The key of my song is not displaying correctly in the song viewer. How can I change to major or minor key?

The key of my song is not displaying correctly in the song viewer. How can I change to major or minor key?

When you import or write a song in OnSong that does not have a specific key declared in the metadata of the song, OnSong must guess the key that you intended.  By default, OnSong uses the first chord of the song to determine the key. While this may not be the most accurate way to determine the key based on the chords of the song, it's no more accurate than guessing using other means.  We choose the First Chord method by default since it's the most straightforward to explain.

Of course this can have false positives.  For instance, the song may start on a chord that isn't the key which is common in songs written in a church mode like mixolydian. The song may also be incorrectly declared in a minor or major variation of the key. To correct this issue, tap on the pencil icon in the Menubar to open the Song Editor. Next, tap on the information icon to open the Metadata Editor. You can then locate the key option and choose the key the song is written in using the Key Picker. You could even tap on the Detect button to have OnSong review the chords of the song and pick the best guess. You can also select between major and minor keys in the Key Picker.

You can change the way that OnSong determines the key of the song when it's not declared through a setting.  To change this, tap on the gear icon in the Menubar to open the Utilities Menu and then choose Settings.  Next, tap on the Import Settings option on the left and then choose Text File Handling on the right. Locate the Detect Key By option and choose the method you would like to use.

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