Free guitar tools

Practice the fretboard. Learn the chords.

A small collection of free, interactive tools for guitar players — built for the iPad, but they work on any device. Use them in your lesson, in your practice room, or wherever you want to get better at the instrument.

Tools

Fretboard trainer

Test your knowledge of where every note lives on the fretboard. Quiz mode picks a random note and asks you to find every position — perfect for daily practice.

Interactive iPad-friendly All skill levels

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Triad visualizer

Enter any chords (G, Am, C, D…) and instantly see their triad shapes mapped across the fretboard. Color-coded by chord, with interval labels for learning chord construction.

Interactive Multi-chord Intermediate

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Chord shapes explorer

Pick any chord and see all five CAGED shapes mapped across the fretboard. Switch between a full-neck view and side-by-side detail. Includes a triad overlay to show how chords are built.

Interactive CAGED Intermediate

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Fretboard worksheet

A printable PDF version of the fretboard with blank circles to fill in by hand. Includes a blank worksheet and an answer key — great for stylus practice on an iPad or paper printing.

PDF Printable Stylus-friendly

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Triad worksheet

A printable PDF reference for closed-voicing triad shapes across nine common chords (C, G, D, A, E, F, Am, Em, Dm). One page per chord, plus a blank practice page to fill in by hand.

PDF 11 pages Reference

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Metronome

A precision practice metronome with three sounds (click, drum kit, wood block). Adjustable tempo, beats per measure, and subdivisions (eighths, triplets, sixteenths) for slow-practice drills.

Interactive Practice All skill levels

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Tuner

A real-time guitar tuner that listens through your microphone. Auto-detects which string you're playing, or pick a target string. Adjustable reference pitch.

Interactive Microphone All skill levels

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Which tool should I start with?

I'm a beginner

Start with the fretboard trainer. Knowing where every note lives is the foundation everything else builds on. Use the "Show all notes" mode first as a reference, then switch to "Quiz" to test yourself.

I know my open chords

Try the chord shapes explorer. Pick a chord you know (like C or G), then see all five CAGED positions mapped across the neck. Each open chord is a doorway to four more positions you can play anywhere on the fretboard.

I want to dig deeper into chord theory

Open the triad visualizer. Enter the chords from a song you already play and see how their shapes connect across the neck — the foundation for chord-melody, soloing, and smarter voicings.

I need to work on my timing

Open the metronome. Start slower than feels comfortable, lock in cleanly, then nudge the tempo up one BPM at a time. Use subdivisions (eighths or sixteenths) for slow-practice drills where every note has to land precisely.

I want a take-anywhere reference

Download the triad worksheet PDF. Nine pages of triad shapes for the most common chords — print it, save it to your iPad, or load it into a tab on your favorite reading app. Pairs well with the interactive triad visualizer.

I prefer pen and paper

Grab the fretboard worksheet. Fill in the blank circles with a stylus on your iPad or a pencil on paper, then check your work against the answer key.

I teach guitar

Use all six. The interactive tools work well as in-lesson references on a tablet, the metronome keeps practice tight, and the printable worksheets make great homework. Everything is free to share with students — just send them the link to this page.