About Guitarist's Reference
Introducing the Ultimate Guitarist's Companion - Your All-in-One Solution for Mastering the Fretboard: - Comprehensive Package: Elevate your guitar journey with an all-encompassing suite of tools and knowledge. Explore...
Introducing the Ultimate Guitarist's Companion - Your All-in-One Solution for Mastering the Fretboard: - Comprehensive Package: Elevate your guitar journey with an all-encompassing suite of tools and knowledge. Explore Guitar Chords, Chord Progressions, Scales, Triads, Arpeggios, Fretboard Note Mastery, Reverse Chord & Scale Finder, Chord Quizzes, Alternate Tunings, Guitar Tuner, Virtual Guitar and the intricate web of Chord-Scale Relationships. - Guitar Chord Encyclopedia: Unleash the potential of over 3000 commonly used guitar chords. Dive into chord theory and find clarity through easy-reference diagrams. Test your prowess with the Chord Quiz feature - a true test of your skills. - Mastering Guitar Scales: Demystify the realm of guitar scales fearlessly. From the basics to the sublime, our comprehensive scale reference transforms your fretboard knowledge. With 42 scale types spanning major, minor, pentatonic, modes, and more, you'll command all keys with confidence. - Unveiling Chord-Scale Relationships: Say goodbye to chord change anxiety. Our guide deciphers the intricate dance between chords and scales. Elevate your playing by understanding which scales harmonize with each chord, empowering you to navigate complex progressions effortlessly. - Modern Guitarist's Arpeggios: Seamlessly locate any arpeggio, regardless of your reading ability. Presented in intuitive diagram form, this feature benefits both beginners seeking structured guidance and professionals requiring arpeggio references for any musical scenario. - Alternate Tunings Explored: Dive deep into 36 of the most popular alternate tunings, expanding your creative horizons. Whether you're in Standard or Alternate Tuning, access Scales, Arpeggios, and Fretboard Notes effortlessly. Guitar Tuner: Our improved tuning feature now allows you to tune your guitar by ear across a wide range of preset alternate tunings. - Reverse Chord/Scale Finder Tool: Transform your musical ideas into named chords/scales effortlessly. Struggling to name a chord/scale you've crafted? This ingenious tool deciphers your fretboard inputs, revealing the chord/scale's identity. - Virtual Guitar: Immerse yourself in the guitar-playing experience right from your device. Our virtual guitar feature enables you to strum, pluck, and navigate the fretboard with a variety of alternate tunings. Whether you're a seasoned guitarist or a beginner, this feature provides a platform for practice, chord and scale experimentation, and the joy of guitar sounds without requiring a physical instrument. Take hold of virtual strings and let your musical creativity flow. Experience an unparalleled guitar journey, where knowledge meets practice in perfect harmony. Unleash your true potential with our All-in-One Guitarist's Package.
Version History - New Feature: Change Notation - This feature allows you to switch the notation style for musical notes throughout the app, enhancing your flexibility and personalization. - Improved Chord Scale Relationship Display - The chord scale relationship on the fretboard has been updated and corrected for better accuracy and usability. 7.2.0 06/04/2024 - Added note shape options: Circle or Square. - New feature to display note labels as intervals in chord and scale views. - Introduced "EMPTY" scale type for full fretboard interval display. - Settings menu now adapts dynamically to the active screen. - Fix left-handed fretboards display. 7.1.0 05/13/2024 - Experience fullscreen mode on MacOS. - Enjoy seamless access across iPhone, iPad, iMac, Mac Mini, and more with a single purchase. 7.0.3 04/28/2024 Experience fullscreen mode on MacOS. Enjoy seamless access across iPhone, iPad, iMac, Mac Mini, and more with a single purchase. 7.0.2 04/17/2024 - Fix fretboard image not showing up on iPhone 8. Update app screenshots. - Redesigned interface for easy navigation on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Catalyst. - Introducing Virtual Guitar for practice sessions anywhere, anytime. - Expanded guitar sound library for immersive experiences. - Enhanced audio quality for clearer chords and scales. - Choose from a variety of beautiful themes to personalize your experience. 7.0.1 04/16/2024 - Redesigned interface for easy navigation on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Catalyst. - Introducing Virtual Guitar for practice sessions anywhere, anytime. - Expanded guitar sound library for immersive experiences. - Enhanced audio quality for clearer chords and scales. - Choose from a variety of beautiful themes to personalize your experience. 