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2015/12/18 20:11:55 (permalink)

Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software

I'm looking for a program that can generate chord scales and show them on the entire neck. Say I have the voicing 1-2-5 and I want a quick reference to the complete chord scale for the rest of the neck. Does anyone know of a software program that does this? 
If I have a note combination that sounds good on a given chord function I need to be able to project or have the software calculate the possibilities on the neck
 
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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/18 20:37:31 (permalink)
I don't know of software that can do that, sorry. But thought I'd hop on here to make sure I see the answer if you get one!

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/18 20:44:44 (permalink)
When I was in my younger days I wrote out all the fingers for quartal harmonies and the inversions. It took awhile. I've talked to some guys that tell me about all the software out there that can do about anything. I was playing a tune I was working on and came up with a open voicing and thought it would be great if I could just hit a button and have the inversions laid out on the neck. It may be wishful thinking

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/18 20:54:58 (permalink)
I'm not a beginner and not looking for standard M7,dom7, or min7 fingerings.
software that shows the neck where I could put in the voicing or scale and have the program show the inversions etc.
It would be a handy writing tool to have

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/18 23:07:02 (permalink)
I just found a program I've heard of before named Guitar Pro. Looks mostly like notation software

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/18 23:50:42 (permalink)
Years ago I wrote a program on the Amiga which did everything you're asking for. It showed every chord and scale on the neck in every key, and as well as having hundreds of preset fingerings for every chord type (including all the wacky jazz chords), it also had an algorithm which worked out every possible fingering of a chord between the limits of two specified frets. It also worked on scales, so you could click on a scale and it would show you every possible chord that can be created from that scale. 
 
It would also give you every possible chord name for notes that you clicked on the neck, as well as tell you which larger chords (and scales) contained those notes, and which smaller chords were contained within those notes. Did lots of other stuff too. Basically a Swiss army knife for guitar players. It got featured on a couple of magazine cover discs. Damn if I had the time I would rewrite it for Windows....

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 09:52:16 (permalink)

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 13:04:24 (permalink)
Thanks Bob I will check it out.
sharke - I'm getting lazy in my old age. I don't seem to have the energy these days to do all that kind of stuff. Sounds like a great program you developed! If you ever convert it to windows please let me know 

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 14:03:01 (permalink)
This looks pretty good for what I need. May need to wait till version 2.0
http://www.neckdiagrams.com/
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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 14:07:08 (permalink)
This looks like something I may need. I will have to look more into it. I think I may wait for version 2.0
http://www.neckdiagrams.com/

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 15:35:39 (permalink)
check?

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 15:37:03 (permalink)
Alrrighty then. Neck Diagrams seems to be the program but I need to look more into it. I will wait till the new version comes out
 

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 15:56:44 (permalink)
I use this...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rabugentom.chord
 
It's really good.
 
It's also on my phone which means I pretty much always have it with me.
post edited by gswitz - 2015/12/19 16:17:28

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 20:37:59 (permalink)
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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2015/12/19 22:56:02 (permalink)
Thanks everyone for your help! I will try each one 

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2016/01/07 02:15:36 (permalink)
I thought this thread was deleted. I got an e-mail saying something to that effect. I'm still looking 

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2016/01/07 02:16:03 (permalink)
Thanks for re-posting this!
 

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2016/01/08 09:04:18 (permalink)
This looks interesting Bill, not sure if it will do everything your wanting it to do. I think the beginner electric start's at 199. I'm thinking about getting one of these, I have a hard time reading anything without reading glasses and even with them after a short while I have trouble focusing, I'm thinking for me this might come in handy. 
 
http://www.fretlight.com/
 
Here's a comparison chart of the various models they offer. 
 
http://www.fretlight.com/pages/guitar-selection-guide
 
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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2016/01/08 16:29:33 (permalink)
So I guess basically if you add a reply it gets deleted. Sorry Bill, I replied some useful and helpful information and it got zapped, as I suspect this one will. What's the point of having a forum when nobody can reply? 
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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2016/01/08 16:47:49 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Serious_Noize! 2016/01/08 19:49:13
There is an automated process which removes spam from the forum. At times the process removes legitimate posts. If you have a post deleted, PM a host to have the post restored.
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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2016/01/08 22:27:12 (permalink)
Serious_Noize!
So I guess basically if you add a reply it gets deleted. Sorry Bill, I replied some useful and helpful information and it got zapped, as I suspect this one will. What's the point of having a forum when nobody can reply? 


Thanks Bobby! I will check it out. I'm primarily looking for a program that can project chord scales where I can plug in intervals like 1-2-6 and have it project fingerings from those intervals using various major and minor scales. Up and down the neck. 
There is no rush cuz I can do it the old fashioned way.
 
P.S - Thanks Steve for the info!

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Re: Guitar Chord and Scale Generating Software 2016/01/09 08:03:56 (permalink)
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Thanks Scook, and sorry, I haven't been on the forums for a good while and didn't know. Actually glad to see this feature because I remember years ago there were a lot of spam post so I completely understand. Thank you. 
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