# Lazy Lopez: Guitar — Tuner, Chords & Backing Tracks

> A quiet, private guitar practice companion with essential tools and no pressure. (iPhone/iPad app by Lazy Lopez Productions.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lazy-lopez-guitar/id6778687475 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lazy Lopez Productions](https://appshunter.io/developer/405581486)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-22
- Data updated: 2026-11-13
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lazy-lopez-guitar/id6778687475/reviews.md

## What is Lazy Lopez?

A quieter way to sit with your guitar. Learn a song, catch a riff, and play along at your own pace.

Lazy Lopez: Guitar is a practice companion that stays out of your way. No streaks to keep, no goals to hit, no account to make. A little room to play.

LEARN SONGS
1,203 songs are built in, chords ready, with nothing to download. Open any chord as a large diagram and hear it ring. Transpose a semitone at a time, simplify the awkward shapes, and get capo hints that turn barre chords into easier ones. Paste in a tab and a cursor follows the notes as they play back, with auto-scroll to keep your place. Tell the library which chords you know and it shows what you can play tonight. Line songs up in setlists for jam night, and record yourself working one out.

PLAY WITH A BAND
Set a key and a feel, and drums, bass and keys lock in behind you. Loop it, change it, record over the top. 41 chord progressions come sorted into genre and mood packs, or build your own from the chords that live in your key, each labeled with its Roman numeral as you stack it. Any chord can hold for two or four bars, and a groove picker re-feels the whole band.

TUNE UP
Twenty-two tunings are built in, from standard, drop D and DADGAD to open tunings, baritone, Bass VI, and seven- and eight-string, plus a library for the ones you build yourself. The tuner works out which string you're playing, and a sweetened mode for standard tuning is there if you want it just so.

LEARN THE FRETBOARD
70 scales, from pentatonics and blues to the modes of harmonic and melodic minor, drawn across the neck, and you can build your own by tapping the notes you want. A CAGED explorer lays out the five shapes for any key. A note trainer and a cheat sheet help you find your way around, with an ear trainer and a chord-change trainer for the things that only come with repetition.

PRACTICE, YOUR WAY
Three ready-made sessions come with the app, or build your own and run it with a calm timer. A metronome from 40 to 240 BPM, strumming and fingerpicking trainers that count you in and speed up gradually, and eleven backing loops, from a 12-bar blues to a jazz ii-V-I.

THE WOODSHED
Bring in an audio file, loop the bar that keeps beating you, and slow it to half speed without the pitch dropping. Shift the key to match your tuning.

CAPTURE IDEAS
Hum it, play it, or write it down before it's gone. The chords and key are worked out on your device, and the idea is filed where you'll find it again.

IPHONE, IPAD, MAC AND WATCH
One app for iPhone and iPad, plus a native Mac app. On iPhone there's also an Apple Watch app with a metronome, tuner and chord diagrams, a home-screen widget for the tuner, metronome and jam, and Live Activities that keep your tempo and timer on the Lock Screen.

YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE
Your songs, takes and ideas live on your device. No account, no cloud sync, nothing to sign up for. Back up your practice log, routines, progressions, and saved setups to a file you keep and read it back on a new phone; the log exports as a spreadsheet too. Optional analytics are off unless you turn them on, and they never include your songs, audio or notes. Every feature is free, and the optional tip jar unlocks nothing.

NEW NAME, SAME APP
Lazy Lopez: Guitar was Guitar Buddha. It is the same app from the same maker, By Lazy Lopez Productions, now part of Lazy Lopez Music. Pick up an instrument. Make some music.

