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Life & fun · February 15, 2019

Chord Assist – An accessible smart guitar for the blind, deaf and mute

Chord Assist: The accessible smart guitar for the blind, deaf and mute

Chord Assist – An accessible smart guitar for the blind, deaf and mute launched on February 15, 2019 with 19 votes, #848 of 3,290 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

In plain words

Chord Assist is a smart guitar designed for people who are blind, deaf, or mute. The instrument provides accessible features that enable users with these disabilities to learn and play guitar. It was created to make music more inclusive by removing barriers that traditional guitars present for people with sensory or speech disabilities.

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The Chord Assist smart guitar aims to bring the joy of learning music, in an acccessible manner, to everyone. Powered by the Google Assistant, a natural flowing conversation can be had with the guitar to both learn chords and tune the guitar. Using the provided microphone, the user can speak to the guitar. Phrases such as "Tell me how to play the C chord" and "Play me the B note" can be used to learn chords and here tuning notes. Using the built in speaker allows the user to be told how to play the chord via an audio medium. After a request is made on how to learn a chord, the instructions in how to play that chord are spoken. To save the user repeating themselves or their operation used to…from chordassist.com

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