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# PyTheory: Music Theory for Humans
[`pytheory`](https://github.com/kennethreitz/pytheory) is a Python library that simplifies working with music theory concepts. It provides a simple and intuitive interface for representing musical elements such as notes, scales, chords, and intervals, making it easier to work with music theory in Python.
## Features
- **Note Representation**: PyTheory allows you to represent musical notes using the standard Western notation (`A`, `Bb`, `C#`, etc.), enabling you to work with notes in different formats.
- **Scale Generation**: The library provides functions for generating scales based on different modes, such as major, minor, pentatonic, and blues scales, allowing you to explore different musical scales.
- **Chord Construction**: PyTheory supports constructing chords from notes, intervals, or scale degrees, making it easy to create and analyze chords in different keys.
- **Interval Calculation**: The library allows you to calculate intervals between notes, enabling you to determine the distance between two pitches in a musical context.
This project is highly experimental, and is more of a thought exercise than a practical library. It aims to explore how music theory concepts can be represented and manipulated using Python, and to provide a foundation for further research and development in this area.
## Installation
You can install `pytheory` using pip:
```bash
$ pip install pytheory
```