Functional Harmony
Dylan Shade Music iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Functional Harmony is a free Music app for iPhone and iPad by Dylan Shade. Rated 4.9/5 from 25 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated August 5, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.9
- 25 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 24 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 5
- 2026 · v2.0.0
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About Functional Harmony
Functional Harmony is a fast music theory desk for players and students. Build chords and scales from a root and quality. Identify harmony from notes. Or just Ask—type a chord, scale, or note stack in plain English and jump straight to the answer. SCALE FINDER • Choose a root and scale quality—major, minor, modes, pentatonic, and more • See every degree spelled clearly for practice and ear training • Perfect when you need a quick scale finder without flipping textbooks CHORD BUILDER & CHORD ID • Spell major, minor, sevenths, suspended, augmented, diminished, and more • Stack notes in the Notes tab to identify chords and intervals (reverse lookup) • Piano-friendly note entry with accidentals—great as a chord identifier ASK • Natural-language queries: “C major 7”, “F# dorian”, “C E G” • Live preview before you open Chords, Scales, or Notes • Built for homework, rehearsals, and songwriting sessions WHY FUNCTIONAL HARMONY • Chords, scales, and note identification in one app • Clean, bottom-anchored controls designed for one-handed practice • No accounts, no clutter—just theory when you need it Whether you call it a scale finder, chord identifier, or harmony lab, Functional Harmony keeps tonal music theory at your fingertips.
Ratings & reviews
4.9
25 ratings
What’s new
Version 2.0.0 · Updated August 5, 2026
What's new in Functional Harmony: • Notes — identify chords and intervals from note stacks • Ask — type natural-language queries (chords, scales, or notes) with live preview • Clearer Chords & Scales layout with bottom-anchored controls • Smarter parsing (scale queries, major-minor 7ths) • Design polish: consistent radii, spacing, and snappier animations Now named Functional Harmony — your desk for building and identifying harmony.
App privacy
The developer, Dylan Shade, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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