# Bass Trainer

> Learn the notes on the fretboard of the bass using music sheets, not tabs sheets

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.greenskin.basstrainer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.greenskin.basstrainer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.greenskin.basstrainer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Green Skin
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 89,788
- **Rating:** 4.01 / 5 (809 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-08
- **First published:** 2019-05-28
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Size:** 24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greenskin.basstrainer)
- **Website:** [http://www.greenskin.fun/](http://www.greenskin.fun/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.greenskin.fun/privacy\_policy.php](http://www.greenskin.fun/privacy_policy.php)

## Description

**Bass Trainer** is a Chrome extension designed to help bass players learn the notes on the fretboard through music sheets instead of tabs. Enhance your music reading skills by training to identify notes on the bass fretboard accurately and quickly, even without tab notation.

Through customizable timed sessions, users can practice recognizing random music notes displayed on sheet music and select the correct strings and frets on a virtual bass fretboard. The extension offers various training options including duration, note display preferences, clef type, and string selection, catering to different skill levels. A scoring system and progress tracking with visual graphs motivate continuous improvement, making music reading easier and more enjoyable for bass players.

## Rankings

- #232,658 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

## Review summary

Users find the Bass Trainer app effective for learning bass fretboard notes and connecting notation to finger positions. The app is praised for simplicity and suitability for daily practice. However, multiple users note the fretboard display is upside-down, which is counterintuitive. There are also issues with tap accuracy and incorrect string tuning displayed, causing confusion. Despite ads and occasional UI glitches, users appreciate the app's core learning functionality.

### Pros

- Helps effectively learn and memorize the notes on the bass fretboard.
- Good connection between standard notation and fretboard visualization.
- Simple and easy to use, suitable for daily practice in short periods.
- Useful for translating sheet music to bass fretboard positions.
- Supports learning multiple positions of the same note across the fretboard.

### Cons

- Fretboard representation is upside-down compared to many users' mental model, causing confusion.
- Screen sensitivity issues: difficulty accurately registering taps, especially on the G string.
- Strings are tuned incorrectly in the app (A E D G instead of E A D G), which can confuse users.
- Annoying ads and desire for a paid no-ads version.
- Some UI glitches and unrealistic visual design affecting user experience.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.greenskin.basstrainer)