In the screenshot below, the random note G is laid out and you have to fill in the rest. Choose the type of chord, number of notes, and it gives you a grid with a random note. I would practice it 10-15 minutes a day on my iPhone while riding the London tube. This app changed all that in a matter of a couple of weeks. There were only a few chords to which I could immediately give an answer, "G-B-D". I use this regularly to find new ways to play chords and scales.ģ) Jazz Harmony: Before getting this app, if someone asked me the notes of a chord, the 1-3-5 of a triad, or "what chords have E as the third?", I had to stop and count frets or scale degrees in my mind. Pedals and knee levers are there to shift the notes.
You can set up a custom copedent or use one of the presets. I'm not so good at it, but I think this might be the key to improving.Ģ) Steel Sidekick (FREE): I see a lot of people looking for online fretboard 'maps' but this one is tailored to steel. In the screenshot below, I'm playing a C major scale over a droned 'C' note at a slow speed to give myself a little time to adjust intonation by ear (not looking at the analysis screen for feedback). Another nice feature of TE Tuner is the ability to record a practice session so you can track your improvement. For "fretless" instruments, it makes far more sense for metronome practice to include a reference drone to keep you in line. I thought the intonation analysis might be gimmicky but it tracks very well. It allows for custom temperaments and you can tune in the "analyzer" window which I actually prefer to ClearTune's standard tuner visuals. It includes a very flexible and configurable metronome and a tuner that seems to be just as good as ClearTune. I've found a lot of references to playing to drone CDs on the SGF, but this takes it to another level. It plays drones (single notes or multiple/chords) and visually analyzes your intonation in real time. Possibly the ultimate app for intonation practice, "TE Tuner" is not just a tuner. I'll try to cover some of the apps I haven't heard much or anything about when searching the SGF archives.ġ) TonalEnergy ($3.99): Also known as, "TE Tuner". I started out using it for tempered tunings (ClearTune app) and jam tracks (iReal Pro), but there is so much more out there. I'm using it for so many reasons, I thought I would start a thread to share some of the apps that have given me signficant leaps forward in hopes that others will get some use out of them and hopefully add ones that I may have missed. The iPad is the ultimate practice tool for a musician.
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