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How HN took it
7 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Execution: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, minimal design and horizontal orientation that matches the guitar in hand
From 3 comments
This is really nicely made, love the style and all the other little tools (scales and modes, chords in keys). Super handy to have a clean minimal reference like this. Great work!…
milchek on HNReally nice and useful. Aside from it, I always wonder why chords are presented in a way that they are never seen when you play it - in this tool in both orientations the…
jarek83 on HNNice! Very minor nit: Half-diminished chord should be written as m7b5 - not M7b5.
slyrus on HN
Useful reference for learners and the other chord tools on the site
From 3 comments
This is exactly what I've been looking for, but unable to find in such an approachable format! I recently picked up guitar after almost a decade without, and I've realized that…
razerbeans on HNThis is really nicely made, love the style and all the other little tools (scales and modes, chords in keys). Super handy to have a clean minimal reference like this. Great work!…
milchek on HNThis is great! Thank you for sharing.
maybelsyrup on HN
Objections
Note names are wrong for open strings, e.g. C major shows G on the B string first fret
From 3 comments
You're note names are buggy. I'm guessing it's to do with open strings not being labeled. C major is visualizing a G on the b string first fret but it should be a C. This is in…
bshaksbdvdhe on HNI came to say this, it also got me confused a little.
just-tom on HNYeah I noticed this. Pulled up Am7 and the note on the first fret of the B string is labelled as E and A for different voicings.
doytch on HN
Chord naming is unconventional for some chords like D and C
From 1 comment
@4lejandrito Thanks for that, I was playing with it and the chord naming feels a bit off from what I expected. Chords like D and C got unconventional namings:…
debone on HN
Fretboard orientation is hard to follow for left-handed players
From 1 comment
Unless of course, you are left handed, in which case it's mirrored, and hard to follow.
Jaruzel on HN
Requests
Show all CAGED versions and explain which strings chords include
From 1 comment
Great looking site, well done. Are the chords all hand coded? What determines which notes are included? For example some G-shape chords (using CAGED system) are missing the low E…
dhon_ on HN
Add Phrygian Dominant and other scales
From 1 comment
I appreciate the readability, but I wish you (and every one else who makes tools like this) had included Phyrigian Dominant in your scales.
wintermutestwin on HN
Color notes by note name rather than by finger
From 1 comment
Neat! While on the "note names" mode it would be great to have the notes colored by note instead of by finger (i.e the G note would be always red)
guillef on HN
Show all fretboard positions of a chord's notes
From 1 comment
1. How do you decide on which of the possible ways to play the chord to include? For instance consider B♭ Major 7th, which has the notes B♭ D F A. One way to play it is x13231…
tzs on HN
Use jazz chord symbols alongside names
From 1 comment
This is awesome! My only feedback would be to also add the typical symbols used in jazz worksheets for diminished, major, etc, instead of just the name. Great work!
diehunde on HN
Questions
Why the fretboard is shown with low notes at the bottom
From 2 comments
Really Nice. Though as an extremely novice guitarist, can I ask why the fretboard is "upside down" with the lower notes at the bottom, rather than physically on top as they would…
BuildTheRobots on HNThe explanation I've always heard is they want the lower frequency strings to be physically lower than the higher frequency strings. So the low E string is on bottom and the high…
taylodl on HN
How chord voicings are chosen
From 2 comments
Great looking site, well done. Are the chords all hand coded? What determines which notes are included? For example some G-shape chords (using CAGED system) are missing the low E…
dhon_ on HN1. How do you decide on which of the possible ways to play the chord to include? For instance consider B♭ Major 7th, which has the notes B♭ D F A. One way to play it is x13231…
tzs on HN
Alternatives named
react-guitar.com, an interactive guitar chord tool by the same author
From 1 comment
Very nice! The design is beautiful. If you’re looking for something more interactive have a look at https://react-guitar.com (I’m the author).
4lejandrito on HN
A command line chord tool shared in a comment
From 2 comments
1. How do you decide on which of the possible ways to play the chord to include? For instance consider B♭ Major 7th, which has the notes B♭ D F A. One way to play it is x13231…
tzs on HNYou can get the source for that command line tool here [1]. It's a single file C program that just uses stdio.h and stdlib.h and inputs from stdin and outputs to stdout, so…
tzs on HN