Ableton’s Chord MIDI Effect Cheat Sheet

We continue with our Ableton Effects cheat sheet series. Check out the previous cheat sheets and techniques by CLICKING HERE.

The entire collection is available to Beat Lab students and alumni.

The chord MIDI effect is a simple yet powerful effect especially if you are looking to play complex chords with only one not.

Combining the chord effect with other MIDI effect can result in extremely useful tools like melody generators, complex arpeggios and automatic drum fill makers.

Here are 5 different chord formulas for you to test out.

Scroll down to the bottom to download the free cheat sheet.

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 Major 9th – Smooth and Lush

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Major 7th Add 2/6 – Gospel Fullness

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Minor 9th – Dark and Soulful

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Minor 11th – Urban Jazz

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Minor 11th Open Voicing – 5th Stack

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Chord Cheat Sheet

We made a cheat sheet for you to quickly reference all the functions of the Chord MIDI effect.