[HN Gopher] Show HN: Write lead sheets in a Markdown way and tra...
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Show HN: Write lead sheets in a Markdown way and transpose in a
second
Hey HN, I'm a software engineer with a passion for playing guitar.
(https://ivanhsu.co) In the software industry, we use clever
plain-text syntaxes like Markdown and Mermaid to handle complex
layouts. This lets us focus on the content itself and quickly
produce beautifully formatted documents. Isn't sheet music and
chord charts just another form of documentation in the world of
music? That's why I created Cord Land https://cord.land/landing !
It's a website where you can quickly generate lead sheets and draw
chord charts using plain text. Even better, it can automatically
transpose songs! Just write in one key, and it can be instantly
converted it to any of the other 11 keys you want. I've
implemented a new syntax called Corduroy, an extension of ChordPro
syntax specifically designed for guitarists. Besides showing chord
names above lyrics, you can also customize chord charts. For
example, `%x32o1o%` will automatically draw a C major chord in the
first position! Feel free to try it out here:
https://cord.land/landing#playground For more usage details, please
refer to: https://cord.land/tutorial The name "Cord Land" comes
from "Cord" and "Chord" being homophones, representing chords.
Let's keep our passion for playing guitar alive, even after work!
Ivan Hsu
Author : ivanhsu
Score : 18 points
Date : 2025-08-03 14:38 UTC (3 days ago)
(HTM) web link (cord.land)
(TXT) w3m dump (cord.land)
| 1attice wrote:
| I was relieved to see this was about music; I was going to say
| that printing using leaded sheets using markdown is unlikely to
| be RoHS
| nixpulvis wrote:
| Formatting is pretty broken on iOS safari.
| camtarn wrote:
| Really cool project - I'm always a fan of things which make
| writing music in plain text easier.
|
| It looks pretty bad on Android Chrome, sadly - when a tab block
| is attached to a word it seems to make a large gap between the
| first letter of the word and the rest of it. Hope it's an easy
| fix.
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