Guitar Fretboard: Scales APK

The Guitar Fretboard app is a comprehensive learning tool designed to help musicians master scales, memorize the fretboard, and train their ear. Tailored primarily for scale learning but also featuring a wide range of chord shapes, the app offers extensive customization options for displaying notes and intervals on guitar, bass, and ukulele fretboards. 

Extensive Scale and Chord Library

Explore over 45 scales including major scale modes, harmonic and melodic minor modes, pentatonic, bebop, and exotic scales. The app also contains more than 35 chord types with main chord shapes for 6/7 string guitars, 4/5 string basses, and ukuleles. Users can add custom scales and chords, offering full flexibility.

Pattern and Shape Variety

Access 1600+ scale patterns such as CAGED and 3-notes-per-string, along with triads, barre, open, and closed chord shapes. Custom patterns and shapes can also be created and saved, allowing a personalized learning experience.

Customizable Fretboard and Views

Adjust the fretboard style, scale palette, and color themes including a dark mode option. The app supports four different view modes displaying no text, notes only, intervals only, or both notes and intervals. Intervals within scales can be highlighted or hidden, and notes outside the scale can be toggled on or off for focused practice.

Tuning and Playback Features

Choose from over 35 tunings or add custom tunings for guitar, bass, and ukulele. The app allows note playback, enabling users to hear each note on guitar and bass. Additionally, it includes an interval and ear trainer along with a built-in metronome to enhance timing and pitch recognition skills.

User-Friendly Functionality

Features like pinch-to-zoom the fretboard, left-handed mode, and focused scale note views on specific fretboard areas improve usability. The app works as a practical, portable tool to explore fretboard layouts and music theory interactively.

FAQs

1. How many scales and chords does the app include?

The app offers over 45 scales and more than 35 chord types, covering a wide range of musical styles and genres.

2. Can custom scales and chords be added?

Yes, users can create and save their own custom scales, chords, patterns, and tunings for a fully personalized experience.

3. Does the app support different instruments?

Yes, it supports 6/7 string guitars, 4/5 string basses, and ukuleles with various chord shapes and tunings.

4. Are there tools for ear training and rhythm?

The app includes an ear trainer, interval trainer, and a metronome to develop pitch accuracy and timing skills.

5. Is there a way to adjust the fretboard view?

Users can customize the fretboard style, colors, text display options, zoom level, and can enable left-handed mode for optimal practice comfort.

Version History

v0.7.8—6 Nov, 2023

Ability to select string range for Trainer games