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24 alternatives to JazzKeys.fyi – Tutorials for jazz and funk keyboard players

Web developer and jazz piano player here. I’ve just launched JazzKeys.fyi (https://JazzKeys.fyi), a website of tutorials covering bebop, modern jazz, blues and funk. It’s more or less a brain dump of some of what I’ve learned over the course of playing and studying jazz for ~25 years. I would likely have found it useful back when I started, and I created it in the hope that it might be helpful to others. The main audience for the site is people who already have some facility in playing a keyboard instrument (in any genre), and who want to learn jazz or improve their jazz playing.…

JazzKeys.fyi is a tutorial website covering bebop, modern jazz, blues, and funk keyboard playing. Designed for musicians with existing keyboard skills who want to learn or improve their jazz playing, it draws on 25… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. JazzKeys.fyi – Tutorials for jazz and funk keyboard players launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Online jazz piano tutorials

    2023 · jazzkeys.fyi · its alternatives →

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    JazzKeys▲151

    Send a message in Jazz!

    2020 · jazzkeys.plan8.co · its alternatives →

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    This is a keyboard in just intonation. It can play the notes a piano can. The big difference from a piano is that all the notes become consonant. At least, when you want to play a dissonant chord, you are clearly opting in to it because it's clear which notes are dissonant to each other. You won't bump into a dissonant note by mistake. You can play without knowing any music theory. Hit arbitrary notes with the rhythm you want, and the pitches will work. Not understanding the buttons is fine. Even rolling your elbow around your keyboard is fine. If you are a musician and press the wrong key…

    2023 · ad8e.pages.dev · its alternatives →

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    Originally started as a project to restore patterns from now defunct website 808.pixll.de just for myself, but eventually i decided to share it with others. I've seen this website mentioned a couple of times on HN:) Currently it only supports Roland TR-808, but there will be more.

    2025 · drumpatterns.onether.com · its alternatives →

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    LightNote▲242

    An interactive site to learn the basics of music theory 🎶

    2016 · lightnote.co · its alternatives →

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    Flowkey▲163

    The easiest way to learn piano

    2014 · flowkey.com · its alternatives →

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    “Lend Me Your Ears” is an interactive web-based game inspired by the classic Simon toy (originally by Milton Bradley). It presents players with a sequence of musical notes and challenges them to reproduce the sequence using either an on-screen piano or a connected MIDI keyboard. Each correct response leads to a progressively more difficult sequence, testing the player’s concentration, memory, and pitch recognition. The game features two modes: - Simon Mode (focuses on auditory recall) - Practice Mode (displays standard sheet music notation to support learning) The game also includes options…

    Jan 2026 · lend-me-your-ears.specr.net · its alternatives →

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    Keyboard-controlled music sequencer, sampler, and synth - kofigumbs/typebeat

    2022 · github.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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    Free iOS app for teaching piano key names

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Play and practice the piano online

    2022 · muted.io · its alternatives →

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    I always found sheet music way too hard to read - and I literally spent a year at a company building a sheet music rendering engine. I wanted an app that would display music like the tutorials on YouTube, but not be focused on upselling lessons etc. like most current apps, and also would let me import my own files This works on MIDI files. If it’s a valid midi it probably plays. Since releasing, I did add a subscription for classical music - on a theory that most normal users don’t know what a midi file is. It changed about a month ago from an up front price to in app purchases and/or a…

    2023 · jacobdoescode.com · its alternatives →

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    Practice your piano skills online

    2023 · muted.io · its alternatives →

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    Play piano chords online. Hear and visualize major, minor, diminished, augmented & more chords on the piano. Makes for an easy piano chord reference chart.

    2023 · muted.io · its alternatives →

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    Global hotkeys for your favourite music players.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Hi Hacker News, I've created Chord Nebula, a simple web-based game designed to help users learn and practice piano chords, basic progressions, and harmony fundamentals. The game integrates with MIDI keyboards, allowing you to play chords in real-time and receive immediate feedback based on the key you choose. GitHub Repository: https://github.com/yottanami/chord_nebula Live Demo: https://chords.yottanami.com Requirements: To use Chord Nebula, you'll need a MIDI keyboard connected to your computer. Current Status: Chord Nebula is still a simple project. I'm…

    2024 · chords.yottanami.com · its alternatives →

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    A programmable band in your browser

    2017 · jackschaedler.github.io · its alternatives →

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    I made a software library for displaying piano music 7 years back, and recently ported it to the web (which is now easier than even ever). It displays sheet music as you play, and let's you take snapshots of specific chords, then keeps a running list of chords as keyboard visuals (instead of just displaying sheet music). Just a simple tool for songwriting/ figuring out songs by ear, or just understanding music key theory (which I'm admittedly a still a beginner at).

    2025 · pianoboi.site · 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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    Grow your piano skills with each Google search.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Play chords of major & minor keys in the browser

    2022 · muted.io · its alternatives →

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