A music theory binary and library for Rust.
Windows:
powershell
iwr https://github.com/twitchax/kord/releases/latest/download//kord_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.zip
Expand-Archive kord_x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.zip -DestinationPath C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Programs\kord
Mac OS (Apple Silicon):
bash
curl -LO https://github.com/twitchax/kord/releases/latest/download/kord_aarch64-apple-darwin.zip
unzip kord_aarch64-apple-darwin.zip -d /usr/local/bin
chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/kord
Linux:
bash
curl -LO https://github.com/twitchax/kord/releases/latest/download/kord_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip
unzip kord_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip -d /usr/local/bin
chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/kord
Cargo:
bash
$ cargo install kord
```bash $ kord -h
A tool to easily explore music theory principles.
Usage: kord [COMMAND]
Commands: describe Describes a chord play Describes and plays a chord help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
Options: -h, --help Print help information -V, --version Print version information ```
```bash $ kord describe Cmaj7
Cmaj7 major 7, ionian, first mode of major scale C, D, E, F, G, A, B C, E, G, B ```
```bash $ kord play Bb7#9#11
B♭7(♯9)(♯11) dominant sharp 9, altered, altered dominant, super locrian, diminished whole tone, seventh mode of a melodic minor scale, melodic minor up a half step B♭, C♭, D♭, E𝄫, F♭, G♭, A♭ B♭, D, F, A♭, C♯, E ```
bash
$ kord guess C F# D# A
Cdim
fully diminished (whole first), diminished seventh, whole/half/whole diminished
C, D, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B𝄫, B
C, E♭, G♭, B𝄫
Cm(♭5)(add6)
minor
C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭
C, E♭, G♭, A
bash
$ kord guess C G Bb F#5 F
C7(♯11)(sus4)
dominant sharp 11, lydian dominant, lyxian, major with sharp four and flat seven
C, D, E, F♯, G, A, B♭
C, F, G, B♭, F♯
Cm7(♯11)(sus4)
minor 7, dorian, second mode of major scale, major with flat third and flat seven
C, D, E♭, F, G, A, B♭
C, F, G, B♭, F♯
bash
$ kord guess E3 C4 Eb4 F#4 A#4 D5 D4
Cm9(♭5)(add2)/E
half diminished, locrian, minor seven flat five, seventh mode of major scale, major scale starting one half step up
C, D, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭
E, C, D, E♭, G♭, B♭, D
Add this to your Cargo.toml:
toml
[dependencies]
kord = "0.1"
```rust use klib::known_chord::KnownChord; use klib::modifier::Degree; use klib::note::; use klib::chord::;
// Check to see what kind of chord this is. asserteq!(Chord::new(C).augmented().seven().knownchord(), KnownChord::AugmentedDominant(Degree::Seven)); ```
```rust use crate::klib::base::Parsable; use klib::note::; use klib::chord::;
// Parse a chord from a string, and inspect the scale. assert_eq!(Chord::parse("Cm7b5").unwrap().scale(), vec![C, D, EFlat, F, GFlat, AFlat, BFlat]); ```
```rust use klib::note::; use klib::chord::;
// From a note, create a chord, and look at the chord tones. asserteq!(C.intochord().augmented().major7().chord(), vec![C, E, GSharp, B]); ```
bash
cargo test
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