# Chord Pickout — Get Chords for Any Song

> AI-powered music app to detect and transcribe chords from audio files. (iPhone/iPad app by Alexey Konoplev.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-pickout/id1119690662 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alexey Konoplev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1119690661)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.60/5 from 62 App Store ratings · 147 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.1 · 23 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-06-23
- Data updated: 2026-06-09
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-pickout/id1119690662/reviews.md

## What is Chord Pickout?

Just load an audio file and you've got the chords. It's that easy! With Chord Pickout, guitar, piano, ukulele, bass and banjo players can get chords to any song right away. Just open any song from your music library, sit back and relax. Chord Pickout uses all the power of artificial intelligence to recognize the chords for you, transcribe the music and produce the score. All that is completely automatic.

FEATURES
* Picks up chords of any music composition stored in your device
* Displays major, minor and seventh chords
* Tune up your guitar with a precise chromatic tuner
* Scrolls the score to help you play along with the song
* Saves chords to text or PDF, prints and shares scores
* Imports audio files from apps such as Dropbox or OneDrive. Just select audio files to export and choose Chord Pickout as a destination
* Buy once, use on your iPhone and iPad!

WHAT USERS SAY
- "Amazing. Best money I have ever spent!" - Is woman 
- "Recommend to every musician. Finally the great tool for musicians have arrived!!!" - Orgrob 
- "What a great tool for us tone deaf musicians! I'll get a lot of use out of this great app!!" - Dewey527
- "Super Cool and easy! With this app I can easily figure out keys and chord sequence." - projectkendall

NOTES
* Chord Pickout supports music that is stored directly in your iOS device. Songs in iCloud as well as songs protected by DRM are not supported. However, feel free to save audio files to Dropbox, then export the songs while specifying Chord Pickout as a destination.
* Although the recognized chords are very close, they may not exactly match the original score.
* Only major, minor and major seventh chords are recognized. Complex notations such as add9 or sus4 are not displayed.

Install Chord Pickout now to get the chords to any song!

Got a question? Just e-mail to app@chordpickout.com and your feedback will be heard. More info: www.chordpickout.com

Chord Pickout contains $3.99/week (with a 7-day or 14-day free trial) subscriptions options. The prices are for the United States customers; pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence.

Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. 

Privacy Policy: http://www.chordpickout.com/privacy.html 
Terms of Use: http://www.chordpickout.com/termsofuse.html

## Key features

- Automatic chord detection from audio
- Supports guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, banjo
- Chromatic tuner included
- Score scrolling for playback
- Save, print, and share chords
- Import audio from cloud storage

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Access | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Access | $9.99 | per month |
| Yearly Access | $49.99 | per year |
| Yearly Access | $19.99 | per year |
| Weekly Access | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Access | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Access | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Yearly Access | $39.99 | per year |
| Yearly Access | $49.99 | per year |
| Yearly Access | $49.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Chord Pickout?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- ✅ Accurate chord detection for simple songs
- ⚡ Fast and efficient chord analysis
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🎵 Works well with iTunes library
- 📱 Portable music learning tool
- 🎸 Helpful for beginner musicians
- 📊 Auto-scrolling chord display during playback
- 📄 PDF export functionality
- 🎯 Good starting point for song learning

**Cons**

- ❌ Poor accuracy on complex songs
- 💰 Expensive subscription model after initial purchase
- 🚫 Cannot access protected/DRM music from iTunes
- 🔌 Limited to locally stored files only
- ⚠️ Inconsistent chord detection timing
- ❌ Misses chord changes and variations
- 🔄 Requires uploading files to Apple Music (slow/unreliable)
- 😤 Bait-and-switch pricing strategy
- 🌐 No Spotify or streaming service integration
- ⚙️ App crashes and white screen loading issues
- 🎵 Cannot detect complex chords (7ths, 9ths, diminished)
- 🔑 Frequently detects wrong key signatures

**Commonly reported bugs**

- White screen with spinning loading circle
- App fails to open or crashes on startup
- Cannot load songs from iTunes library
- PDF export generates empty files
- Chord detection lags significantly
- App freezes during analysis
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Music file loading failures

