GuitarToolGUITAR & UKULELE PRACTICE GUIDES
Work through the small things that interrupt practice.
From a tuner that cannot hear the string to a chord change that arrives late. Find your question, then follow a practical sequence.
Start with the problem in front of you
↗Use offline Chinese voice counting in GuitarToolSet up GuitarTool 1.1.3 voice counting on iPhone and iPad. Preview Chinese counts at your current BPM, combine them with subdivisions and practise offline.↗Confirm BPM changes and use the metronome widgetChange BPM with Done or Cancel in GuitarTool 1.1.3, then use Home Screen controls. Learn which widgets offer TAP, meter, subdivisions and the iOS 27 portrait layout.↗Practise with a silent-bar metronome on iPhone and iPadUse GuitarTool 1.1.3 to alternate audible and silent bars. Set a two-on, two-off exercise, save it as a preset and check your internal timing offline.↗Set up staged tempo training by bar countCreate up to six GuitarTool tempo stages, each at 20–500 BPM for 1–64 bars. Loop your routine or hold the final tempo, then save it as a custom preset.↗Guitar Tuner Jumping Around? Five Checks Before Turning the PegTroubleshoot unstable guitar tuner readings by checking microphone access, the active input, single-string sound, plucking strength and the correct target note.↗How to Practise Guitar with a Metronome When You Keep Losing the BeatStart with listening and clapping, then add muted strings and one chord change per bar. Learn when to change BPM, simplify the pattern or add subdivisions.↗Smoother Guitar Chord Changes: Separate the Shape from the TimingPractise a two-chord loop, check each shape, plan the finger movement and add one change every four beats. Includes a standard-tuning C to Am example.
Tuning and input
↗Offline Guitar Tuner for iPhoneTune guitar accurately with standard, Drop D, DADGAD and open tunings. GuitarTool works offline, saves no audio and includes a metronome and chord library.↗Offline Ukulele Tuner and GCEA ChordsTune high-G or Low-G ukulele in GCEA, then explore 855 chord names and thousands of fingerings in one private, offline iPhone app.↗Offline Guitar Practice Tools Without AdsA private iPhone and iPad toolkit combining tuner, metronome, guitar and ukulele chords, widgets and Apple Watch—without ads, accounts or tracking.↗Apple Watch Guitar, Bass and Ukulele TunerGuitarTool 1.1.1 brings an on-device tuner to Apple Watch: guitar, bass, ukulele and chromatic modes, cents feedback and explicit microphone controls.↗Drop D Tuning Guide and Offline TunerTune guitar to Drop D (DADGBE) with an offline iPhone tuner. Learn the string notes, tune from standard and check every string with cents feedback.↗DADGAD Tuning Guide and Offline TunerTune guitar to DADGAD with an offline tuner for iPhone and iPad. Follow the six target notes and verify cents, frequency and signal stability.↗Open G Tuning Guide and Offline TunerTune guitar to Open G (DGDGBD) offline. See every target note, move safely from standard tuning and verify pitch with cents and stability feedback.↗Half-Step Down Guitar Tuning GuideTune every guitar string down a semitone to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb with a private offline tuner, cents display and 430–446 Hz calibration.↗Offline Chromatic Tuner for String InstrumentsUse an offline chromatic tuner on iPhone or iPad with note, cents, frequency, signal-strength and stability feedback for guitar and other strings.↗Ukulele GCEA Tuning: High G and Low GTune ukulele to High-G or Low-G GCEA with an offline iPhone tuner. Learn the octave difference and verify each string with cents feedback.↗Guitar String Frequencies for Standard and Alternate TuningsReference the exact frequencies for standard EADGBE, Drop D and half-step-down guitar tuning, then learn how cents and A4 calibration affect the target.↗How to Tune a Guitar: A Clear Six-String GuideTune a six-string guitar to standard EADGBE, read cents correctly, reduce unstable tuner readings and finish with a reliable cross-check.
Timing and tempo
↗Free Online Metronome for Focused PracticeUse a free browser metronome from 20–500 BPM, then continue with accents, subdivisions, swing, timers and progressive tempo training in GuitarTool.↗Visual Metronome with iPhone Rear-Flash Beat CuesSee the beat with optional iPhone rear-flash cues for all main beats or accents only, with three intensity levels, automatic shutoff and no image capture.↗Apple Watch Metronome for Practice Away from Your PhoneControl tempo, meter and playback from Apple Watch. Activated background audio routes support wrist-down playback; foreground speaker fallback stops when inactive.↗Designing Apple Watch Metronome Audio for Wrist-Down PracticeA first-hand engineering case study on separating Apple Watch metronome audio timing from screen and haptic refresh, with route and interruption recovery.↗Metronome Rhythm Practice: Build Speed Without Losing ControlUse subdivisions, accents and progressive tempo steps to practise rhythm cleanly. Follow a repeatable metronome routine from slow accuracy to performance speed.↗Time Signatures for Guitar Practice: 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 and MoreUnderstand what common time signatures mean, how to count them and how to configure beats and subdivisions in a metronome.↗Tap Tempo: Find a Song's BPM by TappingUse tap tempo to estimate a song's BPM, learn how many taps produce a stable result, and continue with a 20–500 BPM metronome in GuitarTool.↗Swing Metronome Practice: From Straight Eighths to ShuffleLearn how to practise eighth-note swing and shuffle with a metronome, choose a useful pulse, and avoid turning swing into a rigid mathematical ratio.↗Progressive Tempo Training: Increase BPM Without Losing ControlSet progressive tempo targets and saved presets in GuitarTool 1.1.3. Increase BPM by bar count, keep small steps and understand recovery after audio interruptions.
Chords, voicings and teaching
↗Guitar Chord Library with Multiple VoicingsExplore 855 guitar chord names and 12,415 fingerings across 20 frets. Edit shapes, mute strings, identify chords and hear each voicing offline.↗Ukulele Chord Library for GCEA TuningFind 855 ukulele chord names and 6,829 GCEA fingerings, with multiple positions, interactive editing and audio playback—all offline.↗Save and Share Guitar or Ukulele Chord DiagramsTurn any GuitarTool guitar or ukulele voicing into a clear chord card, preview it, save it to Photos or share the image from iPhone or iPad.↗How to Share Chord Diagrams with Guitar or Ukulele StudentsA practical lesson workflow for choosing an exact guitar or ukulele voicing, checking higher positions and sending a readable chord card a student can keep.↗Guitar Capo Transposition Chart and Chord GuideMove familiar guitar chord shapes to a new key with a capo. Learn the semitone rule, common examples and how to name the chord that actually sounds.↗Guitar Chord Fingering Finder: Search, Compare and Hear VoicingsFind guitar chord fingerings by name, compare open and higher-position voicings, edit the fretboard and hear the exact shape before you practise it.