ChordMentor

Strumming & fingerstyle drills for guitarists teaching themselves.

You know the shapes. ChordMentor drills the hard part: changing chords on the beat, holding a strumming pattern through the change, and fingerpicking string by string. Practice alongside whatever you're learning from.

Download on the App Store

iPhone, iPad and Mac · Free to use · Pro is one purchase, no subscription

Fingerstyle: Travis picking drawn as string lanes, thumb and fingers in their own colors Strumming: the chord now and next, the beat lights and the strum pattern The routine: Fret Hand, Strum Hand, then Both Hands Strumming patterns from easy to hard A whole song in 6/8, with chords of different lengths The chord library, by root on a circle of fifths

Fingerpicking, string by string

Arpeggio, Travis, Pinch and Carter patterns, drawn like tab: each note on its string, the thumb and fingers in their own colors, a playhead crossing the bar. The chord diagram shows where your thumb goes.

Change chords right on the beat

The chord now, the one coming, and the beat. Strumming patterns from Quarter Downs to syncopated, in 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8, or write your own.

One hand at a time, then both

Fret Hand changes shapes in silence. Strum Hand locks in the rhythm on muted strings. Both Hands puts them together, and the tempo can climb as you go.

Drill a whole song

Save the chords of a verse or a whole song, each as long as it lasts. Shuffle deals random chords, Sprint times one-minute changes, and the Change Map shows which changes need work.

Free, with Pro as one purchase

Every screen and routine, every strum pattern, Arpeggio picking and all 505 chord shapes are free. ChordMentor Pro adds Travis, Pinch and Carter picking and removes the save limits on all your devices. No subscription, no account.