About Me
Self-taught musician, I learned piano by ear in the 90s — back when you rewound cassette tapes over and over just to transcribe a single passage. Character-building stuff.
I started with classical music, then got drawn into harmony. My main influences are Soul, Jazz and Bossa Nova — though to keep it short, I love all music, as long as it's done well. I've played in several bands across very different styles and spent many years performing live.
Anyone who's played in a band knows the headache: keeping a repertoire organised, transposing on the fly, last-minute key changes the night before a gig... it adds up. So I decided to build my own tool: Chord Notator. I dreamed it, I built it.
A web app — simple but not simplistic. Works on any device (phone, tablet, PC, Mac) with a single account and cloud backup via Google. All the essential tools for clean chord charts, with lyrics if needed. Chord entry is straightforward, and the highlight: MIDI keyboard input — Chord Notator recognises every chord you play. For the stage: a clean, easy Setlist manager. For rehearsals: a Jam Session feature to share charts in real time.
I genuinely enjoyed building this app, and today it's fully operational. A free version lets you try everything; if you like it, the unlimited paid version won't break the bank — I've kept the price as low as possible, just enough to cover infrastructure costs (hosting, servers). And zero ads in the app, no commercial partnerships — that's non-negotiable. This isn't about making money, it's about sharing a tool that actually makes life easier for musicians.
Give Chord Notator a try, and feel free to send me feedback — I'd genuinely appreciate it.
Musically,
Pascal