Available on Google Play & App Store

GuitarGuide

A guitar chord progression builder and songwriting app for exploring voicings, testing ideas, and finishing songs faster.

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1000+ Chord Voicings
5+ Tunings
Unlimited Progressions
GuitarGuide chord explorer screen
GuitarGuide progression builder screen
GuitarGuide tuning selector screen
What GuitarGuide Is

A focused app for chord exploration, progression building, and songwriting

GuitarGuide is built for guitar players who want to move quickly from a rough idea to a progression worth keeping. Instead of bouncing between chord charts, notes, and voice memos, you can explore voicings, save progressions, hear them back, and keep writing in one workflow.

It is not trying to be a tab library or a lesson platform. GuitarGuide is designed to help you find chords faster, compare options more clearly, and stay in the creative part of the process longer.

About GuitarGuide See who GuitarGuide is for, what makes it different, and why the app is built around songwriting. Progression Mode See how GuitarGuide turns a chord idea into a real songwriting workflow you can save, hear back, and keep developing. Unlock Premium Understand what stays free, what Premium unlocks, and who gets the most value from upgrading.

Built for the Writing Process

Focused on chords and progressions. Nothing more, nothing less.

Interactive Chord Explorer

Search chord voicings by root, type, or key so you can find the sound you are hearing instead of guessing your way there.

  • Major, minor, 7th, maj7, sus, aug, dim, and more
  • Multiple positions per chord
  • Smart search and filtering
  • Key-based chord suggestions

Progression Mode

Turn chord ideas into named progressions you can save, revisit, compare, and keep developing over time.

  • Save unlimited progressions
  • In-key suggestions
  • Playback with audio
  • Easy chord arrangement

Tuning-Aware Workflow

Write in standard tuning, Drop D, Open G, DADGAD, Half Step Down, and custom tunings without losing your progression workflow.

  • Automatic chord adaptation
  • Custom tunings with Premium
  • Tuning-specific progressions
  • Alternate tuning support built into the app

Smart Suggestions

When you are stuck, GuitarGuide helps you explore in-key movement, color, tension, and fresh directions for what comes next.

  • In-key suggestions
  • Colors & extensions
  • Tension / release ideas
  • Music-theory-informed guidance

Customizable Workspace

Theme and display settings help the app fit the way you actually like to write, practice, and organize ideas.

  • Light and dark themes
  • Custom accent colors
  • Genre presets
  • Flexible chord display options

Playback That Helps You Decide

Hear chords and progressions back before you commit so you can keep the parts that work and discard the ones that do not.

  • Chord and progression playback
  • Playback for writing and comparison
  • Faster iteration during songwriting
  • Useful before you even pick up the guitar

Learn more about what makes GuitarGuide different.

Progression Mode in Action

The core GuitarGuide workflow is built around capturing progressions before the idea disappears.

1

Start with a chord idea

Begin with a root, a chord type, or a key and compare voicings until the sound starts to click.

2

Build in Progression Mode

Add chords into Progression Mode, keep what works, and shape the progression while the idea is still fresh.

3

Test directions and hear it back

Use playback, suggestions, and tuning-aware workflows to compare options and keep writing instead of starting over.

See why Progression Mode is the center of GuitarGuide.

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you want deeper tuning and progression tools.

Free

$0

Core tools for songwriting and progression writing

  • Core chord types and voicings
  • Progression building and saving
  • Standard tuning workflow
  • In-key suggestions
  • Light and dark themes
  • Chord and progression playback
Download Free

Premium Monthly

$4.99/month

More flexibility for writers who explore further

  • Everything in Free
  • Custom tunings and deeper tuning workflow
  • Colors & extensions
  • Tension / release guidance
  • Premium themes and more customization
  • Ad-free experience
Download Free
Best Value

Premium Yearly

$39.99/year

Save 30% vs. monthly

  • Everything in Free
  • Custom tunings and deeper tuning workflow
  • Colors & extensions
  • Tension / release guidance
  • Premium themes and more customization
  • Ad-free experience
Download Free

Your next song starts here.

Download GuitarGuide on Google Play or the App Store and start building progressions faster.

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Free to download. Premium features available through in-app purchase.