🎸 Jimi
A command line utility written in Go to display guitar fretboard, scales and chords in any tuning.
Because I love Go, CLIs and guitar (and Hendrix obviously!)
Build
Jimi does not require any specific package or dependency and can be compiled on Linux, macOS or Windows.
If you do not have Go installed yet, you know what to do.
Just git clone this repo and run go build in a terminal from the root directory.
Usage
Note for Windows users: The Windows Console may not output colored characters properly. You may use PowerShell instead.
Display the fretboard
Standard tuning and no capo.
jimi
Complete example
Open D tuning, G chord shapes with capo on 5th fret.
jimi -t=DADF#AD -k=G -p=triad -c=5
Custom tuning
Specify the string notes with -t from the lowest to the highest string.
Jimi accepts both the sharp and flat notation. However, flats are converted to their sharp equivalent.
jimi -t=EbAbDbGbBbEb
Put a capo
Specify the fret position with -c.
jimi -c=4
Display a scale using a preset pattern
Specify the key with -k and the scale pattern with -p.
Scale preset patterns are:
chromaticbluesmajormajor-pentatonicminorminor-pentatonic
jimi -k=G# -p=minor-pentatonic
Display chord shapes using a preset pattern
Specify the key with -k and the chord pattern with -p.
Chord preset patterns are:
triadminor-triadsus2sus4dimfifthmajor-7thminor-7th
jimi -k=A -p=triad
Display a custom scale or chord shapes using semitone intervals
Specify the key (or root note) with -k and dash-separated list of semitone intervals with -p.
jimi -k=C -p=2-2-1-2-2-2-1
License
The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.
If Jimi Hendrix was a developer, he would have written Foxey Lady in Go, not C#!