diff --git a/src/components/ProgressionBanner.jsx b/src/components/ProgressionBanner.jsx
index a851faa..cf8b282 100644
--- a/src/components/ProgressionBanner.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ProgressionBanner.jsx
@@ -2,15 +2,21 @@ import { useRef, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { toRomanNumeral } from '../lib/theory'
 import { findLoopPosition } from '../lib/match'
 
-const HISTORY_SHOWN = 8
+// ─── ProgressionBanner — the SLIM LOOP STRIP (task L-50, one-screen.md §1.2) ──
+//
+// One full-width status row: key chip · chord history (last 5, age-faded) ·
+// ♻ loop chips. The old right-30% "Now Playing" text-6xl chord + its divider
+// are GONE per the user directive — the enlarged current history chip and the
+// accent-glowing active loop chip ARE the now-playing display. Chrome trimmed
+// (p-4 → p-2, history pb-1 dropped) so the strip lands at ~76px.
+const HISTORY_SHOWN = 5
 
-export default function ProgressionBanner({ chordHistory, keyInfo, detectedProgression, currentChord, onChordClick }) {
+export default function ProgressionBanner({ chordHistory, keyInfo, detectedProgression, onChordClick }) {
   const { root, mode, confidence } = keyInfo ?? {}
 
   const visible = chordHistory.slice(-HISTORY_SHOWN)
   const current = visible[visible.length - 1]
   const loopPos = findLoopPosition(chordHistory, detectedProgression)
-  const currentRN = root && current ? toRomanNumeral(current, root, mode) : ''
 
   const currentRef = useRef(null)
   const prevChord  = useRef(null)
@@ -25,70 +31,68 @@ export default function ProgressionBanner({ chordHistory, keyInfo, detectedProgr
   }, [current])
 
   return (
-    <div className="bg-panel border border-border rounded-2xl p-4 mb-3 flex gap-4">
+    <div className="bg-panel border border-border rounded-2xl p-2 mb-3 flex flex-wrap items-end gap-x-3 gap-y-1">
 
-      {/* ── Left: key + chord history + loop ── */}
-      <div className="w-full lg:w-[70%] min-w-0 flex flex-col gap-2">
-
-        {/* Key + history on one row */}
-        <div className="flex items-end gap-3">
-          <div className="shrink-0 flex items-baseline gap-1.5">
-            {root ? (
-              <>
-                <span className="text-2xl font-bold text-accent">{root}</span>
-                <span className="text-gray-400 text-sm">{mode}</span>
-                {confidence && (
-                  <span className="text-xs text-gray-600">{Math.round(confidence * 100)}%</span>
-                )}
-              </>
-            ) : (
-              <span className="text-gray-600 text-sm">Detecting key…</span>
+      {/* ── Key chip ── */}
+      <div className="shrink-0 flex items-baseline gap-1.5 self-center">
+        {root ? (
+          <>
+            <span className="text-2xl font-bold text-accent">{root}</span>
+            <span className="text-gray-400 text-sm">{mode}</span>
+            {confidence && (
+              <span className="text-xs text-gray-600">{Math.round(confidence * 100)}%</span>
             )}
-          </div>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <span className="text-gray-600 text-sm">Detecting key…</span>
+        )}
+      </div>
 
-          <div className="w-px h-6 bg-border shrink-0" />
+      <div className="w-px h-6 bg-border shrink-0 self-center" />
 
