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Chord Explorer
See what your guitaris really playing.
Enter a shape on the fretboard and Chord Explorer names the chord that actually sounds – with or without a capo – and shows how it fits the key.
Try a shape
A simplified example with four fixed shapes. Chord Explorer itself recognises chords from any shape you enter.
- You play
- C shapeG shapeD shapeEm shape
- It sounds as
- CDFGACDEGEmF#mAm
A capo shortens every string by the same amount, so a familiar shape sounds higher: two frets are two semitones.
- Category
- Software
- Status
- Availability to be confirmed
From a chord to a song
In the song workspace, every section holds its own chords, lyrics, melody and solo notes.
Each section in four modes
- Intro
- Verse
- Chorus
- Bridge
- Outro
- ChordsPlaced over the lyrics, with undo.
- SoloTarget notes over each chord on the fretboard.
- MelodyNotes with their role in the chord.
- LyricsLines with notes for each part of the song.
The theory, made visible
Key detection
All major and minor keys ranked against the chords of a song.
Degrees and roles
Each chord with its degree – diatonic, secondary dominant or outside the key.
Neighbouring keys
Relative, parallel, dominant and subdominant keys with shared chords.
A second guitar
A second part generated above or below the melody.
No theory required
Chord Explorer reads the strings, not your intention: it starts from what you play and explains it from there. It is designed to work without an account – songs are kept in the browser.
Want to know more?
Chord Explorer is built; its public availability is still being confirmed.