piano chord
Learning and science
music theory reference
SHOW HN2022
206points
71comments
#273of 2,570 in 2022
Top 11%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 12 critical, out of 42 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 7 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful, convenient chord reference with good UI
From 3 comments
Love it- was just digging out my old laminated chord chart to re-learn them. This is way more convenient! Would love to see this expand to scales and modes too!
S_A_P on HNThis is a great tool. I've seen things like this, but never with such a good UI. It would be very cool if there was a chord-search tool that was easy to use. Something that would…
elevaet on HNThis is a great reference tool. Something like this must have existed already, but I couldn't find it for the life of me. Something as simple as wanting to play simple guitar…
marvin on HN
Helpful for learning piano and guitar-to-piano chords
From 1 comment
Can't believe how useful this is. I've been working my way back in to learning piano during the pandemic and have been learning songs I like mostly through guitar chords websites…
Apfel on HN
Objections
Playback is broken or clicky on iOS Safari, desktop Safari and Firefox
From 4 comments
On ios safari hitting play just causes a clicking noise.
leetrout on HNPlayback doesn't work on desktop Safari either. <unhappy emoji>
NonNefarious on HNThis is very cool but geting lots of clicking/artifacts on firefox
poisonarena on HNThis makes me so happy. I’ve been looking for a tool like this for so long. Thanks for making and sharing! Bug report: Trying to play sounds on iOS just results in clicking noises.
DecoPerson on HN
Synth clips on chords with many notes
From 2 comments
Nice! Couple of minor (haha) issues: * The label "Rising octave" on the octave-up button doesn't make sense. Maybe you meant "Higher octave", assuming the "Lower" in the "Lower…
moosedev on HNvery nice. pay attention to the chord that has 4 tones. it seems that you simply add up the amplitude so we always get some distortion.
chaosprint on HN
Black key positions and layout are inaccurate
From 1 comment
Nice! The layout of the keyboard doesn't look right though: the size and position of black keys are wrong. I realize you need wide black keys to be able to write their names on…
bambax on HN
Piano sound is FM synth-like rather than a real piano
From 2 comments
Taking a guess at what you're noticing but might not have a framework/vocabulary for... It sounds like FM synthesis[0] to me (so either an embedded FM software synthesizer or…
moosedev on HNpros: great interface, love it cons: clipping as others have mentioned, but mostly, i was really hoping to hear a nice piano sound and not a synth. could you play samples from…
locusofself on HN
Requests
Add inversions and more voicings
From 2 comments
Nice. Would love to see inversions as well. I struggle a lot with rootless inversions :|
boredemployee on HNOK for beginners, but there are lots of nice voicings missing, also those where the root note is not played at all.
Stenzel on HN
Add scales and modes
From 1 comment
Love it- was just digging out my old laminated chord chart to re-learn them. This is way more convenient! Would love to see this expand to scales and modes too!
S_A_P on HN
Better mobile layout with larger UI
From 1 comment
Cool! My suggestion would be to make it more mobile friendly. I suspect any regular user will be near their piano, and using a computer or laptop there can be tricky! So I bet…
noahtallen on HN
Show common chord aliases in the main table
From 1 comment
Really good stuff! If I can give another suggestion: I think it would be much more useful for beginners to see the common alias of the chord in the main table (maybe below the…
moefh on HN
Chord search by selected notes or MIDI input
From 2 comments
This is a great tool. I've seen things like this, but never with such a good UI. It would be very cool if there was a chord-search tool that was easy to use. Something that would…
elevaet on HNThis is great! It would be really useful to be able to select and deselect notes on the top piano to construct new chords based on these ones (and it could detect when you've…
mkl on HN
Questions
Why does the F note sound flat
From 3 comments
I wish I had a better ear and could tell you what sounds funny to me about the piano at the top. Can anyone explain why it sounds off to me?
issa on HNYou have a better ear than you think! I tried it again (and actually tried all the notes this time...) and the F is definitely flat. It's particularly noticeable in the 5th…
moosedev on HNYour F, defined on line 26 [0], is 3Hz off according to this reference table[1]. 346.23 should be 349.23. Just a typo? All credit to @issa's ear. And yes, while you'd be unlikely…
moosedev on HN
Alternatives named
pianochord.org
From 1 comment
Searching [guitar chords] brings up some like this, e.g. https://www.all-guitar-chords.com/ which is quite similar but shows fingerings too. For piano,…
mkl on HN
all-guitar-chords.com
From 1 comment
Searching [guitar chords] brings up some like this, e.g. https://www.all-guitar-chords.com/ which is quite similar but shows fingerings too. For piano,…
mkl on HN