Best Chords Apps

4.7😐(483K ratings)

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Access a vast library of chords, tabs, and lyrics for guitar, bass, and ukulele. Learn songs with interactive lessons, backing tracks, and effects. Create and share your own tabs, or explore curated collections.

What We Love

🚀 Great resource for learning guitar
👍 Huge library of songs and tabs
👍 Helpful features like auto-scroll and transposition
👍 Supportive community
👍 Useful tools like tuner and metronome

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
💰 Aggressive upselling and paywalls
🔒 Difficulty canceling subscriptions
🤔 Inconsistent quality of user-generated tabs
🤔 Confusing pricing and subscription model

Piano Chords and Scales by Sincere Apps

Learn, play and compose songs

Strong Contender

4.8😊(9.3K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Explore chords, scales, and progressions to compose music. Visualize musical structures on a virtual piano and staff, with interactive tools and audio playback. Ideal for musicians of all levels seeking inspiration and understanding.

What We Love

🚀 Great app, great value for money
👍 Useful for learning piano
👍 Helpful for music production
👍 Intuitive and easy to use
👍 Comprehensive chord and scale library
👍 Useful for composing and songwriting

Room to Improve

🐛 Bugs and glitches in desktop and mobile versions
💰 Expensive for full version
🤔 Some features not as intuitive as expected

Strum - Play Guitar by W185 Holdings

Play all your favorite songs

Worth Considering

TONALY: Songs, Scales & Theory

4.7😞(20K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Instantly convert any song into playable chords from YouTube, your music library, or trending charts. This tool offers accurate chord progressions with practice modes to help you learn and play your favorite tunes effortlessly.

What We Love

🚀 Chord generation
👍 Easy to use
👍 All-in-one guitar app
👍 Scrolling feature for playing along

Room to Improve

💰 Requires subscription to use
🚫 Can't access app without subscription
🚫 Limited free features
👎 Waste of time if can't use for free

More Chords apps to explore

Chord Progressions & Practice

Songwriting toolsChord and scale learningMIDI and PDF export

This app helps musicians of all levels write songs, find chords, and learn music theory. It offers tools for chord and scale practice, MIDI and PDF export, and collaboration features for songwriters and producers.

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Chordify: Songs, Chords, Tuner

Play Guitar, Piano and Ukulele

Accurate chords for any songAnimated chord viewsYouTube integration

This app helps musicians learn to play their favorite songs by providing accurate chords for guitar, piano, and ukulele. It offers animated chord views, seamless YouTube integration, and a vast song catalog. Premium features include transposing, slowing down songs, and looping sections.

This app is a comprehensive guitar chord library for players of all skill levels. It offers thousands of chords with multiple voicings, fingerings, and audio demonstrations. Easily search, customize, and export chords for practice, learning, or music production.

Extensive chord libraryMultiple voicings and inversionsAudio demonstrations

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Chord ai - Play any song!

Chords, beats, lyrics and more

AI-powered chord recognitionReal-time beat trackingLyrics recognition for nearly 100 languages

Instantly get chords, beats, and lyrics for any song from YouTube, SoundCloud, audio files, or your microphone. Improve your playing and ear training with advanced recognition and playback controls. Supports multiple instruments and export options.

Explore musical chords with an interactive keyboard display and customizable pads. Visualize chord tones, experiment with progressions, and play notes via MIDI. Unlock advanced features and sounds through in-app purchases.

Chord tone display on keyboardCustomizable chord padsChord progression builder

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More than 2000 guitar chords

Guitar Chords Mobile

2,000+ guitar chordsClear chord diagramsChord theory included

Master over 2,000 guitar chords with clear diagrams and theory. Learn chords by name, type, or key, suitable for all guitar types and skill levels. Access this comprehensive reference tool offline for practice, songwriting, or live performance.

ChordBank: Learn Guitar Chords

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Lessons, Practice Games, Coach

AI-powered chord coachInteractive practice games14,000+ hand-curated chords

Learn guitar with interactive lessons, AI-powered feedback, and fun practice games. Access over 14,000 chords and songwriting tools to play your favorite songs or write your own.

Keytionary: Chords & Voicings

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freemium

Hear every way to play a chord

Diverse chord voicings (close, open, drop, shell)Rootless and upper-structure voicingsLeft-hand foundation options

Explore diverse chord voicings on piano beyond basic triads. This app helps musicians find the perfect sound for their tracks by offering various inversions and voicings, including jazz and neo-soul styles. It also provides a comprehensive reference for chord types, scales, and progressions.

GuitarChords - Learn Basic Guitar Chords

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freemium

by David Seitz Jr

16 basic guitar chordsInteractive chord chartsAudio playback for chords

Learn 16 essential guitar chords with interactive charts and audio playback. This app helps you discover chord combinations for songwriting and provides clear instructions on how to play each chord. It's designed to enhance your guitar playing and creative process.

Simply Guitar - Learn Guitar

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Guitar Songs & Lessons

Step-by-step video lessonsReal-time playing feedbackLearn chords and songs

Learn to play guitar with interactive, step-by-step video lessons from music experts. Receive real-time feedback on your playing and master chords, tabs, and techniques to play your favorite songs. Includes a built-in tuner and regular content updates.

📚 Education

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Autochords

Write songs with chords

Chord progression generation by moodGuitar, piano, and ukulele chord diagramsListen to progressions on chosen instruments

This app serves as a songwriting aid, offering chord progressions and musical inspiration. It allows users to explore different moods and instruments like guitar, piano, and ukulele to find the perfect sound for their songs. Advanced features are available through an in-app purchase.

(4.1K)

Guitar, bass and drum tabs

Songsterr Tabs & Chords

Over a million tabs & chordsRealistic playback engineSpeed control and looping

Access over a million guitar, bass, and drum tabs with realistic playback. Enhance your learning with features like speed control, looping, and solo mode. A subscription unlocks advanced learning tools for all supported platforms.

Learn Music Theory & Harmony

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subscription

Harmonique - Chord Organ

Instant chord and melody playingDrone mode for sustained chordsPattern performance with various styles

Instantly play chords and melodies without needing music theory knowledge. This touch instrument offers major and minor chord buttons, allowing you to improvise melodies over sustained chords. Explore various musical patterns and access over 100 instruments.

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Guitarleler: Guitalele Chords

Learn Guitar Songs & Practice

Song chord finderInstrument-specific chord shapesPractice tracking and goals

Learn to play songs on your guitalele, guitar, or ukulele with chord diagrams and practice tools. Features a tuner, metronome, and strum trainer to help you master your instrument. Syncs across all your Apple devices.

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Guitar chords for beginner

Basic Guitar Chords

144 chords across 12 typesRealistic fretboard diagramsReference sound for each chord

This app provides a quick and accurate chord reference for guitarists. It features realistic fretboard diagrams, reference sounds for each chord, and auto-play functionality. Designed for players who need a handy pocket chord book.

An app for jazz guitar

$4.99

Learn jazz guitar chords and their inversions with detailed diagrams and interactive practice tools. Explore various chord types, string combinations, and understand chord structures for effective practice.

Jazz guitar chord learningChord inversionsDiatonic and spread triads

📚 Education

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paid

Guitar Mentor: Chords & Lesson

YouTube Songs, AI Coach

AI-powered song analysisChord and lyric detectionMulti-stem audio mixer

Learn to play songs and master chords with an AI-powered practice partner. Analyze any song, access a full curriculum, and utilize tools like a tuner and metronome. Supports multiple instruments and offers personalized practice plans.

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