Max for Live · Ableton Live

Harmonia

A harmonic composition tool for fast and musical chord selection, exploration and performance — directly inside Ableton Live.

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Live Scale Sync
Import the current key & scale from Ableton Live in one click.
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Chord Grid
7 diatonic degrees — every valid chord, always visible.
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Borrowed Chords
Secondary dominants & modal interchange, right in the grid.
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10 Voicings
Classic, Piano, Open, Spread, House, Prog, Rootless, Drop 2/3.
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Voice Leading
3 algorithms with common-tone detection for smooth motion.
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MIDI & Hold
Mini-keyboard feedback and Hold/Latch for live performance.

Features

Everything you need,
nothing you don’t

A focused, performance-ready harmonic tool — built around a single idea: give you instant access to every valid chord for your key and scale.

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Chord Grid

7 diatonic degrees plus a dedicated Borrowed column. All valid chords for your key, always visible — no hidden pages.

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Voice Leading

3 algorithms (Anchored, Relative, Piano) with common-tone detection and progressive center pull for natural progressions.

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10 Voicings

Classic, Piano, Open, Spread, House, Prog, Rootless A/B, Drop 2, Drop 3 — from tight jazz to wide prog textures.

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Live Scale Sync

Instantly import the current key and scale from Ableton Live — stay in sync with your session at all times.

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Borrowed Chords

Secondary dominants and modal interchange chords right in the main grid — always one click away.

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MIDI & Hold

Full keyboard mapping, clickable grid and Hold/Latch mode for performance — with visual keyboard feedback.

Voicings

10 ways to voice any chord

Classic
Close position
Piano
Bass + grouped upper
Open
2nd voice up an octave
Spread
Wide alternating
House
Chord + bass doubling
Prog
Wide prog/techno stab
Rootless A
No root · 3–5–7–9
Rootless B
No root · 7–9–3–5
Drop 2
2nd from top, –8va
Drop 3
3rd from top, –8va

Free download

Requires Ableton Live 11+ · Max for Live
Unzip and drop tuple.amxd onto a MIDI track before an instrument. Keep all files in the same folder.

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