smart Chords: 40 guitar tools…

Reference for chords, scales, songs, patterns, exercises …guitar, ukulele, bass…

smart Chords: 40 guitar tools…

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Version: V11.14 (Last updated: 2024-11-27)
Creation date: 2012-05-13
Permissions
Identity: find accounts on the device
Contacts: find accounts on the device
Location: precise location (GPS and network-based)
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Microphone: record audio
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
  • full network access
  • use accounts on the device
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

40 great tools for learning, composing and playing for students or professional musicians. Everything works equally well for guitar, ukulele, bass or many other stringed instruments. Expect THE reference for chords, scales and picking patterns for any tuning. Or THE songbook with access to the world's largest catalogs of lyrics, chords and TABs.

Only the best should be good enough. Expect a best-integrated set of tools. Basics like tuner, metronome or circle of fifths. But just better. The tuner has e.g. an extra string change mode or the metronome a speed trainer.

The ultimate chord library knows every chord and fingering for every instrument and tuning. Without exception! Conversely, there is a chord name for any fingering.

A songbook that is second to none. It finds every song imaginable with chords for any tuning and instrument. Without registration and account. It converts songs for guitar independently for ukulele, bass or banjo. Or vice versa from ukulele to guitar, etc. Of course with the corresponding chords and favorite fingerings. Incredibly functional: Intelligent line break, auto scroll, zoom, audio and video player, drum machine, YouTube integration, pedal support, online editor and viewer, and much more.

Scales galore. Play the scales with all kinds of patterns. Like the pros. And also sometimes different from what you are used to. Provides the diatonic chords for every scale and vice versa.

Expect extraordinary tools like a fingerpicking trainer, a transposer or a tone generator. Or a drum machine for songbook accompaniment or as a rhythm trainer. Or the innovative scale circle. It applies the principle of the circle of fifths to hundreds of scales and modes.

smartChord for:
- Teachers as well as students. Exchange your exercises or songs
- Singers and songwriters. Create chord progressions and discover new voicings
- Bands. Create setlists and synchronizes them along with the songs

smartChord fits everyone:
- Since everything for guitar works equally well for cavaquinho, charango, cigar-box guitar or mandolin
- Since modes fit the playing level (beginner, advanced, expert)
- Since for right- and left-handed players
- Since eight languages are supported
- No matter which key: smartChord transposes
- No matter which preference: Western, Solfège or Nashville Number System

smartChord THE reference:
- Every chord type and every fingering
- 40 instruments (guitar, bass, ukulele but also banjo or mandolin and any other stringed instrument)
- 450 tunings
- 1100 scales
- 400 picking patterns (especially for guitar, ukulele and banjo)
- 500 drum patterns

The tools:
• Arpeggio
• Backup and restore tool
• Chord dictionary
• Chord progression
• Chord pad
• Chord simplifier
• Circle of fifths
• Custom tuning editor
• Drum kit
• Drum machine
• Ear training
• Fretboard explorer
• Fretboard trainer
• Grip explorer
• Lyrics pad
• Metronome
• MIDI test
• Notepad
• Pattern trainer
• Piano
• Picking patterns dictionary
• Pitch pipe
• Practice module
• Reverse chord finder
• Reverse scale finder
• Scale circle
• Scale dictionary
• Scale pattern reference
• Setlist
• Song analyzer
• Song editor
• Song importer
• Song key identifier
• Song online editor
• Song online importer
• Song online viewer
• Song search
• Songbook
• Song-writer
• Speed-trainer
• String change tool
• Synchronization tool
• Timer
• Tone generator
• Transposer
• Triads
• Tuner
• Tuning reference
• Virtual string instrument

In addition:
Offline use, favorite, filter, search, sort, history, print, PDF, full screen mode, import, export, sync, share, gesture control, color scheme, dark mode, ... 100% privacy 🙈🙉🙊

A big thank you 💕 for problems 🐛, suggestions 💡 or feedback 💐: [email protected].

Have fun and success learning, playing and practicing with your guitar, ukulele, bass,... 🎸😃👍

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Feature-rich with a wide range of tools for musicians
  • Excellent tuner function
  • Great for learning music theory and songwriting
  • Responsive customer service
  • Comprehensive references like chords, scales, and circle of fifths
Cons
  • User interface is counterintuitive and considered ugly by some users
  • Issues with accessing paid features after subscription
  • In-app purchases may not meet expectations for some features
  • Occasional bugs, especially related to instrument changes and tunings
Most mentioned
  • App is highly beneficial for musicians of all skill levels
  • Free version offers substantial features before upgrading
  • User support and responsiveness from developers is appreciated
User reviews
Chords are presented in the same format as scales. This will make sense until you look at any other chart in the world. I emailed, to request an option to rotate chords into normal convention. They responded, their way is more consistent and maybe they will add it. I understand that it's the neck represented in a consistent way, but it looks just like a chart and is very confusing.
by Matt H, 2024-04-24

Great app for self-taught guitar players. It gives you all the resources you need to learn skills and to practice. The tuner function is amazing. 10 out of 5. It has helped me progress along my way through music also if you're a songwriter it's a great app to use for writing your own music to stay in the key in the scale and all that good stuff. Nevertheless if you're using a guitar keyboard cello. Saxophone trombone baritone.
by Isaac Huddleston, 2023-11-24

This is the guitar (and general music) app that all other music apps want to be when they grow up. Does everything that I can think of, and I keep stumbling on new features that I hadn't. Very useful, easy to use. Better, when I turned in a couple bug reports and feature requests the dev(s) responded, in person, with bug fix and feature implementation responses. Dang. Just like I've always wanted a software company to be like. Now if I can get them to implement non-Western scales...hmm...
by Lynne Whitehorn, 2023-10-11
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