1. Select the note or notes you would like to build chords on.
  2. Type Shift+I to open the intervals popover.
  3. Enter a number to add notes above the selected notes.
  4. For example, type 3 and press Enter to add notes a third above the selected notes. Type -3 to add the notes a third below.
  5. Separate numbers with commas to add multiple notes, for example type 3,6 to add notes a third and a sixth about the select notes.
  6. You can also specify the quality of the interval, for example typing dim5 adds a diminished fifth above the selected notes.
  7. If you type a t before the number it will transpose the existing selection rather than add new notes.
  8. For example, typing t4 transposes the selected notes by a fourth.

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