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Kind of a music-nerd crossover...
Wanted to share a project I've been working on, more as a component of a larger one but largely a standalone. As an amateur musician, I've been looking for ways of displaying custom chord diagrams inline (for example, in TAB music charts). The `svguitar` library is pretty effective, but it requires a fair knowledge of js to implement it - not really a "plug and play option". So I built the thing. With this, I can `<chord-diagram instrument="Standard Mandolin" chord="Dm7"></chord-diagram>` in the HTML and all the js contained. It includes some logic (lazy logic) to generate chords dynamically, but it also includes a chord editor - and the way I've built it, it looks first for a user override, then a system override, and only if it doesn't find those does it use the dynamic utility. It's a Custom Web Component built with Lit.js, it can be standalone or used as part of a contextual system (so if a user is logged in, there can be a user context). If any of y'all are interested, https://github.com/parent-tobias/chord-component - feel free to beat on it and use it if you have an application for it. If you are (or know) a web developer, this could be useful. It is pretty niche, but it's darn useful within that niche lol
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@Jordan Oster I honestly had to re-learn music theory that I hadn't paid much attention to 40 years ago, and then create a programers "mental model" of the data. It was an absolute blast to revisit those fundamentals as math, as well as music! I'm thinking about a series of articles looking at it from both sides, because there were fun challenges and gotchas in both the music and the developer sides.
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@Jordan Oster I see myself as a pretty darn good dev, been at it since 1982 - but I'm a so-so musician lol
Jun 26 •
🚨 Only 5 DAYS until our next FREE guitar giveaway!!! 🚨
We’re giving away the amazing Orangewood Morgan Live AGAIN — but this time in beautiful SPRUCE! 🌲 Who’s pumped?! 🙌 Tell us — if you could pick any song to play first on this beauty, what would it be? Drop your answers below! 👇🔥 I will pick a couple of the comments that I like best and send you a FREE T-Shirt!
3 likes • Jun 27
Feel like the guy wearing clown shoes to a suit-and-tie event, but Canaries by Gaspar Sanz. This week's perfect for classical!
Nov '24 •
Your First Riff: What Got You Hooked on Guitar?
Share the first song or riff you learned to play and how it made you feel. Did it spark your love for guitar?
1 like • Mar 26
@John Sutak great book!
0 likes • Apr 5
@Sean Brookhart oooo, great songs!
Mar 28 •
FREE Orangewood Guitar Giveaway!
We are excited to announce that we will be doing the giveaway on May 1st. This is our way of saying thank you for being part of our community. You are already entered to win by being a member so no need to do anything. On the day of the drawing we will announce the winner inside the Skool community and we will reach out directly to get your shipping address and tshirt size. We have much more cool stuff in store for you guys so stay tuned!
6 likes • Mar 30
Hope that whoever ends up with it will share their experience with it! 😁
5 likes • Mar 31
@William Gentry lol same!
Jan 19 •
Battle Scars: Show Off Your Most Worn-Out Gear!
Share a photo or story of your most-used pick or gear that’s seen better days. What’s the story behind it?
1 like • Mar 23
A couple of my banjoleles, the one I'm playing is a concert size and the other is soprano. The soprano is over 100 years old, was used on a vaudeville circuit, and hasn't been strung in more than 60 years. When given it about a year ago the woman had been about to remove the face and mount a clock in it as a wall tschotchke. It had no strings, no bridge, and one hand-carved peg. So much fun to rebuild, and the basis of so many conversations! Folks are always curious about what the heck it is lol
1 like • Mar 27
@Garrett Calcaterra I've named her Ada Hazel, after my grandmother. This was my first real "rescue" though there have been a few more since, and I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered friction pegs, strings, a bridge, fret wire... I mean let's face it, it looks like a toy! But the first time I played, the first time she was strung in more than a half century (the woman who gave it to me told me it sat in her parents' attic since at least the early 1960s, if not before)... the tone is lovely. Completely different, far more banjo than uke, but still sweet as hell. I play a weekly singalong event at the senior rehab where my mom is now living, and we always start with Ada Hazel. Folks ask about her, and ask to hear the story, and tell me their stories. And that's what she does- she brings us together, and she brings them back to themselves for a few moments, and we share. She is fast becoming my personal favorite...
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@tobias-parent-3225
Amateur musician, mentor in web dev communities around the web, yoga instructor, woodworker and puzzle creator and all around curious guy.
Active 8h ago
Joined Mar 23, 2025
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