Tuner — listen, then turn the right peg
Uses the microphone in this browser only; nothing is recorded or sent anywhere. Works best with the phone or laptop close to the sound hole.
Tap a string to hear its reference pitch. The arrow around the peg shows which way to turn it, looking at the front of the headstock: bass-side pegs tighten anticlockwise, treble-side pegs clockwise.
Chords — shapes and fingerings
Essentials
Library
Finger numbers: 1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 pinky. × = don't play, ○ = open string. Click any diagram for its details.
Keys, progressions & capo
Chords in this key
Common progressions
Capo calculator
Easy capo positions for this key
Scales & fretboard
Standard tuning, low E at the bottom as if you are looking down at the neck. Orange = root, blue = scale note. Scroll sideways on a phone for the higher frets.
Songs — what I am learning
Chord sheets from my lessons, kept as plain text and rendered live. Open a song, then transpose, add a capo, resize the text, or let it scroll while you play. Click any chord to see how to play it.
Playback uses a synthesised acoustic guitar: pick a feel (strumming level, fingerpicking, squeeze), set the tempo, and the bar being played is highlighted as it goes.
Strumming — Mr Benny's levels
The rhythm levels from my POP Rhythm course, one bar each. ↓ down · ↑ up · · no stroke (keep the hand moving) · × choke. Press play for a click track that walks through the bar; blue slots are where the second chord starts.