Heck yeah!
Some features are behind a small pay wall, but almost everything the average player needs is available for free and at a high quality.
TenorPicker1Not for beginners
This app assumes you have a basic understanding of musical knowledge.
It will not teach you that. You have to have a foundation before using this app.
It’s very confusing for me and I cannot understand how to get started or what the target is.
Only spend the $ if you know what you are doing
It will not teach you that. You have to have a foundation before using this app.
It’s very confusing for me and I cannot understand how to get started or what the target is.
Only spend the $ if you know what you are doing
User friendliness
As for the chords I am ok with showing me one chord with the notes then I can build a chord from the picture. My problem is getting out. Of the APP when I am done with it. The only way I have found is to click on write a review. You need to put an exit selection in.
Crashes upon opening every time
This has been my favorite app to learn mandolin with for YEARS! But it crashes every single time I open it now. Is there an update?
I’m using iPhone 13 mini with the latest iOS.
I’m using iPhone 13 mini with the latest iOS.
It works. It’s worth it. But ugly, with annoying start-up sound
It’s useful, and I bought the custom CGDA tuning I needed for my tenor guitar. Thank you, kind developer, it gets the job done 🙏🏻
On the other hand, it’s fully skeuomorphic, which makes it look and feel 10 years out of date. It starts every time with a questionably-useful home screen mode. And it always plays a start-up sound, which apparently I can’t configure to shut up.
So, while useful, and worth it, it’s not a _joy_ to use. And the start-up noise is super obnoxious.
I would give it 4 stars if the start up sound could be turned off. And 5 if the home screen was removed, or the app opened on the actual functionality. With these improvements, it could be a fast and indispensable app to support band practices or memory-refreshing while waiting in a queue. Otherwise, its clunkiness makes me want to open it as little as possible, with my phone muted.
On the other hand, it’s fully skeuomorphic, which makes it look and feel 10 years out of date. It starts every time with a questionably-useful home screen mode. And it always plays a start-up sound, which apparently I can’t configure to shut up.
So, while useful, and worth it, it’s not a _joy_ to use. And the start-up noise is super obnoxious.
I would give it 4 stars if the start up sound could be turned off. And 5 if the home screen was removed, or the app opened on the actual functionality. With these improvements, it could be a fast and indispensable app to support band practices or memory-refreshing while waiting in a queue. Otherwise, its clunkiness makes me want to open it as little as possible, with my phone muted.
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Doesn’t work anymore
Doesn’t work anymore, just shuts down when you hit it.... deleted it!
Great for a beginner
I’ve been playing guitar for 40 years. I’ve been playing mandolin for 2 days. I don’t have any reference as to whether this is a good app for an experienced mandolin player. But for me? It’s fantastic. Chords and scales, with sound. The rest is up to me.
Optional/Alternate/Open tuning add on
Saves enormous time and effort in dissecting the mandolin fingerboard in identifying notes in the various open and alternate turnings needed to construct chords and ideal sounding progressions.
The audible strum and tempo features enable personal preference for the 'flavour' of chords being sought without picking up the mandolin.
The optional tuning feature can be applied to fiddle as well.
All in all a true Godsend for the Bluegrass mando and fiddle player. The bucks for the multi tuning add on is invaluable.
The audible strum and tempo features enable personal preference for the 'flavour' of chords being sought without picking up the mandolin.
The optional tuning feature can be applied to fiddle as well.
All in all a true Godsend for the Bluegrass mando and fiddle player. The bucks for the multi tuning add on is invaluable.
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Pretty Good
This is pretty good but it is missing many too many alternate chords. Some of the alternate chords missing are easier than the ones showing. In fact some chords missing are the most common version of the chord. For example, F Maj. Look at other chord sites for mandolin. I question wether the person who put these chords in actually play mandolin. If they could add these it would be much better than all the other apps. It would be good to have an option to have users add these chords.
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Terrible
I did not like the ads and the
fact that there was so much
to purchase! It was the worst
mistake I’ve ever made!
fact that there was so much
to purchase! It was the worst
mistake I’ve ever made!
A great resource
This is a terrific way to learn chords and scales for mandolin. Much better than thumbing through a book. It’s not just for beginners - need to know how to play a 9th or diminished chord? They’re all here.
My only gripe is that the sideways/landscape view shows the strings in reverse order. But that view is not essential, so I can live with the glitch.
Highly recommended for every mandolin player.
My only gripe is that the sideways/landscape view shows the strings in reverse order. But that view is not essential, so I can live with the glitch.
Highly recommended for every mandolin player.
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Scales are incorrect
Specifically B minor scale indicates a G# there is no G# in the B minor scale
Way cool!
Whoever said of putting left handed mode. You are a legend!
String Orientation
When rotating the display to the left to landscape mode the strings are oriented in reverse order. The G string should be on the bottom and the E string should be on the top just as the player would view the instrument when looking down at it.
Very useful
Very intuitive and great if you’re starting out ... I am.
Good reference
Big help learning scales and chords. Good tuner.
Terrible, you cannot get support.
I bought a screen for this app, there's no place to find it and you cannot get support from the developers, "Page Not Found"!
Latest Version August 2017
The latest version is a mess. What happened to the chords? Can't find anything that looks like standard mando chords.
So Good... and Free!
I see this app hasn't been updated since 2012 -- yet it is still the best app I have found for learning mandolin chords. The iOS warned me when I started it this time that it needs to be updated or it will not work with future versions of iOS. Very sad! I would gladly pay for this app if it were going to be maintained. I would probably ask for a few more features and updated interface. But it works and works well.
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Great little App for Mandolin
This app is a great app for tuning and alternative cord positions.
