# Chord! — Guitar Songbook, Chords&Scales

> Fretted instrument chord and scale reference with song creation and analysis tools. (iPhone/iPad app by Thomas Grapperon.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord/id606691230 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Thomas Grapperon](https://appshunter.io/developer/606691233)
- Category: Music, Reference
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 377 App Store ratings · 190 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.2 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-03-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord/id606691230/reviews.md

## What is Chord!?

Chord! is a chord and scale reference that works with any fretted instrument like guitar, basses, ukulele, banjos,… It computes and analyses all the possible fingerings for chords, scales, and arpeggios.

With Chord!, you can also write a song by simply dragging and dropping chords, transpose it in any key, compute the fingerings with any tuning and generate a beautiful print-ready PDF, etc.

You can also import your existing songs in text format (please note that the app does not ship with songs). You can also link audio tracks from your music library and play them at the same time while adjusting their pitch and/or speed.

You don't even have to know music theory to use it: behind its brute force, the app knows how to handle by itself some subtleties of music to give meaningful results.

If you don't have to be an advanced player to use the app, you can however take a look under the hood and tweak the parameters if you like! Whatever is your level or your instrument, Chord! will adapt and give you the most precise answer.

You can search for any chord, split (like D/F#), or not. If you're a beginner, you can choose the chord from a list, but you can also use the intelligent keyboard to enter the chord as it is written. If this keyboard is a great way to enter chords, it is also very useful to discover and understand how the chords are formed. You can also enter some notes on a neck to find which chords it can be. You can hear how each fingering sounds. Chord arpeggios are also supported, as well as drop voicings (drop 2, drop3, etc.).

The app also ships with the biggest list of named scales (and you can create your own scales). It analyses and presents them with nice interactive views (scale, score, and keyboard). Of course, it can also lay down these scales on a neck (with sound) and compute their fingerings. Like for chords, you can even search for a scale from its fingering!

Each scale can be harmonized (decomposed into chords). You can also enter a sequence of chords to find which scale you can use to improvise onto.

You can use one of the hundred tunings that ship with the app, or you can add your own ones, for any instrument, with or without a capo, even with broken strings if you want!

The app uses custom and unique algorithms to generate charts, easily input complex harmonic structures, extract chords from fingerings, determine finger positions, compute keys of scales, generate chords from scales and find scales that go well with some chords.

For example, Chord! is the right tool in these situations:
• You want to have your songbook available at any time, in your pocket;
• You're a beginner and you want to know how to play easily a D/F# chord;
• One gave you a ukulele and you want to know how to tune it and how to play the G Hawaiian scale;
• You want to know on what scale you can improvise for some chord sequence (and the answer can be different than the Pentatonic minor!);
• You want to print your song and share it with your band.
• You want to experiment with this nice open tuning, moreover with a bottleneck;
• Your little sister can't make bar chords and you want to show her how she can do without bars, with three (little) fingers only;
• You want to impress your little sister by showing her how you can play the same chords with two bars!
• You want to understand how this fingering for C13 is actually a fingering for C13;
• You broke a string and want to know how to play some chords without;
• You want to know how Django managed to play with two and a half fingers.

The app fully supports left-handed instruments.

Main functions of the app:
- Write, transpose, fingerize, print, and share songs;
- Search chord fingerings (or chord charts);
- Search chords from fingerings;
- Search scale fingerings;
- Search scales from fingerings;
- Search chords from scale;
- Search scales from chords.

## Key features

- Chord and scale reference for fretted instruments
- Chord and scale fingering computation
- Song writing and transposition
- Print-ready PDF generation
- Audio track linking and playback
- Chord and scale analysis
- Customizable tunings

## Chart rankings

- #117 in Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

## What do users think of Chord!?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Powerful chord and scale generation
- 👍 Highly customizable for various instruments and tunings
- 🔍 Reverse chord lookup feature
- 💡 Comprehensive chord and scale database
- 👍 Useful for songwriting and music theory learning

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🤔 Steep learning curve, could use better documentation
- 🔍 Reverse chord lookup not always accurate
- 📱 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Chord harmonization issues
- Inconsistent behavior when modifying chord voicings

**Most requested features**

- Audio playback of created songs
- Improved workflow for editing and saving custom chords
- Integration with music notation software
- More tutorial videos and user guides

## Recent user reviews (10 of 190)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord/id606691230/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Very good guitar chord app

*2026-01-17*

The UI takes getting used to, but once you figure it out, it is quite powerful and better than most guitar apps out there. My only wishes are:

1. that you could get the actual notes instead of just fret dots on the chord collection and songwriting modules instead of having to export to pdf or single chord drill downs just to see the notes 

2. Chord collections let you play the sound of the chords for ear training instead of having to put them in a song first.

