Piano Chord Progression Generator

Build piano chord progressions with ease. Generate sequences in any key, experiment with different styles and voicings, and hear your progressions with built-in playback. See exactly which piano chords to play with interactive diagrams.

Chord Diagrams

Each piano chord diagram highlights the keys to press. Click the bottom of a diagram to cycle through inversions — root position, first inversion, and second inversion — so you can find smooth transitions between chords without jumping across the keyboard.

Use the voice leading controls further down the page to hear how different inversions connect. Keeping your hands close together between chords is one of the simplest ways to make a progression sound polished. You can also switch to guitar chord charts or staff notation using the tabs above.

Playing from Chord Cards

One thing that makes the piano unique is how directly the chord cards translate to what you play. The chord name on the card is exactly what your hands press — there are no alternate fingerings or capo positions to think about. What you see is what you play, which makes it easy to take a generated progression and sit down at the keyboard immediately.

Comping & Sequencer

The sequencer patterns double as comping rhythms. In a band context, pianists rarely hold chords for an entire bar — they comp, hitting chords on specific beats to lock in with the drummer. Toggle sequencer steps to sketch out a comping pattern, or spread hits across the grid to create an arpeggiation-style feel where notes cascade rather than land all at once.

Voice Leading on Piano

Voice leading is arguably more important on piano than any other instrument. Smooth inversions — where one or two notes shift while the rest stay put — are the hallmark of polished piano playing. The voice leading controls let you hear this in action: set a chord to neutral and listen to how the generator keeps each voicing close to the last, the way a trained pianist would naturally connect chords without leaping across octaves.

Tempo & Swing

For tempo, piano ballads breathe best around 60 to 80 BPM — slow enough to let sustained chords ring and melodies float above them. Pop piano sits comfortably between 100 and 120 BPM. If you're exploring jazz comping, try enabling swing: it shifts the off-beat hits just enough to give the rhythm a triplet lilt that straight timing can never quite capture.