fretline.

how to use it.

go on tour. top right. pick a task; the tour says what to tap, you tap it, it goes on.

capture a song

• import song. a wav, mp3 or m4a. 10 to 40 seconds of one part works best.
• microphone and browser audio work in the app's own tab, not on this page.
• trim. name it, drag the red lines, play to check, analyse.

write your own

• compose song, beside my songs. name it.
• chords. the button beside the heading opens the sheet: + on each chord, then + up top. drag a bar to reorder.
• tab. tap a string to write a note. drag to move, pull the end to hold, hold still to delete. tap an articulation icon to read what it does.
• mini tab. floats under the play controls once the tab scrolls away: tap, hold, drag the red line.
• lead. the scales button beside tab: open the neck, record, play notes, add to song.
• sound. the guitar button in the play controls: acoustic or electric, pedals.

read and practise

• chords: one box per bar, tap to change. tab: frets, 0 is open. a faded bar is a guess.
• play follows the chart; the play controls stay at the top. space plays and pauses.
• speed 0.75× or 0.5×. loop bars. metronome. practice drills the changes.
• line delay. tap by ear. and tap along to eight clicks.
• tuner, chords, scales. play a string, a chord or a note to hear it.

fix the count

• 3/4 4/4 6/8 and ½× 2× beside the tempo; no re-analysis. no steady beat: trim to where the band is in time.
• simple chords hides the sevenths. the capo line shows where hard shapes get easy.

keep it

• songs save here, in this browser. share makes a ninety day link. print makes a pdf.
• delete asks twice.