Chordstep: Guitar Practice

Pick up your guitar. Give your next chord change a little practice.

Turn the open chords you know into smoother, more musical changes on iPhone and iPad. Chordstep listens to your playing, recognizes chords, and gives feedback on your changes and timing.

PRACTICE THE CHANGE AT YOUR PACE Follow the chord diagrams in Self-paced practice. Play the displayed chord and let it ring. A correctly recognized chord advances the progression, giving you time to prepare the next shape.

PUT YOUR CHANGES ON THE BEAT Timed practice combines a four-beat count-in, metronome, and visual timeline. Strum as the chord crosses PLAY NOW, then see whether the recognized chord was on time, early, or late. Choose 2 or 4 beats per chord and tempos from 40 to 160 BPM.

SET YOUR NEXT TARGET Your first Timed practice visit to each progression without a saved goal offers optional goal setup. Choose a target tempo or practice without a goal. Adaptive tempo can increase the pace after strong rounds or slow it when you need more time. Save demonstrated tempos, earn targets, and return for a later qualifying session to earn mastery. Goal & progress remains available whenever you want to add a goal.

TEN EXERCISES TO RETURN TO Start with A-D, Am-E, Em-G, or C-G. Connect longer patterns with three three-chord loops and three four-chord loops, including G-D-Em-C, G-Em-C-D, and Am-D-G-C. Each card explains what you will practice, and every slot changes chord, including the return to the start. Your goals in progress appear first when you return to the progression screen.

PRACTICE ON IPHONE OR IPAD Keep tempo, practice controls, and click volume within reach while reviewing the practice screen. Timed Pause and Resume keep your place, even during the count-in. Built-in help is available offline.

YOUR PRACTICE STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Recognition works offline. Ordinary practice and input checks process audio without saving recordings. Goals, results, and preferences are saved on this device. Each device keeps its own progress.

BEFORE YOU START Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later and a guitar in standard tuning. Use the device microphone for acoustic guitar or a compatible wired interface. Run the input check, use a clean sound, and let each chord ring for roughly half a second. Noise, effects, tuning, and unclear notes can affect recognition. Use the device speaker or a wired output; Bluetooth and AirPlay audio routes are not supported for practice. Locking the device, leaving the app, or an audio interruption stops practice until you start again.