Tools for guitarists
Free tools that run in your browser, with no account or install: tune up, keep time and understand what you play. Built by guitarists and linked to our reviews and comparisons.
Online guitar tuner (free, microphone)
Free chromatic tuner that listens to your guitar through the microphone: note name, offset in cents, standard, drop D, DADGAD, open tunings, 7-string, bass and adjustable pitch reference.
Open the tool →Online metronome
Free metronome in the browser: 30 to 300 BPM, time signatures from 2/4 to 12/8, subdivisions, swing, downbeat accent, tap tempo, visual beat indicator and keyboard shortcuts.
Open the tool →Guitar chord dictionary
Free chord dictionary: 12 roots, 22 chord types (major, minor, 7, maj7, m7, sus, dim, add9 and more), several positions per chord, fingerings, note names, playback and left-handed mode.
Open the tool →Guitar scales on the fretboard
See scales and modes on the fretboard: major, minor, pentatonic, blues, modes, whole tone, diminished, in all 12 keys, any tuning, 12 to 22 frets, note names, intervals or degrees, left-handed mode.
Open the tool →Chord progression generator
Pick a key, get its seven degrees and their extensions, add out-of-key chords, build a chart of up to 24 bars, choose or draw a strumming or picking pattern and loop the result with a guitar sound.
Open the tool →Interactive circle of fifths
Interactive circle of fifths: the 12 major keys, their relative minors and key signatures. Click a key to see its scale, diatonic chords and neighbours, then jump to the scales or progressions.
Open the tool →Guitar calculators: string tension, delay time, speaker impedance
Free calculators for guitarists: string tension by gauge, tuning and scale length, tempo to milliseconds for setting a delay, speaker impedance, Ohm's law, watts to dB, inch to mm conversions.
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