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Coltrane – music theory library

Coltrane is a music theory library with a command-line interface.

It deals with all sorts of calculations around music theory, and allows graphical representations.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

  • Generate chord progressions for Jazz, Blues, Pop, or custom and see how to play them.
  • Seek chords, see their notes and how to play them.
  • Seek scales, see their notes and see how to play them.
  • Find chords that are common between 2 scales.
  • Find scales containing a chord or a set of notes.
  • Find possible progressions of a chord sequence.
  • All of the above can be seen on guitar, bass, piano or ukelele representations, no sheet music needed.
  • Interactive mode (shell).

Website: github.com/pedrozath/coltrane
Support:
Developer: Pedro Maciel
License: MIT License

Coltrane showing guitar chords

Coltrane is written in Ruby. Learn Ruby with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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