3. that export also retained the scale degree colors.

I still gave it 5 stars because again it still beats most apps, but these things keep it from being perfect.

### 5/5 — The perfect guitar app

*2025-11-02, version 2.8.2*

So many cool tools! Especially the reverse search!

### 4/5 — Dark icon and iOS 26 features

*2025-10-20*

Please, bring the iOS 18 and 26 new features:
- Dark and tinted icon;
- Some widgets to access more quickly our favorite scales and chords;
- Option to share the chords and scales diagrams (PNG, JPG ou SVG) like www.chordpic.com does.

### 5/5 — Musicians Best Friend and Assistant.

*2025-06-02*

This App has thought me so much about theory, I also keep track of all of my works in it, helps me with new ideas, it is also a fantastic tool for analyzing pieces and so much more. It takes a little to get the best of it, but it’s worth learning it. It always presents a few bugs here and there very randomly, but it is definitely the best app of its kind by far! I’ve been using it for over 5 years now and it is a must have for me.

### 5/5 — Best chord app

*2025-05-12, version 2.8.2*

Used for years, killer resource for chords, scales, anything music!!!

### 1/5 — Dreadful

*2025-04-27, version 2.8.2*

Limited. Just over complicated but supplied with music scores like 'Mary Had A Little Lamb'. Not a nice App to use and I wish I'd never parted with money for it.

### 5/5 — MAC OS

*2025-03-19, version 2.8.2*

Please update  to support MacOS again !

### 5/5 — Perfect for Songwriters

*2025-02-26, version 2.8.2*

Love this app! Can choose flats as a default (happy sigh), there’s a reverse chord look up (yas!), and you can tweak all the settings, or none of them. I’m guessing this is designed by a muso! You win the internet today 🙌 Thank you 🙏

### 4/5 — Great app but seems to have stopped working on the Mac now

*2025-02-03, version 2.8.2*

This is a fantastic app and I use it on the iPhone, iPad and Mac. However it seems to have stopped working on the mac 😢, it would be great if this could be fixed. Otherwise fantastic app – thank you.

### 5/5 — 세상의 모든 코드

*2025-01-21*

세상의 모든 코드를 선물 해 주는 보물 같은 앱 최고^^

## Frequently asked questions about Chord!

### What does the Chord! app do?

Chord! is a chord and scale reference tool designed for fretted instruments like guitars, basses, ukuleles, and banjos. It calculates and displays possible fingerings for chords, scales, and arpeggios. The app also enables users to write songs, transpose them to different keys, and generate printable PDF versions.

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

Key features include a comprehensive chord and scale reference, computation of fingerings for any tuning, song creation with drag-and-drop functionality, transposition, audio track linking with pitch and speed adjustment, and the ability to analyze chord formations and scale relationships. It also supports custom tunings and provides interactive views of scales.

### How much does Chord! cost?

Based on the provided information, the application is a paid app. There is no mention of free versions, subscriptions, or in-app purchases, indicating a one-time purchase model.

### What instruments does Chord! support?

Chord! supports any fretted instrument, including but not limited to guitar, bass, ukulele, and banjo. It allows for custom tunings, making it adaptable to a wide variety of instruments and playing styles.

### Can beginners use Chord!?

Yes, beginners can use Chord!. The app is designed to provide meaningful results even without extensive music theory knowledge. Beginners can select chords from a list, use an intelligent keyboard to enter chords, and discover how chords are formed. It also helps in finding scales to improvise over chord sequences.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.8.2 — 2022-11-10

This update fixes an issue when accessing your songs on iOS 16.1.

As always, your feedback is highly appreciated. 
Feel free to reach me if you have any issues or suggestions.

### 2.8.1 — 2022-10-18

This update fixes an issue when displaying scales on necks larger than 14 frets using a Fret Zealot device.

This update also fixes several display glitches on latest iOS versions.

As always, your feedback is highly appreciated. 
Feel free to reach me if you have any issues or suggestions.

### 2.8 — 2022-05-28

You can now use Chord! on Mac computers with Apple silicon!

This update also fixes several display glitches on latest iOS versions.

As always, your feedback is highly appreciated. 
Feel free to reach me if you have any issues or suggestions.

### 2.7.11 — 2021-10-03

This update fixes several display glitches on latest iOS versions.

As always, your feedback is highly appreciated. 
Feel free to reach me if you have any issues or suggestions.

### 2.7.10 — 2021-09-19

- Added a search field when adding songs to collections.

As always, your feedback is highly appreciated. 
Feel free to reach me if you have any issue or suggestion.

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## More apps by Thomas Grapperon

- [SongKit](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/songkit/id1509076878)

All apps by Thomas Grapperon: https://appshunter.io/developer/606691233

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