## Key features

- Song library with lyrics and chords
- Idea capture for riffs and melodies
- On-demand backing band for jamming
- Multi-tuning guitar tuner
- Practice tools including chord diagrams and metronome
- Apple Watch and home screen widgets

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Supporter | $4.99 | one-time |
| Keep it flowing | $9.99 | one-time |
| Thanks! | $0.99 | one-time |


## Is Lazy Lopez safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Lazy Lopez.

## Is Lazy Lopez legit?

Lazy Lopez: Guitar appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Lazy Lopez is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lazy-lopez-guitar/id6778687475/reviews.md

### 5/5 — It doesn’t make learning feel like a chore

*2026-06-29*

My dad plays and i always wanted to but every app made it feel like homework and i already have enough of that. this one is so pretty?? i use the Sand theme and it actually feels calm to open. i've been learning the songs from my playlist and writing down little melodies i come up with in the ideas part. nobody's tracking me or comparing me to other people which i love bc that's the whole reason i quit piano. me and my guitar are besties now 💗

### 5/5 — Calm enough that I actually practice -

*2026-06-27*

and finally learning, something I've wanted since I was a kid. What I love is there's no pressure — I tune up with the tuner, pull up a song, and just go. The Progressions thing is over my head for now and I wish there were a few more beginner-friendly songs in the starter library, but honestly it's the only app I haven't deleted in frustration. That's saying a lot.

### 5/5 — Finally an app that’s not cringe

*2026-06-26*

ok so every guitar app is either a baby game with cartoon dragons or it's screaming at me to keep my STREAK alive like bro I have school. this one just lets me learn the songs I actually want to play. recorded myself over a jam track and sent it to my friends and they thought I hired someone lol. no account, no ads, didn't even need my parents card. genuinely goated 🐐

## Frequently asked questions about Lazy Lopez

### Does Guitar Buddha have ads?

No, Guitar Buddha is ad-free. The app explicitly states there are no ads following you between sessions, allowing for an uninterrupted practice experience.

### How much does Guitar Buddha cost?

Guitar Buddha is free to download and use. All features are unlocked from day one with no subscription or paywall. There is an optional tip jar if you find the app helpful.

### What devices does Guitar Buddha support?

Guitar Buddha is available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It also features home screen widgets for quick access to its tools.

### Is Guitar Buddha suitable for beginners?

Yes, Guitar Buddha includes a 'Practice' section with chord diagrams, scale grids, and common progressions, which are beneficial for beginners learning the fundamentals of guitar.

### Can I use Guitar Buddha offline?

Yes, Guitar Buddha works completely offline. This means you can use it on a plane, in a basement, or anywhere without an internet connection.

### Does Guitar Buddha track my progress?

No, Guitar Buddha is designed to avoid pressure. It does not track streaks, set goals, or remind you of missed practice sessions, focusing instead on your enjoyment of playing.

### How often is Guitar Buddha updated?

The latest version is 1.2, released on June 26, 2026. The first release was on June 22, 2026, indicating a recent update frequency for this new application.

### What makes Guitar Buddha different from other guitar apps?

Guitar Buddha differentiates itself by offering a quiet, pressure-free practice environment. It avoids gamified elements like streaks and goals, and emphasizes user privacy by keeping all data on the device.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-11-12

A new name and a new look: Guitar Buddha is now Lazy Lopez: Guitar, part of Lazy Lopez Music.

Your songs, ideas, recordings and settings are right where you left them. The one change is the look: the app now has a single Lazy Lopez theme that follows your phone's Light or Dark setting, so a colour theme you picked before is not kept.

Made for iPhone Duo: a music stand that keeps time, and a hinge you can play.

On iPhone Duo
• Stand it on the amp. Open the phone halfway and set it down: the chord sheet, tuner, metronome, loops, Jam, drills and routines put what you read on the upright half and what you tap on the flat half. The sheet keeps scrolling on its own and its text steps up a size. Nothing moves until the phone is actually standing.
• Strum with the hinge. Fold the Duo and it strums the chord on screen: closed is a down-strum, open is an up-strum, and how hard you flick is how loud. The strumming trainer gets a Strum Along card. Down and Up buttons do the same by touch.
• Bend a chord. While a chord rings on its page, fold a little further and it bends up to a whole step. A slider under the chord does the same by touch.
• Flip cards. Turn Flip on in the fretboard trainer or the ear trainer. A closed phone asks the question, opening it turns the card over, closing it deals the next one. Show answer and Next are still a tap away.
• Capture closed, develop open. Record an idea with the phone shut, open it, and the idea is waiting on the big screen with its riff tab and notes beside the waveform. A take in progress also survives the phone opening or closing.
• Everywhere else on the Duo, every screen keeps clear of the side strip, the welcome headline fits, and the chord and scale rows stop where the clock begins. The hinge features follow the phone's hinge angle and each has a touch equivalent. On every other iPhone nothing changes.

