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Would like to see the chord fingerings in each of the scales

I am not a stringed instrument player, they have confounded me for decades (honestly it's a cognitive disconnect). But with this tool I finally feel in command. I tell it what I want to play and how I want to play it and it shows me how to accomplish that goal. I tell it that I want to see what that song would look like on a completely different instrument or tuning and it shows me... Fantastic. The app itself is deep and complex and could benefit from some simplification in the UI. If I had not been someone who has been using computers for music since the 80s I might have been a bit more lost. As it turned out, I still found it challenging. The developer needs better documentation and a good set of how to movies right away. To avoid people getting frustrated. I did have a problem with the app not showing me common fingerings of basic mandolin and ukulele chords but I emailed the developer and got a response that was honest and clear the same day. I am confident he is actively working on this project and dedicated to making it better. Good thing too, because it is great. If this had been available 30 years ago I would be calling myself a string player today. *Update May 30th 2022* Thanks so much for the Apple silicon version! I don’t have a M1 Mac yet, but I will soon and it’s great to know I will be able to use this there as well. Show more

This is a must-have App for beginners and intermediate guitar players looking to learn a wide variety of chords AND for advanced players looking to arrange and find new ways to play around with theory. ONLY gripe is that the UX can be a little obtuse at first, but you learn it relatively quickly. Show more

I use it daily and I can’t recommend it enough.

i often use this app to “reverse search chords” when playing new ideas by ear. It would be great if i could immediately save the notes i selected on the neck as a new chord fingering. as it stands, i need to click the fingering area in the top right, and often going through the additional pain of creating a custom fingering (or scrolling endlessly through the generated fingerings looking for the one in inputted on the neck) this app seems very powerful, but i do not yet feel as if i totally know how to use it. more tutorials and guidance would be great. Show more

Truly amazing work!!!!! I would love to see a tab builder in the future! Thank you for your hard work!

This app is a gem. Since it has so much to offer, there is a bit of a learning curve, but so worth the effort. Also, I had a question early on, and the developer responded right away. Along with iReal Pro, Chord! is a great addition to my music toolbox. Thanks. Show more

I have been using Chord! For over 4 years and I depend on it when I’m practicing new and old songs. I play in a church band where we play a wide range of worship music from contemporary to old hymns. Many different chords to know and Chord! Has been my go to app. Show more

There is so much low effort app sludge aimed at people learning guitar that buying one is a gamble. Frankly they are cash grabs. This app though has put in the work. Clear and simple. No ads no subscription nonsense and surpasses my expectations in every way. It’s more for musicians who want a reference resource than for hand holding note by note learning. Show more

Seems like an app with a lot to offer but not at all intuitive to use and I use many composition apps (tonaly, Earpeggio, etc)with no problems. The YouTube feature video is besot with pleas of frustration from promote who want clear instructions. You can do better and I wish you would! Show more

Holy sh**! This is the best chord app I have ever seen. I used to pay a monthly subscription for one, but this one is even better and the price is AMAZING! Don’t think twice, just get it! Show more

Love this app! I tried many chord/scales apps for guitar playing and this was by far the best. Thanks!

Absolutely the best app I’ve ever discovered. I’ve been playing guitar for over 50 years nothing beats Chord, nothing even comes close, Chord will ultimately go down in history as the most educational musical/guitar app ever made... Show more

I don’t really like paying for apps. I don’t know why, maybe I am just old and still think paying for digital things is strange. But this was worth it. Thomas has made an amazing app that I use all the time to store my songs and chords in. Sometimes I am noodling around and I find a chord or voicing that I really like but don’t know what it is; the reverse chord finder helps me find it quickly and save it for later. It has made my noodling sessions so much more productive by not forgetting the next day what that cool sounding chord was. And that just skims the surface for features. Seriously considering buying his other app, songkit, because this app is so smooth. Show more

Had this app since 2014 when majoring in music theory and it does wonders for those are trying to get into music theory. I would definitely recommend it to friends and family. Show more

Finally an update that adapts to bigger screens after all these years! However I can’t turn on iCloud sync. There’s a popup that tells me my iCloud account changed and I need to reactivate it in settings, every time I try to reactivate it in settings. Show more

I am a pianist, but I use Chord! to help compare and select voicings with my band's guitarist. This app is so well thought-out! It actually knows HOW to build a chord, rather than simply being a dictionary of them. If you have at least a little music-theory background and are willing to spend a few minutes with this app, it will become an indispensable tool. Show more

Not great for the price and to much on the screen while using Save your money and use a free app Sending back to cloud

I normally don’t do reviews but I had to for this one!! I’ve been searching for years an app that would let me jot down chords to songs I’ve learned, compose them with my custom chords/fingering, show the fret above the words....AND print it out!! Are you kidding me? This is awesome! I’m a developer and I know how much work went into this!! Thank you so much. A bit of a learning curve but not much. Well worth it!! And that’s ON TOP of all the other stuff it does! Lots of songs to compose now!!! Show more

Best app to learn chords, more than 1000 different scales and scales fingering patterns. I paid and downloaded this before few years but I still use it everyday. Best one.