Random & custom chord progressions for every mood. Find minor, sad, guitar, jazz, piano & ukulele chords from 1.5M real songs.
Unlock endless minor, sad, guitar, jazz, piano & ukulele chord progressions. Randomize. Customize. Compose.
Canon is the ultimate random chord generator and progression composer for musicians, producers, and worship leaders. Whether you need minor chord progressions for emotional depth, sad chord progressions for melancholic moods, guitar chord progressions for acoustic pieces, piano chord progressions for classical arrangements, or jazz chord progressions for improvisation—Canon delivers instant inspiration powered by 1.5M real songs.
CREATE YOUR WAY
Canon adapts to your workflow with three distinct creation modes:
- Instant Inspiration: Fully randomize any progression type (minor, sad, jazz, guitar, piano, ukulele) with a single click to find unique sounds you wouldn't normally play.
- Intelligent Discovery: Use our smart Chord Decks to select chords that fit your mood and style perfectly.
- Total Control: Manually build progressions chord-by-chord for precise composition.
CORE FEATURES
- Random Chord Generator: Tap "Reroll" for instant progression inspiration
- Instrument-Specific Tools: Play your chords strummed to resemble guitar, and ukulele chord progressions
- Realistic Playback: Hear your progressions come alive with authentic sounds
- Studio-Ready MIDI Export: Drag progressions directly into Logic, Ableton, GarageBand, and more
- Infinite Progressions: No length limits. Build loops or complete song structures
- Master Every Key: Transpose any progression to suit your vocal range or instrument
- Band Collaboration: Share progressions with bandmates during rehearsal
WHY CANON?
We believe technology should serve the artist. Canon is built to be invisible—powerful enough for complex theory, simple enough to focus on what matters: the song.
Download Canon and discover your next progression today.
I just downloaded the app and I am truly loving the progressions I created in only a short period of time. It has a nice clean, and easy to use interface. The ability to add a random chord, select from 3 chords at the bottom, or customize the next chord is great. For some reason the midi output and the share keep crashing the app on my iPad Air iOS 18.7.2. If the midi export was fixed I’d be in love with this app. I took screenshots to save the progressions I liked them so much. Great app, just needs a quick fix on the midi export and share functionality. Great for chord progression inspiration.Update - the midi export and share features work well on iOS 26.2, the issues i had were on iPad iOS 18.7.2
GAME CHANGING App!!
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This app is hands down one of the most helpful music related apps I’ve ever used. It makes chord progressions feel intuitive and simple. I’ve honestly had a lot of fun with it so far, and think it’s an awesome tool as well. The interface is super easy to use and navigate, and feels intuitive. If you write, produce, or just enjoy playing around with chords, this app is definitely worth downloading. Super thoughtfully designed and I highly recommend it!!!
Best Songwriting and Progression app there is right now!!
ALYSSASHADE
This is my husband’s app and he worked really hard on it!!! I love the aesthetics of the app! My favorite thing is that the chords are limitless and you can just go on forever with the chord options. Love the bold colors and design!! I think you’d be hard pressed to find a better songwriting/progression tool than this one!!
Awesome
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I’m always looking for tools that help me write better songs, not just faster ones. And this app helps me tons! It’s great for experimenting with chord progressions and finding more unique arrangements when I feel stuck. The sharing feature/MIDI exporting is a huge bonus too! Clean, easy to use, and songwriter friendly!
Initial release!
Version 1.0.1
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