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smartalecvt/jazz-charts

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0Audience · generalComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A personal, hand made collection of jazz charts for musicians, open to forking but not accepting outside pull requests.

Mindmap

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  root((jazz charts))
    What it does
      Personal chart collection
      Hand made by ear
    Tech stack
      Sheet music files
    Use cases
      Practice with charts
      Fork and adapt
      Suggest new charts
    Audience
      Musicians
      Jazz players

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Browse and use a musician's original jazz charts for personal practice or performance.

USE CASE 2

Fork the repository to adapt existing charts for your own playing style.

USE CASE 3

Suggest a new chart to the maintainer for possible inclusion.

USE CASE 4

Report an error found in one of the existing charts by opening an issue.

How does it compare?

smartalecvt/jazz-charts00kaku/gallery-slider-block04amanrajj/netwatch
Stars00
LanguageJavaScriptRust
Last pushed2021-05-19
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity1/52/53/5
Audiencegeneralgeneralops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

No installation needed, the repository is a set of chart files to browse or download directly.

In plain English

This repository is a personal collection of jazz charts, which are written arrangements musicians use as a guide for playing a song, typically showing the melody, chord changes, and structure rather than every note. The person maintaining it created every chart themselves by ear, listening to recordings and transcribing what they heard, without copying from other published sources or sheet music. The README is short and mostly explains how the project is run rather than what specific songs or styles are included. Anyone is welcome to fork the repository and adapt the charts for their own playing, but the maintainer is generally not accepting pull requests from other contributors directly into the project. If someone has a chart they would like added, they are invited to reach out, and the maintainer says they will be happy to review it. If someone spots a mistake in an existing chart, perhaps a wrong chord or a timing error, they are asked to open an issue on the repository so the maintainer can check it and correct it if needed. Beyond that invitation to contribute suggestions and report errors, the README does not list the actual musical content, such as which songs are covered, what format the charts are stored in, or how many charts are currently included in the collection. There is no mention of a specific programming language, software tool, or license tied to the project, since it appears to be a repository of sheet music style documents rather than working code. Readers looking for the actual charts would need to browse the repository's files directly, since the README itself does not summarize its musical contents beyond describing this maintenance and contribution policy in a friendly, informal tone.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
What kind of jazz charts does this repository likely contain based on its README?
Prompt 2
Explain the process for suggesting a new chart to this repository's maintainer.
Prompt 3
How would I fork this repository to keep my own adapted versions of these charts?
Prompt 4
What should I include in an issue if I find a mistake in one of these charts?

Frequently asked questions

What is jazz-charts?

A personal, hand made collection of jazz charts for musicians, open to forking but not accepting outside pull requests.

How hard is jazz-charts to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is jazz-charts for?

Mainly general.

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