Functional Analysis • Tonal Maps • Backing Tracks • 12-Key Practice
Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro

Understand the harmony. Hear it. Practice it.

See how chord progressions work, explore their function on an interactive tonal map, reharmonize them, and practice the results with accompaniment.

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro combines functional harmonic analysis, chord-scales, Roman numerals, arrows and brackets, tonal maps, reharmonization tools, backing tracks, and all-key practice in one environment.

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“Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro wins our strongest recommendation for an app so far.” — The Berklee Groove
iOS and macOS are currently separate App Store purchases.
See the map, analysis, and playback system working together.
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A backing-track app that understands the progression

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro does more than display chord symbols and play accompaniment. It organizes harmony by function, shows how chords relate inside a key, analyzes progressions, connects chords to chord-scales, and keeps the map synchronized with the music you are studying.

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro showing All The Things You Are with harmonic analysis, chord-scales, arrows, Roman numerals, piano keyboard, and tonal map
One Harmonic Workflow

Analyze → Explore → Reharmonize → Practice

Move from understanding the progression to hearing and practicing the musical result without leaving the same environment.

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Analyze
See chord symbols, Roman numerals, chord-scales, arrows, brackets, and harmonic relationships.
2
Explore
Navigate the tonal map to understand function, secondary dominants, substitutions, and related harmonic regions.
3
Reharmonize
Generate and test alternate harmonic paths while keeping the underlying tonal logic visible.
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Practice
Hear the progression with accompaniment, work through all 12 keys, and focus on scales, target notes, and harmonic vocabulary.
The Map Is the Difference

See harmony as a connected system

Instead of treating every chord as an isolated symbol, the map organizes tonal harmony around function. Tonic, subdominant, dominant, secondary dominants, substitutions, and related harmonic regions become part of one navigable structure.

Change key and the harmonic relationships remain visible. The map gives students, improvisers, arrangers, and composers a way to understand why a chord works—not just what chord comes next.

Complete Mapping Tonal Harmony functional map showing Roman numeral functions and harmonic relationships
Multi-Layered Analysis

See the progression at more than one level

Follow the written chords while Mapping reveals the functional and scalar information underneath them.

Chord Symbols

Keep the practical progression visible while studying its deeper structure.

Roman Numerals

See each chord in relation to the active key and tonal center.

Arrows & Brackets

Visualize dominant motion, ii–V relationships, and connected harmonic paths.

Chord-Scales

Pair chords with scale choices directly in the analysis.

Modulations

Follow changes of tonal center as the progression moves through different keys.

Synchronized Playback

Hear the music while the score, analysis, and map stay connected.

Dark theme Mapping Tonal Harmony map showing concrete chord names across harmonic regions
From Theory to Sound

Practice the harmony, not just the chord symbols

Use the same harmonic system as a practice environment. Hear progressions with accompaniment, move ideas through all 12 keys, and connect chord-scale choices to the functions you see on the map.

  • Backing tracks and accompaniment players
  • 12-key workouts
  • Chord-scale practice
  • Target-note practice
  • Upper-structure exploration
  • Analyzed repertoire and jazz-standard study
Reharmonization

Explore alternate harmony with the tonal context still visible

The Reharmonizer lets you experiment with alternate chord choices while the score and map remain part of the same harmonic environment.

Work with secondary dominants, diminished harmony, tritone substitutions, modal interchange, dominant variations, extended dominants, melodic-line clichés, bass-line clichés, and other reharmonization strategies.

Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro Reharmonizer showing reharmonization controls beside an analyzed song and tonal map
Go Deeper

Specialized tools and repertoire add-ons

Expand the core Mapping environment when you want more focused improvisation, voicing, and repertoire study.

Target Notes

Focus on important notes through a progression and practice connecting harmonic targets deliberately.

Upper Structures

Explore triads and quartal structures over chords to expand voicing and improvisational color.

Jazz Standards

Study a large repertoire library with Mapping’s harmonic analysis and practice tools.

Jazz Standards Reharmonized

Explore reharmonized versions of standards and compare alternate harmonic possibilities in context.

Who Mapping Is For

One harmonic system, several ways to use it

Jazz Pianists & Compers
Understand progressions, choose chord-scales, build substitutions, and practice harmony with accompaniment.
Improvisers
Connect scales, target notes, upper structures, and voice-leading choices to the function of each chord.
Arrangers
Test substitutions, reharmonization paths, cadences, and modulation strategies with the harmonic logic visible.
Composers & Songwriters
Explore functional possibilities, prototype progressions, and discover alternate routes through tonal harmony.
Teachers
Show students the relationship between notation, chord symbols, Roman numerals, scales, and functional movement.
Theory Students
Build a visual model of tonal harmony instead of memorizing disconnected rules and chord labels.
Tutorials & Demos

See Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro in action

Start with the core ideas, then explore analysis, practice, and reharmonization.

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Choose Your Version

Use Mapping on the platform that fits your workflow

The apps provide the full interactive experience with sound. The PDF gives you the tonal maps on virtually any device.

iOS

The interactive Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro app for iPhone and iPad, with analysis, maps, playback, practice tools, and available add-ons.

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macOS

The full desktop Mapping environment for Mac, designed for deeper analysis, study, practice, and arranging workflows.

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Interactive PDF

Navigate the tonal maps in any key and across multiple levels of complexity on Android, Apple, Windows, and other PDF-capable devices. The PDF does not include sound or backing tracks.

iOS and macOS are currently separate App Store purchases.
Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Mapping different?

How is Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro different from a regular backing-track app?

A conventional backing-track app can play a chord progression. Mapping also analyzes the progression, places the chords inside a functional tonal system, shows Roman numerals and chord-scales, and connects the analysis to the map while you study or practice.

Can Mapping analyze chord progressions?

Yes. Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro includes harmonic analysis tools that display chord symbols, Roman numerals, chord-scales, arrows, brackets, and changes of tonal center while keeping the analysis connected to playback and the map.

What is the tonal map?

The tonal map is a visual organization of harmony by function. It shows relationships among tonic, subdominant, dominant, secondary dominants, substitutions, and related harmonic regions so that the logic of a progression is easier to see.

Can I practice with backing tracks and in all 12 keys?

Yes. The app includes accompaniment and 12-key practice tools designed to turn the harmonic concepts you are studying into playable exercises.

What add-ons are available?

Specialized add-ons include Target Notes, Upper Structures, Jazz Standards, and Jazz Standards Reharmonized. They extend the core Mapping environment with additional practice, voicing, and repertoire material.

What is the difference between the app and the Interactive PDF?

The iOS and macOS apps provide the interactive analysis, playback, backing tracks, and practice environment. The PDF is a portable version of the tonal maps that works on PDF-capable devices but does not include sound.

Are the iOS and macOS versions one purchase?

No. They are currently separate App Store purchases.

Do I need advanced music-theory knowledge to use Mapping?

No. The map can be used as a visual introduction to functional harmony, while more experienced musicians can use the deeper analysis, chord-scale, reharmonization, and practice tools.

Stop seeing isolated chords. Start seeing how harmony connects.

Analyze the progression, explore it on the map, hear the alternatives, and turn the same harmonic ideas into practice.