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All Versions of Fretcetera

3.4.2

April 14, 2024

- Added Home screen with quick links to last 10 searches - Added support for capos on scale and arpeggio searches - Tuning, capo and filters are now displayed on the search results page - Improved navigation between pages - Removed ads and tracking. Fretcetera no longer tracks any personally identifiable data! Instead, the free version now has limited search results
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3.3.1

January 3, 2022

* Fixed issues with saved data on older versions of iOS * Added coloured intervals to reverse chord/scale search results * Add prompt to allow/deny tracking
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3.3.0

January 28, 2021

Light theme • Fretcetera will now match the theme preference of your device by default • Light or Dark theme can be selected manually in the settings page
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3.2.2

January 18, 2021

• Tone selection now includes both spellings of accidentals for differentiation (i.e. C# vs Db) • Progressions now have an editable scale property to specify the desired scale. This will affect the suggested chords, as well as the intervals and colour coding of the progression
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3.2.0

December 23, 2020

• Added Arpeggios module. View arpeggios for any chord in any tuning! • Bug fixes
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3.1.3

December 16, 2020

Reduce number of ads displayed

3.1.1

December 13, 2020

Bug fixes

3.1.0

December 13, 2020

• Added interval information to chords and scales. Details now show the interval for each note (major 2nd, perfect 5th, etc.) and is colour coded to match the fretboard • Ensure correct spelling of notes for all chords and scales
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3.0.3

December 6, 2020

Minor UI tweaks based on early feedback from v3 release.

3.0.0

December 1, 2020

Fretcetera 3.0 is here! • Brand new UI - the entire app has been rebuilt to provide a much more modern and intuitive user experience • Suggested chords now available when building progressions • Effortlessly jump between related chords, scales and progressions • Coloured intervals for quick identification of notes within chords/scales/progressions • Chord search results now display in a scrollable list • Enhanced filtering for chord inversions, choose specific root notes • Improved sounds, optional overdrive mode • Accidentals now resolved based on scales
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Description of Fretcetera

Fretcetera is musical calculator that uses algorithms to connect you to chords, scales and progressions on a variety of string instruments in any tuning! This is not just a chord book. Fretcetera computes every way to play chords or scales in any tuning, and returns the top results based on their playability. Fine-tune results by configuring your instrument exactly as you play it. Enter personal preferences and constraints. Select from common tunings or create your own! Build progressions to listen to chord transitions, and even get suggestions based on the chords you are playing!
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Fretcetera: FAQ

Is the Fretcetera app compatible with iPads?

Yes, Fretcetera works on iPads.
The Fretcetera app was built by Joel Pipher.
The app needs iOS 12.0 or later to function properly.
The rating of 4.8 out of 5 that Fretcetera has received from users is outstanding.
The Fretcetera App Relates To The Music Genre.
The current version of Fretcetera is 3.4.2.
July 3, 2024 is the date of the latest Fretcetera update.
Fretcetera was introduced to the market on February 5, 2023.
Contains nothing objectionable, appropriate for all ages.
Fretcetera can be used in American English.
Unfortunately, Fretcetera is not on Apple Arcade.
Yes, Fretcetera allows for in-app purchases to enhance your experience.
Sorry, Fretcetera is not specifically engineered for compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of Fretcetera

  • This is it

    I don’t think people understand the utter brilliance of an application like this. If there were more tools, it might become too crowded. You can download a tuner somewhere else. This is for learning your fretboard in more depth. Until now, I’ve had to draw out my own custom scales and figure out chords as I’m playing around. This gives you so much more flexibility and saves a ton of time for me. Wish I could pay for it.
  • Needs to add tuning

    This app is nice for a reference, even though you could just look at a book, but needs a built-in-tuner to have any value or use for a guitarist

    Developer Response

    Thank you for your feedback! I encourage you to play with search settings to get more from the app. Fretcetera is more than just a chord book - the algorithm computes every way to play every chord within the given search criteria (capo, tuning, spanning frets, etc.). You can enter a completely custom tuning and still find results. A chromatic tuner is a great idea that may be added in a future release. In the meantime, you can tap the letters representing the tuning on the main display to hear the tones and tune to them. Thanks again!
  • [Updated Review!] Needs Left-Handed Option

    This program is great! I had only rated it three stars due to no option for left-handed, but they’ve integrated that feature and now I love this program. I’m also noticing it has a chord progression builder feature as well, which is great. One more suggestion: the chord progression feature is almost great, but only decent right now. What would improve it is if you had a bit of an easier time choosing / auditioning chords to build your progression with. Right now there are just a bit too many steps in selecting your chords — and if a person has no knowledge of theory, it would be difficult for them to create meaningful/appropriate chord progressions without knowing exactly what chords they should try. It would be nice to maybe see a list of suggested chords (algorithm based around theory stuff according to circle of fifths, etc?) or perhaps a visual representation you can click on to hear and audition rather than needing to jump to a fresh screen and a pulldown menu. Just something like that. There are a bunch of chord progression generator apps that do this pretty well, but most of those apps are lacking in other ways. I’d love to see something like that with this. I only have a basic understanding of theory and I’m not really sure what chords would sound good after each other, so I find myself randomly choosing chords from the drop down, waiting to get back to main area, and then playing the progression to hear it and it just takes a little too long to be worth it. If you could speed up the process somehow, especially if it were more visually represented besides a drop-down, it might be way better. Great program!

    Developer Response

    Thank you for your feedback! I have added support for left-handed players in version 2.0.3, which has just gone live. There is an "Orientation" setting available on the Settings page. Please check it out and let me know your thoughts!