Guitar Fretboard Note Trainer

Guitar Fretboard Note Trainer

Learn guitar notes super fast

151 ratings
135 reviews

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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • February 20, 2013
  • June 12, 2020
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Master the guitar fretboard by learning note names and positions. This app offers four distinct training modes to accelerate your progress, with adjustable difficulty levels and an audio option to hear notes.

โœ“Learn note names on the fretboard
โœ“Find notes in all positions
โœ“Memory quizzes for notes
โœ“Adjustable difficulty levels
โœ“Audio playback of notes
โœ“Fretboard note display cheat
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What's New in Guitar Fretboard Note Trainer

2.17

June 12, 2020

We've added a reference fretboard section to the app to show you all the notes on the fretboard for revision. We've also added options to allow you to choose which strings and which notes (whole notes only or all notes) are tested in the training modes. We've also updated the screen layouts so that they fit better on X style screens. Please keep telling us what you think about the app and how we can improve it.

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Does exactly what you want!

In an era of subscriptions and over complicating what should be simple tools to justify monthly costs - Justin continues to keep it real. A simple tool - exactly as you need it to be able to practice when youโ€™re away from your guitar. I implore anyone looking for a tool of this nature to spend the $2 and have this tool for life. And while theyโ€™re add it consider donating a few bucks to Justin who does great work
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Great, but needs one tweak

This app is helping me visualize notes on the front board very well. But, thereโ€™s one thing that really bothers me, and I saw this mentioned in some other reviews as well. When the note plays, itโ€™s not the note thatโ€™s being shown all the time. This really needs to be fixed, since it starts to cause you to associate the played note with that fretboard position. This is a pretty big problem in my opinion.
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Very Helpful

This app is very helpful and convenient.

PLEASEEEE ADD COLOURED NOTES!!!!!!

I love this app, one suggestion I would absolutely love to see which could really help beginners is assigning each note with an individual colour. For instance when using the name the note feature, you could assign say the colour red to F and therefore when it comes up you on your fretboard you know itโ€™s a F without even thinking. After a while you could turn off coloured notes and it should have made it clearer in your mind due to your brain remembering where the colour was on the fretboard and what note it represents. I really hope this makes as much sense to you as it does to me cause I really think it could be beneficial as I know it would definitely help me out. Overall, although itโ€™s sounds like Iโ€™m complaining๐Ÿ˜‚, this app if fantastic!! Made more progress with this then anything else I found so far. Thank you Justin for literally making me the guitar player I am.
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Great app

5 star app from 5 star geezer! Got me into playing guitar and practicing with a purpose and objective yonks ago, never been bored.

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Unresponsive touch input on note selection

Bug

Inconsistent behavior between quiz modes

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Requested Features

4 requests

Add option to practice specific fret/string ranges

Feature

Implement interval training

Feature

Introduce note colors for better visualization

Feature

Add support for alternate tunings

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FAQ

What does the Guitar Fretboard Note Trainer app do?

This app helps guitarists learn the notes on the guitar neck. It offers four training modes designed to improve your ability to identify note names and their positions across the fretboard.

What are the main training modes available?

The app features 'Name The Note' to identify shown notes, 'Find A Note' to locate a specific note in all positions, 'Memory Quiz 1' for note-to-position recall, and 'Memory Quiz 2' to name all notes on a given fret.

Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is completely free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, making it a free resource for learning.

Who is this app designed for?

This app is ideal for guitarists who want to progress in their playing. It's particularly useful for beginners and intermediate players looking to master the fretboard.

Can I hear the notes as I learn them?

Yes, the app includes an audio option that allows you to hear the notes as you select them on the fretboard. This can be a valuable aid for auditory learners.