Best Pentatonic Apps

4.8😊(1K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app provides a comprehensive library of guitar scales and patterns for musicians. Explore various scale types, practice anywhere with clear audio samples, and design new riffs. It supports both right and left-handed players across a 24-fret fretboard.

What We Love

👍 Useful for practicing scales
🚀 Easy to use and navigate
💡 Helpful for learning guitar theory
🚀 Comprehensive collection of scales
👍 Convenient reference tool

Room to Improve

🔒 Requires subscription for full access
🐛 Issues with latest update
🔒 Previously free features now locked behind paywall
🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs

Pentatone by Chiel Zwinkels

Arithmophone Synthesizer AUv3

Strong Contender

Pentatonic scale in guitar

5.0(15 ratings)

Free

This music app offers a unique pentatonic keyboard and built-in synthesizer, inspired by instruments like the kora and mbira. It features a sophisticated scale selection system and is optimized for touchscreen devices, providing an expressive and easy-to-play musical experience.

Fretionary by Brandon Sumner

Guitar Theory on the Fretboard

Worth Considering

📚 Education

4.5(28 ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

This app transforms your device into an interactive guitar fretboard, visualizing scales, chords, and progressions. It offers color-coded displays and real audio playback to aid music theory learning.

More Pentatonic apps to explore

DroPilot Pentatonics

Pentatonics - Take Five

Less Notes. More Music.

$0.99

This app visualizes five-note scales and their connection to chords, offering a unique way to explore musical expression. It helps musicians improvise, compose, and understand harmony with clear visual aids and smart filtering options.

Pentagon scale-chord visualizerSix curated pentatonic scalesSmart chord filtering

StrumForge: Chord Progressions

paid

Guitar Scales & Riff Practice

Generate millions of theory-based chord progressionsPractice with synchronized TAB and animated fretboardExplore over 750 riffs and technique drills

This app helps guitarists improve their timing, technique, and improvisation skills. It offers tools for practicing chord changes, scales, and riffs with synchronized TAB and animated diagrams. Users can generate millions of chord progressions and customize their practice sessions.

Scale Finder: Guitar Theory

(61)

freemium

With Chords, Notes & Fretboard

Identify scales from notesFretboard visualizationChord association

Instantly identify musical scales by inputting notes or searching directly. Visualize notes and associated chords on a fretboard. This app helps musicians understand music theory so they can focus on playing.

Guitar trainer by Fonexsis

Guitar Driller

Create and edit custom exercise playlistsImport exercises from other Fonexsis appsAdd drums to exercises

Organize and enhance your guitar training with custom playlists. Integrate exercises from other compatible apps, add drum tracks, and fine-tune tempo and metronome settings for a personalized practice experience.

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Guitar Modal Pentatonic Scales

Guitar trainer by Fonexsis

$19.99

Explore a vast library of modal pentatonic scales with optimal fingerings and transposition options. Learn and improvise with various scales, including Indian, Chinese, and Japanese, over different chords. Features include a metronome, adjustable playback, and multiple sound banks.

530+ pentatonic scales with transpositionHarmony feature with chord listeningOptimal fingerings and cursor display

Scales, Chords, Modes & CAGED

Visualize all scales and modesSee every chord and voicingUnderstand the CAGED system

Visualize scales, chords, and modes across the entire guitar fretboard. Understand music theory by seeing how notes and chords connect in real-time. Ideal for guitarists looking to deepen their understanding beyond memorization.

Hear it, see the fretboard

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subscription

Jam Assist: Scale Finder

Real-time key, scale, and mode detectionVisual scale display on guitar, bass, and pianoLive note highlighting on fretboards

This app listens to music and identifies the key, scale, and mode being played. It then visually displays these scales on guitar, bass, and piano fretboards, highlighting notes as they sound. It's designed for improvisation and learning musical scales by ear.

ScaleKnow - Guitar Scales

(1)

free

Easily find suitable scales

Pentaton: HiFi Audio Player

Offline Music Player with EQ

High-resolution FLAC and DSD playbackLossless AirPlay and external DAC supportParametric Equalizer (EQ)

This app provides a high-fidelity offline music listening experience for your personal digital collection. It supports a wide range of lossless audio formats and offers advanced playback features for audiophiles. Enjoy your music without distractions or algorithmic interference.

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Guitar Scales & Chords: Fretta

Practice, Tuner & Metronome

Chord library with diagramsScale explorer for various modesSupport for any tuning

Master guitar scales and chords with a clean interface. Explore various scales, look up chord shapes, and practice with an integrated metronome. Supports custom tunings and extended-range guitars.

📚 Education

(3)

freemium

Guitar Solo - Backing Tracks

Jam, Learn Scales & Fretboard.

Master Scales, Modes & More

Guitar Scales, Modes & Chords

Fretlas: Guitar Scales

Play chords all over the neck

Learn triads, 6th, and 7th chordsVisualize chord shapes across the neckPractice inversions and progressions

Master guitar chords across the entire fretboard. This app helps intermediate players visualize and practice chord shapes, inversions, and progressions. Learn to connect shapes, understand harmonic color, and improve your playing.

Learn Guitar Notes & Scales

(3)

freemium

Fretboard Trainer Pro

Learn all notes on fretboardIdentify intervals and build triadsMaster major and minor scales

Master guitar and bass fretboards with interactive lessons on notes, intervals, chords, and scales. Practice daily with personalized sessions that adapt to your learning pace, ensuring you retain knowledge effectively. Works without your instrument.

Learn Guitar Scales and Tuner

Learn common guitar scales and modesAccurate chromatic tuner with multiple tuningsInteractive scale position playback and loops

Master guitar scales and modes with this comprehensive app. Features a built-in tuner, interactive scale visualizations, and practice loops to improve finger dexterity and improvisation skills. Supports various tunings and the CAGED system for fretboard mastery.

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