5 3, 6, and 10
Diminishe
d 7
3, 6, and 9
Augmente
d
4 and 8
Quartal 5, 10, and 15
Trichord 5 and 11
When Chord Mode is set to Harmonizer and Scale Type is set to any other scale than Chromatic ,
the chords are bound to the particular notes included in the specified scale. Chord Type offers the
following chords:
Chord
Type
Notes Added to Played Note
Octave Octave
1-3 3rd
1-5 5th
1-3-5 3rd and 5th
1-4-5 4th and 5th
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