Also new since 1.9
• Build your own scale: pick a root, tap the notes you want, and it works out the degrees. The spelling, the box, the playback and the full-neck map all come from it.
• Your tunings, and two strings more: custom tunings are a library now, named and kept. 7-string and 8-string presets join them.
• The modes of harmonic and melodic minor: twelve of them, each drawn on its parent's own shape.
• Chords by family: the browser leads with the family, then you pick the root.
• Tap a note to hear it in the NOTES row under a chord or scale.
• A copy you keep: write your practice log, routines, progressions and saved setups to one file and read it back on a new phone. It stays on your device.
• Send feedback from Settings, with your version and device already filled in.
• Smaller things: the screen stays awake while the mic is live, the tuner's sweetened toggle survives a relaunch, position boxes stay on the neck for high roots, indented tab chords keep their columns, and a failed scan says so.

### 1.9 — 2026-08-09

Somewhere to start, and switches that stay where you put them.

• Start here: Routines no longer opens empty — three ready-made sessions are waiting, from your first one to the next rung up. Run one as it is, or duplicate it and make it yours.
• It remembers where you left it: count-in, the tempo ramp, accent on beat one, naturals-only and simplified chords all stay set. The tuner opens in the tuning you saved, and "speed up gradually" takes effect the moment you tap it.
• The tip jar recovers: after a tip goes through — or doesn't — the jar opens normally again instead of staying stuck on the last attempt.
• A quiet note in Settings about the rest of the family: Bass, Ukulele and Drum Buddha.

### 1.8 — 2026-07-30

The progression builder grows up.

• Progressions by the pack: thirty-two new bundled progressions — pop, blues, soul, dreamy, sad — each pre-wired with a groove and a suggested strum.
• Build in key: the builder now leads with the chords that live in your key, plus borrowed and secondary-dominant rows — labeled with their Roman numerals so you learn while you stack.
• Let a chord hang: any chord in a custom progression can hold for 2 or 4 bars — real songs breathe, and now your loops do too.
• Same chords, new feel: a groove picker on every progression — swing your ii–V–I, drop your campfire loop to half-time, or turn anything into a reggae one-drop.
• Keep the chords in view: a song's chord diagrams now pin to the bottom of the screen, so they stay in front of you while you scroll the lyrics — tap one to hear it, or tuck the bar away. And every song links straight to a guitar tutorial for it.

### 1.7 — 2026-07-15

Tune all the way down — and a little polish all around.

Tuned for the low end — New Bass VI and baritone presets join the tuner, with pitch detection that reaches down into those low strings — so it stays locked on even when you tune way down.

Sharper, and up to date — A crisper app icon at every size, and a quiet nudge when a newer version is waiting for you in the App Store.

### 1.6.1 — 2026-07-09

Tighter timing throughout Practice and Jam.

• The metronome, drum machine, and backing band now hold a steady clock — no more drift when you change tempo or restart a session.
• Fixed a walking-bass bug where two of every four beats played the wrong note.
• The strumming and fingerpicking trainer's count-in and loop are smoother and land right on the beat.
• Chord cards, the drum grid, and the beat counter in Jam now update exactly when the sound does, instead of slightly ahead.
• Small reliability fixes to drum and bass sounds.

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## More apps by Lazy Lopez Productions

- [Lazy Lopez: Ukulele](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lazy-lopez-ukulele/id6789009975)
- [Lazy Lopez: Drums](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lazy-lopez-drums/id6789965956)
- [Lazy Lopez: Bass](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lazy-lopez-bass/id6789966674)
- [Plant Buddha](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plant-buddha/id6823655017)

All apps by Lazy Lopez Productions: https://appshunter.io/developer/405581486

## Related topics

[guitar practice companion](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/guitar-practice-companion)

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