Choose a tuning, then select a chord or scale. Chord Muse shows you where the notes fall across the fretboard.

From there, you can explore different positions and see how the notes relate to one another.

The goal isn't necessarily to tell you how to play something. It's to give you a way to see what's happening on the fretboard.

No.

In fact, part of the reason I built Chord Muse was to help make some of those concepts easier to understand in the first place.

You can start by simply selecting a chord or scale and looking at the fretboard. As you become more familiar with the patterns, you may start to recognize the relationships between notes, chords, and scales.

If you already know music theory, Chord Muse can also be useful for exploring ideas and experimenting with the fretboard.

Yes.

Chord Muse includes a number of common guitar tunings, and you can also create your own custom tuning.

This lets you explore chords and scales in tunings that are different from standard tuning and see how changing the tuning changes the fretboard.

That's particularly useful if you're experimenting with alternate tunings or trying to understand a song played in a different tuning.

Yes. With a free Chord Muse account, you can save configurations that you want to come back to later.

This is useful if you're working on a particular song, experimenting with a tuning, or simply want to keep track of something you've discovered.

Yes. With a free Chord Muse account, you can save configurations that you want to come back to later.

This is useful if you're working on a particular song, experimenting with a tuning, or simply want to keep track of something you've discovered.

Yes.

Chord Muse is designed to work on phones, tablets, and desktop computers. The fretboard adapts to smaller screens, so you can use it wherever you're practicing or exploring.

Not really.

Chord Muse isn't intended to replace guitar lessons, a teacher, or a structured learning program.

It's a visual aid.

I built it because I found that being able to see the fretboard helped me make sense of things I was trying to learn. Hopefully it can do the same for other players.

Anyone who's curious about what's happening on the fretboard.

It can be useful if you're just starting out and trying to understand chords and scales, but it can also be fun to use if you've been playing for years and want to experiment with different tunings, voicings, or patterns.

You don't have to be an expert—or even know exactly what you're looking for. Sometimes exploring is the point.

Yes. You can explore Chord Muse and use the available tools without paying for a subscription.

Some features require an account, but creating an account is free.

My kids became interested in music, and I thought I would learn to play guitar, so I could help teach them.

As I started learning, I found myself wanting better ways to visualize what I was seeing on the fretboard. I started building small tools and experiments to help myself understand chords, scales, and notes.

Those experiments eventually became Chord Muse.

It's still a side project that I work on because I enjoy guitars, music, and building things. If it happens to help someone else understand the fretboard a little better, that's even better.