This is an app for visualizing chord changes in jazz standards. Visit the web deployment here.
- Transpose chords
- Edit and annotate chords
- Color-code chords
- Customize sheets
- Play chords with soundfonts
- Play chords at different tempos
The sheet format is as follows:
info:
title: Autumn Leaves
composer: Joseph Kosma
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section: A
[: Cm7 | F7 | Bbmaj7 | Ebmaj7 |
Aø7 | D7b13 | Gm6 | Gm6 :]
Chords are separated by whitespace and barlines. Each section is divided by a -----, and there is an optional info: section before all other sections.
info:
title: Take Five
composer: Paul Desmond
time: 5/4
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section: A
|| Ebm . . Bbm7 . | Ebm . . Bbm7 . | Ebm . . Bbm7 . | Ebm . . Bbm7 . |
Ebm . . Bbm7 . | Ebm . . Bbm7 . | Ebm . . Bbm7 . | Ebm . . Bbm7 . ||
. represents the same chord as before. This subdivision is necessary because the playback algorithm needs to know where to change chords. Time signatures are optional, and the default is 4/4.
info:
title: Misty
composer: Erroll Garner
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section: A
[: Ebmaj7 | Bbmaj7 Eb7 | Abmaj7 | Abm7 Db7 |
Ebmaj7 Cm7 | Fm7 Bb7 | {1.} Gm7 C7 | Fm7 Bb7 :]
{2.} Eb6 | Eb6 ||
Repeats are denoted by [: and :]. Use {1.} and {2.} to indicate first and second time endings.