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A ground for every hand v3.1
Groundwork
Pick a ground, dance or continuo pattern, vary it in any key, and export the bass and chords as MIDI for your DAW.
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Guitar · standard tuning
Make your own ground Type a chord chart, start from a pattern, or import a MIDI file
Write one bar between each |. Use chord symbols, slash chords or Roman numerals. You can also import MIDI or start from the current pattern. Saved grounds stay in this browser only; copy the chart somewhere safe to keep it.
Piano roll
Blue is the ground bass, orange the chords. Click to play from that point. Space plays and stops, ← → step through the chords, L toggles the loop.
How a ground works
A ground is a short bass line repeated under changing music above it. Chaconnes and passacaglias are triple-time grounds; the passamezzo, romanesca and folia are older dance basses.