Why I Built Chorducate, and What's Next

Why Guitar Teachers Need Better Diagram Tools

Guitar teachers have been stuck with the same workflow for decades: dig through folders of PDFs, print a diagram, scribble on it with a pen, make a mistake, white it out, photocopy the corrected version, file it away. Repeat.

Online tools haven’t changed much either. Many fretboard diagram tools have clunky interfaces, rigid templates, and often lack the ability to arrange multiple diagrams or add annotations. You often resort to screenshots, which is a pain if you want your work to look professional.

A Free Fretboard Diagram Maker That Actually Works

Chorducate is a fretboard diagram tool that works like a modern design app. Drag fretboards onto an infinite canvas. Add markers, labels, text, images - even YouTube and Spotify content. Arrange everything exactly how you want. Export clean PNGs or SVGs.

Teachers use it to build lesson materials. Students use it to visualise what they're learning. Content creators use it to make diagrams for videos and social posts.

Create Guitar Chord Diagrams in Seconds

• Infinite canvas - Arrange as many diagrams as you need, however you want
• Drag-and-drop markers - Place finger positions with a click, not a form
• Real-time audio - Hear what you're building as you build it
• Clean exports - PNG or SVG. Transparent backgrounds optional
• Shareable links - Send your diagrams to your students, audience or collaborators
• No account needed - Start creating immediately. Your work saves locally

Upcoming Features for Guitar Teachers and Creators

We're working on features that power users keep asking for:

• Cloud autosave - Access your work across devices
• Folders and multiple auto-saved whiteboards - Organise lessons, songs, and practice routines separately
• Scale libraries, alternate tunings - A library of premade content to help you save even more time

This current version is free and some version of it always will be. Additional features will be available soon for teachers and creators who need more.

If this excites you or you have any ideas or feedback on things you'd like to see in Chorducate, please let us know on Discord or Reddit .

Independent and Self-Funded

Chorducate is bootstrapped. Just me and a friend, building something useful.

The canvas technology, tldraw, that makes Chorducate feel so good, requires a commercial license to take it to the next level. If you've found the tool useful and want to support its development, donations help us validate the idea and fund the purchase of the commercial license.

Try It

The best way to understand Chorducate is to use it. Create a diagram and see how it feels. If it saves you time, tell someone. And let us know your thoughts on Discord or Reddit!

Questions or feedback? Find us on Discord or Reddit.