**Most requested features**

- Spotify and streaming service integration
- Ability to slow down playback speed
- Transpose to different keys
- Recent songs history/quick access
- Microphone input for real-time chord detection
- Lyrics transcription and display
- Ability to tap/correct chords manually
- Support for DRM-protected iTunes music
- Zoom in/out while playing
- Solo/riff detection capability
- Improved accuracy for complex chord progressions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 147)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-pickout/id1119690662/reviews.md

### 1/5 — ゴミ

*2025-06-13, version 1.43*

使い物にならない？gmすぎる

### 1/5 — Not working

*2025-01-08, version 1.43*

It’s only loading music on iTunes…not local files loading…any help!?

### 1/5 — FAIL

*2024-06-05, version 1.43*

Terrible UI. Requires you upload your files to Apple Music which can take hours or fail completely. As this is an iPad app, primarily, you shoud be able to put a music file in your folder and open it. The file I tested didn’t produce accurate results and I even stripped out the vocal so all it had to listen to was the music track. Wildly expensive for what it is.

### 1/5 — i’d be nice if you could actually open a song

*2023-09-04, version 1.43*

idk

### 1/5 — I thought it was a great app in the beginning

*2023-01-20, version 1.43*

I really thought this was a great app to start with! Not perfect but a great idea …. But when I went to use it after a while I find I’m being asked to pay a weekly subscription! Way too expensive for most of us !! A one off price maybe but I’m deleting this app now it’s to much ! So disappointing!  Greedy 🙄

### 5/5 — Awesome!!

*2018-10-20, version 1.40*

Saves me a lot of time. Love it!

### 1/5 — I already paid

*2018-10-11, version 1.39*

I paid for the app, now I have to pay for a subscription?

### 1/5 — Pesima app

*2018-10-07, version 1.38*

No descargar! Pide una suscripción considerablemente cara y realmente no sirve para nada. Botar la plata

### 2/5 — Great app but now trying to charge a monthly subscription

*2018-10-07, version 1.38*

I love this app it has been so handy.  Exactly why I purchased it in the first place.  I opened it the other day and it’s now trying to charge a monthly subscription.  I don’t really feel it’s the kind of app that needs this.  Such a shame.  The subscription is too much for the amount I use it.  Sorry guys, I’ll be finding another app now :(

### 1/5 — Te hace pagar antes de poder usarla

*2018-10-03, version 1.38*

Basofia

## Frequently asked questions about Chord Pickout

### What does Chord Pickout do?

Chord Pickout uses artificial intelligence to analyze audio files and automatically detect the chords within a song. It then transcribes these chords into a score that musicians can use to play along.

### What are the key features of Chord Pickout?

Key features include automatic chord detection for any music composition on your device, display of major, minor, and seventh chords, a precise chromatic tuner, score scrolling to aid in playing along, and the ability to save, print, and share chord scores.

### How much does Chord Pickout cost?

Chord Pickout offers subscription options starting at $3.99 per week, with a free trial period. Payment is charged to your iTunes account, and subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

### What kind of music files does Chord Pickout support?

The app supports music stored directly on your iOS device. It does not support songs in iCloud or those protected by DRM. However, you can import audio files from cloud services like Dropbox or OneDrive.

### Can Chord Pickout recognize all types of chords?

Chord Pickout recognizes major, minor, and major seventh chords. More complex chord notations, such as add9 or sus4, are not displayed.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.43 — 2021-10-04

- UI updates

### 1.42 — 2021-09-28

- Minor improvements
- Bug fixes

### 1.41 — 2021-07-17

- Interface improvements

### 1.40 — 2018-10-16

- Minor improvements

### 1.39 — 2018-10-10

Usability improvements. Chord Pickout now exports sound.

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## More apps by Alexey Konoplev

- [ChromaTuner: Guitar & Bass](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chromatuner-guitar-and-bass/id1445654938)

All apps by Alexey Konoplev: https://appshunter.io/developer/1119690661

## Related topics

[chord tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/chord-tracker)

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