ChordMate will find the chord voicing that is right for you, whether you are a beginner, worried about stretching your fingers to the right frets, or a professional musician looking for just the right sound.
Just select the chord you want, and ChordMate will list all of the possible voicings, sorted either by quality, ease of play, or a bit of both. The results are customized based on the type of guitar: classical, acoustic, jazz, or electric. You can even listen to how the chord would sound on your guitar!
Music Engine
ChordMate uses an advanced, lightning-fast music engine for finding chords. The engine considers every possibility and uses a sophisticated algorithm to remove chords that sound bad or are impossible to play.
The chord voicings that the engine constructs always contain the chord key-notes, so that every voicing has the distinct sound specific to that chord.
Diagrams and Sounds
ChordMate displays the results of your search as a collection of beautiful diagrams. Click on each one to play the chord on a virtual guitar.
NOTE: ChordMate 2.0.2 can only be purchased via the Mac App Store (the buy link redirects you to its App Store page). To purchase/download applications via the App Store an Apple account is required.
To access the previous ChordMate versions you can go to the developers project page HERE. The page provides access to ChordMate 1.5.2 version (suitable for Mac OS X 10.4 or later).
Here are some key features of "ChordMate":
Find:
· Choose from the chords that matter. Organize chords by their musical quality, by ease of play, or by fret. In most cases, your perfect chord will be one of the first that we show.
Design:
· Create your own custom chord diagrams.
Build:
· Put chords together to create beautiful chord progressions.
Play:
· Listen to how the different voicings sound on your computer. You can even play an entire chord progression!
Share:
· Drag-and-drop chord diagrams directly into Mail or TextEdit.
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Autocomplete for chord search:
· Suggests chords
· Shows chord symbols, notes, and formulas
Custom diagrams:
· Convenient mouse-based interface
· Also supports text input for fret numbers
· Suggests names for user-created diagrams
· Play individual notes on the custom diagrams
· Drag-and-drop custom diagrams into chord progressions
· Drag-and-drop custom diagrams into other programs
· Modify existing chords by dragging them into custom diagram window
Custom filters:
· Added filter for top note and bass note
· Save custom filters
Chord symbol lookup:
· Dictionary for chord names, notes, formulas, and symbols
· Search for chords with specific notes or scale degrees
· Include/exclude enharmonic notes