-          {!chordHistory.length ? (
-            <p className="text-gray-600 text-sm">Start listening…</p>
-          ) : (
-            <div className="flex items-end gap-1 overflow-x-auto pb-1">
-              {visible.map((chord, i) => {
-                const isCurrent = i === visible.length - 1
-                const age       = visible.length - 1 - i
-                const opacity   = Math.max(0.25, 1 - age * 0.09)
-                const rn        = root ? toRomanNumeral(chord, root, mode) : ''
-                return (
-                  <div
-                    key={i}
-                    ref={isCurrent ? currentRef : null}
-                    style={{ opacity }}
-                    onClick={() => onChordClick?.(chord)}
-                    className={`flex flex-col items-center shrink-0 px-2 py-1 rounded-xl transition-colors duration-200 cursor-pointer ${
-                      isCurrent
-                        ? 'bg-accent/10 border border-accent/40 ring-1 ring-accent/20 hover:bg-accent/20'
-                        : 'border border-transparent hover:border-border hover:bg-panel'
-                    }`}
-                  >
-                    <span className={`font-black leading-none tracking-tight ${
-                      isCurrent ? 'text-3xl text-accent' : 'text-xl text-gray-200'
-                    }`}>
-                      {chord}
-                    </span>
-                    <span className={`text-xs font-semibold mt-0.5 ${
-                      isCurrent ? 'text-amber-400' : 'text-gray-500'
-                    }`}>
-                      {rn || '\u00A0'}
-                    </span>
-                  </div>
-                )
-              })}
-            </div>
-          )}
+      {/* ── Chord history (the enlarged current chip is the "now") ── */}
+      {!chordHistory.length ? (
+        <p className="text-gray-600 text-sm self-center">Start listening…</p>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="flex items-end gap-1 overflow-x-auto">
+          {visible.map((chord, i) => {
+            const isCurrent = i === visible.length - 1
+            const age       = visible.length - 1 - i
+            const opacity   = Math.max(0.25, 1 - age * 0.09)
+            const rn        = root ? toRomanNumeral(chord, root, mode) : ''
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={i}
+                ref={isCurrent ? currentRef : null}
+                style={{ opacity }}
+                onClick={() => onChordClick?.(chord)}
+                className={`flex flex-col items-center shrink-0 px-2 py-1 rounded-xl transition-colors duration-200 cursor-pointer ${
+                  isCurrent
+                    ? 'bg-accent/10 border border-accent/40 ring-1 ring-accent/20 hover:bg-accent/20'
+                    : 'border border-transparent hover:border-border hover:bg-panel'
+                }`}
+              >
+                <span className={`font-black leading-none tracking-tight ${
+                  isCurrent ? 'text-3xl text-accent' : 'text-xl text-gray-200'
+                }`}>
+                  {chord}
+                </span>
+                <span className={`text-xs font-semibold mt-0.5 ${
+                  isCurrent ? 'text-amber-400' : 'text-gray-500'
+                }`}>
+                  {rn || ' '}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
         </div>
+      )}
 
-        {/* Loop */}
-        {detectedProgression && (
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 flex-wrap">
+      {/* ── Loop — on the same row (divider between); playhead chip = the now ── */}
+      {detectedProgression && (
+        <>
+          <div className="w-px h-6 bg-border shrink-0 self-center" />
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 flex-wrap self-center">
             <span className="text-xs text-gray-500">♻</span>
             {detectedProgression.map((chord, i) => {
               const isActive = i === loopPos
@@ -112,29 +116,8 @@ export default function ProgressionBanner({ chordHistory, keyInfo, detectedProgr
             })}
             <span className="text-gray-600 text-xs">→ loop</span>
           </div>
-        )}
-      </div>
-
-      {/* ── Divider ── */}
-      <div className="hidden lg:block w-px bg-border shrink-0" />
-
-      {/* ── Right: big chord ── */}
-      <div className="hidden lg:flex w-[30%] flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1">
-        {current ? (
-          <button
-            onClick={() => onChordClick?.(current)}
-            className="flex flex-col items-center gap-1 px-4 py-2 rounded-xl hover:bg-accent/10 transition-colors group"
-            title="Click to see voicings"
-          >
-            <p className="text-xs text-gray-600 uppercase tracking-widest">Now Playing</p>
-            <div className="text-6xl font-black text-amber-400 leading-none group-hover:text-accent transition-colors">{current}</div>
-            <div className="text-sm text-gray-500">{currentRN}</div>
-            <p className="text-[10px] text-gray-700 group-hover:text-gray-500 transition-colors">tap for voicings</p>
-          </button>
-        ) : (
-          <p className="text-gray-600 text-xs text-center">Play a chord</p>
-        )}
-      </div>
+        </>
+      )}
 
     </div>
   )