如果你没法立即反应62或者c3是什么音，用Sonic Pi作曲对你来说可能会很难。对此我们可以用简易键盘来试音。你还可以在下拉菜单中选择合适的音阶。
当然了，你想演奏什么都行，本来也没有对错。音乐不一定要完全和谐，艺术家们可以随意添加不和谐因素甚至是噪音。但如果你愿意的话，也是有一些规则可以遵循的。
如果你的作品在某个调上，比如C大调，有个和弦特别棒。下面的表格是一些相互配合和谐的爵士和弦。这里有更多的和弦进行：lotusmusic.com/chord-progression-map.html
Common chord progressions in major | I - IV - V | I - VI - IV - V | II - V - I
| Major key | I | II | III | IV | V | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | chord(:C, :major7) | chord(:D, :minor7) | chord(:E, :minor7) | chord(:F, :major7) | chord(:G, "7") | chord(:A, :minor7) |
| Db | chord(:Db, :major7) | chord(:Eb, :minor7) | chord(:F, :minor7) | chord(:Gb, :major7) | chord(:Ab, "7") | chord(:Bb, :minor7) |
| D | chord(:D, :major7) | chord(:E, :minor7) | chord(:Gb, :minor7) | chord(:G, :major7) | chord(:A, "7") | chord(:B, :minor7) |
| Eb | chord(:Eb, :major7) | chord(:F, :minor7) | chord(:G, :minor7) | chord(:Ab, :major7) | chord(:Bb, "7") | chord(:C, :minor7) |
| E | chord(:E, :major7) | chord(:Gb, :minor7) | chord(:Ab, :minor7) | chord(:A, :major7) | chord(:B, "7") | chord(:Db, :minor7) |
| F | chord(:F, :major7) | chord(:G, :minor7) | chord(:A, :minor7) | chord(:Bb, :major7) | chord(:C, "7") | chord(:D, :minor7) |
| Gb | chord(:Gb, :major7) | chord(:Ab, :minor7) | chord(:Bb, :minor7) | chord(:Cb, :major7) | chord(:Db, "7") | chord(:Eb, :minor7) |
| G | chord(:G, :major7) | chord(:A, :minor7) | chord(:B, :minor7) | chord(:C, :major7) | chord(:D, "7") | chord(:E, :minor7) |
| Ab | chord(:Ab, :major7) | chord(:Bb, :minor7) | chord(:C, :minor7) | chord(:Db, :major7) | chord(:Eb, "7") | chord(:F, :minor7) |
| A | chord(:A, :major7) | chord(:B, :minor7) | chord(:Db, :minor7) | chord(:D, :major7) | chord(:E, "7") | chord(:Gb, :minor7) |
| Bb | chord(:Bb, :major7) | chord(:C, :minor7) | chord(:D, :minor7) | chord(:Eb, :major7) | chord(:F, "7") | chord(:G, :minor7) |
| B | chord(:B, :major7) | chord(:Db, :minor7) | chord(:Eb, :minor7) | chord(:E, :major7) | chord(:Gb, "7") | chord(:Ab, :minor7) |
Common chord progressions in natural minor | I - VI - VII | I - IV - VII | I - IV - V | I - VI - III - VII | II - V - I
| Minor key | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cm | chord(:C, :minor7) | chord(:D, "m7-5") | chord(:Eb, :major7) | chord(:F, :minor7) | chord(:G, :minor7) | chord(:Ab, :major7) | chord(:Bb, "7") |
| Ddm | chord(:Dd, :minor7) | chord(:Eb, "m7-5") | chord(:E, :major7) | chord(:Gb, :minor7) | chord(:Ab, :minor7) | chord(:A, :major7) | chord(:B, "7") |
| Dm | chord(:D, :minor7) | chord(:E, "m7-5") | chord(:F, :major7) | chord(:G, :minor7) | chord(:A, :minor7) | chord(:Bb, :major7) | chord(:C, "7") |
| Ebm | chord(:Eb, :minor7) | chord(:F, "m7-5") | chord(:Gb, :major7) | chord(:Ab, :minor7) | chord(:Bb, :minor7) | chord(:B, :major7) | chord(:Db, "7") |
| Em | chord(:E, :minor7) | chord(:Gb, "m7-5") | chord(:G, :major7) | chord(:A, :minor7) | chord(:B, :minor7) | chord(:C, :major7) | chord(:D, "7") |
| Fm | chord(:F, :minor7) | chord(:G, "m7-5") | chord(:Ab, :major7) | chord(:Bb, :minor7) | chord(:C, :minor7) | chord(:Db, :major7) | chord(:Eb, "7") |
| Gbm | chord(:Gb, :minor7) | chord(:Ab, "m7-5") | chord(:A, :major7) | chord(:B, :minor7) | chord(:Db, :minor7) | chord(:D, :major7) | chord(:E, "7") |
| Gm | chord(:G, :minor7) | chord(:A, "m7-5") | chord(:Bb, :major7) | chord(:C, :minor7) | chord(:D, :minor7) | chord(:Eb, :major7) | chord(:F, "7") |
| Abm | chord(:Ab, :minor7) | chord(:Bb, "m7-5") | chord(:B, :major7) | chord(:Db, :minor7) | chord(:Eb, :minor7) | chord(:E, :major7) | chord(:Gb, "7") |
| Am | chord(:A, :minor7) | chord(:B, "m7-5") | chord(:C, :major7) | chord(:D, :minor7) | chord(:E, :minor7) | chord(:F, :major7) | chord(:G, "7") |
| Bbm | chord(:Bb, :minor7) | chord(:C, "m7-5") | chord(:Db, :major7) | chord(:Eb, :minor7) | chord(:F, :minor7) | chord(:Gb, :major7) | chord(:Ab, "7") |
| Bm | chord(:B, :minor7) | chord(:Db, "m7-5") | chord(:D, :major7) | chord(:E, :minor7) | chord(:Gb, :minor7) | chord(:G, :major7) | chord(:A, "7") |