Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Bare Minimum Theory
Chord progression builder
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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ChordHelper▲80Make chord progressions with no music theory
2023 · chordhelper.com · its alternatives →
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ChordHelper▲104Make chord progressions with no music theory
2022 · chordhelper.com · its alternatives →
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LightNote▲242An interactive site to learn the basics of music theory 🎶
2016 · lightnote.co · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I just released this music theory and ear training mobile app for guitar which I've been working on for a bit more than a year on the side. The idea was to make something for the eternally "intermediate" guitarist (myself included). There are a lot of beginner apps which rely on learning songs, toolkits which give you a bunch of stuff with no explanation but not many in-between apps to actually learn and practice more generic and somewhat advanced stuff. The app contains short lessons, recaps and most importantly challenges (visual, audio and pure theory) along with a very complete…
2025 · cadenceguitar.com · its alternatives →
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Interactive virtual piano with chord progression generator
2025 · royaltyfreemusichub.com · its alternatives →
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A free, open source, music theory explorer for guitarists. Discover how scales and modes map to the fretboard and how chords work within scales.
2018 · guitardashboard.com · its alternatives →
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🎹 Memorize piano scales with ease! A piano practice program w/ MIDI support. Consider it an interactive reference manual - ZaneH/piano-trainer
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I'm excited to share with HN a new pet project I've been working on to explore how AI can create and explain harmonic chord progressions - Chord Variations. The project uses GPT-4 to generate unique and interesting chord combinations based on user input chord progression. It's akin to having a virtual musical assistant that can help non-musicians and musicians alike explore and create harmonious sound without needing any prior knowledge of music theory. The generated chord suggestions maintain a similar vibe to the user input. Alternative chord progression includes extended chords, chord…
2023 · chord-alt.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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muted.io▲128Magical collection of tools to learn music & music theory
2023 · muted.io · its alternatives →
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ChordCreate▲81Use AI to generate chord progressions with ease
2023 · chordcreate.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · peterburk.github.io · its alternatives →
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2015 · tonedear.com · its alternatives →
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SongMine▲93Find and record chord progressions in your DAW for free
2022 · songmine.io · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'm Gabe, the creator of Songcraft (https://songcraft.io/home). I recently dove headfirst into songwriting, and I quickly grew frustrated with my process. I found songwriting difficult enough without having to wrangle a mess of different tools, and there's no great solution to build chord sheets and tabs (unless you love pure text input). So, I built Songcraft - an online songwriting platform and tab builder. The drag-and-drop editor makes it easy to jump from chords to lyrics to melodies. I added a chord progression generator and chord recommendation engine to ensure…
2019 · its alternatives →
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Royalty-Free MIDI melody generator
2024 · midigen.app · its alternatives →
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Make simple 4-bar music loops in your browser using this simple online sequencer. A quick way to express your musical ideas and export them as MIDI.
2022 · muted.io · its alternatives →
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Harmopark is a browser-based music tool that can be used for different purposes, ranging from visually grasping harmony concepts to playing around with chord progressions.
2019 · harmopark.app · its alternatives →
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This started out when I vibe-coded a guitar scale fingering generator. It came out pretty good, and I started adding stuff to it: chords, then how chords and scales interact. Then I added charts for other instruments I mess around with: piano, cello, alto recorder. There's a complexity toggle to go from basic harmony to extended/experimental stuff. It's honestly still mostly a toy, but I thought other people might be interested in playing with it. Source is on github, so it's easy enough to run locally and fork. https://github.com/aleshh/gtr-scales
May 2026 · projects.alesh.com · its alternatives →
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ChordMill▲64Music play along app for all instruments and voices
2020 · chordmill.com · its alternatives →
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