Guitar Trainer is a program I’ve written to make easier the learning of the position of the different notes in the guitar fretboard. There are lots of features pending to be implemented (including sound, different scales, guessing game by position and by sound, etc.), but it’s quite useful with its current functionality.
The fretboard starts empty and you can click any space you wish to show the corresponding notes and find patterns. Each note is colored corresponding to its octave. For example, you can explore the different scales:
Watch the relationship between different strings…
O between frets…
Another useful option is analyzing the position of given notes in the entire fretboard…
Guitar Trainer is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 (attached)…
And now, finally, the links…
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this program is really useful. In my opinion it only lacks the possibility to choose a certain tuning such as drop-c, drop-d and other. Are you still working on this little tool? I like it a lot.
Hi Georg,
Thanks for your comment!
I’ll take your idea into account! I’ll add it in some time…
Greetings!
You cannot call me a professional musician since I do not earn a living by my playing; however, I play live weekly, and have played for many years.
This little program is helping me teach my 8 year old daughter to play.
I will encourage you to continue with your idea for “sound” on the notes. This would be very helpful as the musician depends upon their sense of ear to play in many situations.
Also, one idea would be a “chord”. Press G and get the chord of G, located in three separate positions on the neck from nut to 12th fret.
Good program ! 10/10 in my book. Thanks.
Thanks Richard for your comment!
I’m very glad it’s been useful for you!
I’ll take into account what you’ve just said me…
I wanted, also, to include the possibility of analysing the different common scales and their positions…
Greetings!
Good program, Thank you!!!
Is there anything like that for windows mobile???
Thanks Tom!
I’ve not seen anything like it for Windows Mobile…
Just keep looking!
Greetings.
Nice start.
Do you think you’ll get to chords? They could be displayed at their respective positions, with options to show all positions across the fretboard, and highlighted positions by clicking on a fret. Toggle note names (e.g. A-C-E), voice name (e.g. 1-3-5), and finger use.
Same for scales.
Possible to import Tab software to show notes mapped as it plays/steps? Fret position important. Show positions blocks. With chord identification on, toggle voice name (e.g. 1-3-5).
Good ideas.
Thank for your comments.
I’ll take them into account when updating.
Greetings.
This is such a great little tool. I remember trying to learn the notes on the fretboard, and just writing them out on paper several times a day. It took me ages! This is so much easier haha
Thanks for your comment!
I’m glad you liked it!
This program ROCKS!! Hope to see an update someday!! ♫♫♫♫♫
Thank you Joe!
Greetings!