7.0.0 04/15/2024 This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. New features: - Chord Progressions. - Beautiful Themes/Skins. There are 3 new themes: Dark Red / Orange Blue / Paper Texture (default theme). - More themes will be added soon. 6.0.4 02/23/2015 - Brand new landscape version. - Support both iphone & ipad. - Improved performance. 6.0.3 12/12/2014 - iPhone version: Improved the user interface. Replaced wheel picker with page scroll when you view the long list 5.4 01/21/2011 - Improved performance. Compatible with the up coming iOS 4.2 5.3 11/08/2010 - Improve performance for iPod Touch 2G. 5.2 11/02/2010 - Added HD version (This app is now universal, it works for both devices iPhone and iPad). Check it out the iPad screenshots to see more features - The iPad (HD) version allows you to view all 15 frets on screen. - Fixed bugs and improved performance. 5.1 10/18/2010 - All new design - Improved performance - New homescreen icon - Everything is new 5.0 10/06/2010 This update will let you run Guitarist's Reference app on the new iOS4 Change the way to play chords, scales 4.3.0 06/30/2010 Improved Chord Quiz feature 4.2.2 12/10/2009 Fix chord finder minor bug 4.2.1 11/10/2009 Faster look up chords, scales, triads, arpeggios 4.2 10/13/2009 - Add Settings screen, allows you select use wheel picker or popup layer to display the list of chord/scale types - App now loads faster than before - Improve Recommended Scales for each chord - Improve Chord Finder tool, add new Switch icon to let you switch view from "#" notes to "b" notes. You now can enter notes: Eb.Ab instead of D#.G# - Correct recommended chords for scales: C# Spanish Phrygian, Db Spanish Phrygian and G Flamenco 4.1 09/25/2009 - This is a major update - New design, better graphics (check screenshots) - Faster and easier to navigate 4.0 09/10/2009 Fix chord name finder tool when you select open strings in alternate tuning. Thanks to user name GuitarInCT who discovered this bug. Please note: With this update you don't have to connect to internet every time you want to listen chord or scale sound samples (required firmware 3.0). You should have wifi connection before downloading this update because this update has file size around 50MB. 3.0.1 08/24/2009 Add feature "lock" position when you view a scale, arpeggio, or chord scale relationships. For example: you choose a scale C Major at the 8th fret, then you change to F Major, app will show you F Major at the same fret 8th. If you are running iphone OS 3, then app will play sample sounds locally. IPod Touch user (1st and 2nd gen) can play sound without wifi access. Some user reported GR Pro won't start up if their home internet connection was down (but wifi signal still on). This version will fix this bug. 3.0 08/06/2009 Improve search chord names Auto remember some settings 2.9.1 07/24/2009 2.9 07/17/2009 2.8.4 07/04/2009 2.8.3 06/23/2009
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Guitarist's Reference since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-30 19:11:06.
The latest version is 7.2.0 and it was updated on 2026-07-01 00:22:43. See below the changes in each version.
Guitarist's Reference version 7.2.0
Updated At: 2026-07-01
Changes: Version History - New Feature: Change Notation - This feature allows you to switch the notation style for musical notes throughout the app, enhancing your flexibility and personalization.
- Improved Chord Scale Relationship Display - The chord scale relationship on the fretboard has been updated and corrected for better accuracy and usability. 7.2.0 06/04/2024 - Added note shape options: Circle or Square.
- New feature to display note labels as intervals in chord and scale views.
- Introduced "EMPTY" scale type for full fretboard interval display.
- Settings menu now adapts dynamically to the active screen.
- Fix left-handed fretboards display. 7.1.0 05/13/2024 - Experience fullscreen mode on MacOS.
- Enjoy seamless access across iPhone, iPad, iMac, Mac Mini, and more with a single purchase. 7.0.3 04/28/2024 Experience fullscreen mode on MacOS.
Enjoy seamless access across iPhone, iPad, iMac, Mac Mini, and more with a single purchase. 7.0.2 04/17/2024 - Fix fretboard image not showing up on iPhone 8. Update app screenshots.
- Redesigned interface for easy navigation on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Catalyst.
- Introducing Virtual Guitar for practice sessions anywhere, anytime.
- Expanded guitar sound library for immersive experiences.
- Enhanced audio quality for clearer chords and scales.
