diff --git a/crates/domain/Cargo.toml b/crates/domain/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cff72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/domain/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "domain"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+uuid = { workspace = true }
+rand = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true }
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/domain/src/chord.rs b/crates/domain/src/chord.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5182662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/domain/src/chord.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use crate::Note;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(into = "String", try_from = "String")]
+pub struct Chord {
+    pub root: Note,
+    pub descriptor: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Chord {
+    pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        let (root, consumed) = Note::parse_prefix(s)?;
+        let descriptor = if consumed < s.len() {
+            Some(s[consumed..].to_string())
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        Some(Chord { root, descriptor })
+    }
+
+    /// Display chord name. use_sharps=true → "F#m", false → "Gbm".
+    pub fn name(&self, use_sharps: bool) -> String {
+        let root_str = if use_sharps {
+            self.root.to_sharp_str()
+        } else {
+            self.root.to_flat_str()
+        };
+        match &self.descriptor {
+            Some(d) => format!("{}{}", root_str, d),
+            None => root_str.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Chord> for String {
+    fn from(c: Chord) -> String {
+        c.name(true)
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<String> for Chord {
+    type Error = String;
+    fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Chord::from_str(&s).ok_or_else(|| format!("invalid chord: {}", s))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_simple() {
+        let c = Chord::from_str("Em").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(c.root, crate::Note::E);
+        assert_eq!(c.descriptor.as_deref(), Some("m"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_no_descriptor() {
+        let c = Chord::from_str("G").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(c.root, crate::Note::G);
+        assert!(c.descriptor.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_flat_root() {
+        let c = Chord::from_str("Bb").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(c.root, crate::Note::ASharpBFlat);
+        assert!(c.descriptor.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn name_sharp() {
+        let c = Chord { root: crate::Note::FSharpGFlat, descriptor: Some("m".into()) };
+        assert_eq!(c.name(true), "F#m");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn name_flat() {
+        let c = Chord { root: crate::Note::ASharpBFlat, descriptor: None };
+        assert_eq!(c.name(false), "Bb");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/domain/src/lib.rs b/crates/domain/src/lib.rs
index dc9d2cf..3b1635d 100644
--- a/crates/domain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/domain/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 pub mod note;
+pub mod chord;
 
 pub use note::Note;
+pub use chord::Chord;