You can also write more than one chord per bar, writing the symbol above the point in the bar where you want the chord to change. So let’s begin by discussing major and minor chords, or triads.

This C minor progression uses basic non-inverted triads. Select the lower two notes of all chords in bar 1 and 3, then transpose them up one octave - most DAWs have a shortcut key for this, such as ...

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But in the context of written music, with a melody, the symbol is usually written above the musical stave. You can also write more than one chord per bar, writing the symbol above the point in the bar ...