- Choose from a variety of beautiful themes to personalize your experience. 7.0.1 04/16/2024 - Redesigned interface for easy navigation on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Catalyst.
- Introducing Virtual Guitar for practice sessions anywhere, anytime.
- Expanded guitar sound library for immersive experiences.
- Enhanced audio quality for clearer chords and scales.
- Choose from a variety of beautiful themes to personalize your experience. 7.0.0 04/15/2024 This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
New features:
- Chord Progressions.
- Beautiful Themes/Skins. There are 3 new themes: Dark Red / Orange Blue / Paper Texture (default theme).
- More themes will be added soon. 6.0.4 02/23/2015 - Brand new landscape version.
- Support both iphone & ipad.
- Improved performance. 6.0.3 12/12/2014 - iPhone version: Improved the user interface. Replaced wheel picker with page scroll when you view the long list 5.4 01/21/2011 - Improved performance. Compatible with the up coming iOS 4.2 5.3 11/08/2010 - Improve performance for iPod Touch 2G. 5.2 11/02/2010 - Added HD version (This app is now universal, it works for both devices iPhone and iPad). Check it out the iPad screenshots to see more features
- The iPad (HD) version allows you to view all 15 frets on screen.
- Fixed bugs and improved performance. 5.1 10/18/2010 - All new design
- Improved performance
- New homescreen icon
- Everything is new 5.0 10/06/2010 This update will let you run Guitarist's Reference app on the new iOS4
Change the way to play chords, scales 4.3.0 06/30/2010 Improved Chord Quiz feature 4.2.2 12/10/2009 Fix chord finder minor bug 4.2.1 11/10/2009 Faster look up chords, scales, triads, arpeggios 4.2 10/13/2009 - Add Settings screen, allows you select use wheel picker or popup layer to display the list of chord/scale types
- App now loads faster than before
- Improve Recommended Scales for each chord
- Improve Chord Finder tool, add new Switch icon to let you switch view from "#" notes to "b" notes. You now can enter notes: Eb.Ab instead of D#.G#
- Correct recommended chords for scales: C# Spanish Phrygian, Db Spanish Phrygian and G Flamenco 4.1 09/25/2009 - This is a major update
- New design, better graphics (check screenshots)
- Faster and easier to navigate 4.0 09/10/2009 Fix chord name finder tool when you select open strings in alternate tuning. Thanks to user name GuitarInCT who discovered this bug.
Please note: With this update you don't have to connect to internet every time you want to listen chord or scale sound samples (required firmware 3.0). You should have wifi connection before downloading this update because this update has file size around 50MB. 3.0.1 08/24/2009 Add feature "lock" position when you view a scale, arpeggio, or chord scale relationships. For example: you choose a scale C Major at the 8th fret, then you change to F Major, app will show you F Major at the same fret 8th.
If you are running iphone OS 3, then app will play sample sounds locally. IPod Touch user (1st and 2nd gen) can play sound without wifi access.
Some user reported GR Pro won't start up if their home internet connection was down (but wifi signal still on). This version will fix this bug. 3.0 08/06/2009 Improve search chord names
Auto remember some settings 2.9.1 07/24/2009 2.9 07/17/2009 2.8.4 07/04/2009 2.8.3 06/23/2009
Guitarist's Reference version -
Updated At: 2025-10-27
Guitarist's Reference version 7.2.0
Updated At: 2024-06-04
Changes: Jun 4, 2024
Version 7.2.0
- New Feature: Change Notation - This feature allows you to switch the notation style for musical notes throughout the app, enhancing your flexibility and personalization.
- Improved Chord Scale Relationship Display - The chord scale relationship on the fretboard has been updated and corrected for better accuracy and usability.
Guitarist's Reference version 7.2.0
Updated At: 2024-06-04
Changes: - New Feature: Change Notation - This feature allows you to switch the notation style for musical notes throughout the app, enhancing your flexibility and personalization.
- Improved Chord Scale Relationship Display - The chord scale relationship on the fretboard has been updated and corrected for better accuracy and usability.
Guitarist's Reference version 6.0.4
Updated At: 2015-02-23
Changes: Feb 23, 2015
Version 6.0.4
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
New features:
- Chord Progressions.
- Beautiful Themes/Skins. There are 3 new themes: Dark Red / Orange Blue / Paper Texture (default theme).
- More themes will be added soon.
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