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# chord-fingering
-This project uses and is inspired by [tonaljs](https://github.com/tonaljs/tonal), a music theory library. The main objectives are:
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- * chord symbol recognition,
- * generation of chord fingerings.
+A CommonJS module for generating chord fingerings for any tuning. Chords can be found by their symbols in the Anglophone alphabetic musical notation.
+The package has been developed for the [Chordline app](https://hyvyys.github.io/chordline/).
+This project uses and is inspired by [tonaljs](https://github.com/tonaljs/tonal), a music theory library.
The data powering the project comprises 111 unique chord patterns.
## Installation
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For more in-depth examples see [API](#API).
-The package has been developed for the [Chordline app](https://hyvyys.github.io/chordline/).
-