# Guitar Tool Hub > Guitar Tool Hub (also known as Guitar Hub or GuitarHub) is a free collection of interactive online guitar tools for players of all levels. No sign-up or download required. All tools run entirely in the browser on any device — desktop or mobile. ## Tools The tools fall into five groups: **Chords & Progressions** (chord progression player, chord progression generator, chord diagram maker, chord transposer, chord finder, key finder, interactive circle of fifths, capo calculator, chord library), **Fretboard & Scales** (guitar fretboard, virtual guitar, scale visualizer, guitar modes visualizer, CAGED system visualizer, fretboard note trainer), **Practice & Training** (chord practice, strumming practice, scale practice exercises, ear trainer, metronome, YouTube looper, drum tracks, play-along guitar), **Tuning & Audio** (guitar tuner, pitch changer, audio joiner, online audio mixer, BPM finder, tap BPM counter, song key detector), and **Writing & Resources** (guitar tab maker, chord sheet maker, free downloadable resources). - [Chord Progression Creator & Player](https://guitartoolhub.com/chord-progression-player): A free online chord progression creator, maker, and player. Create, play, loop, and download your own chord progressions with real sampled acoustic, electric, or classical guitar sounds. Supports 800+ chords, 20+ strumming and fingerpicking patterns, adjustable BPM (40–220), loop mode, loop-a-section (Start/End markers), per-chord controls, save progressions to the browser (local storage, with auto-saved draft), WAV export, and preset progressions including 12-bar blues and Canon in D. - [Interactive Guitar Fretboard Tool & Visualizer](https://guitartoolhub.com/guitar-fretboard): Full interactive guitar fretboard tool and fretboard visualizer — click or tap any note to hear it played in your choice of 3 guitar voicings (acoustic, electric, classical — all sampled from real guitars). Supports 27 tunings, sharp/flat notation toggle, octave number display, and portrait/landscape orientation. Printable and downloadable as PNG. - [Guitar Chord Diagram Maker, Chord Chart Generator & Creator](https://guitartoolhub.com/chord-diagram-maker): Free online tool for creating and generating custom guitar chord diagrams and chord charts. Auto-fill any chord from the built-in library by searching its name (e.g. Am7, Gsus4) or browsing by difficulty — finger dots, open/muted strings, and barre chords are placed for you — then customize it. Or build any shape from scratch by clicking fret positions to add finger dots, drag across strings for barre chords, mark open and muted strings, adjust the start fret, choose white, dark, or transparent backgrounds (transparent exports support light or dark ink so the diagram stays readable on any background), preview exactly how the diagram will look before downloading, and export as PNG, JPG, or SVG. Works as a chord diagram maker, chord chart maker, chord chart creator, chord chart generator, chord diagram generator, and fretboard diagram maker. Note: the library auto-fill is a starting point you can edit; for simply looking up and viewing pre-built diagrams of named chords without editing, use the Chord Library. - [Guitar Scale Visualizer](https://guitartoolhub.com/guitar-scale-visualizer): Visualize any scale across the full fretboard in any key. Supports major, minor, pentatonic, blues, all 7 modes, and exotic scales across 27 tunings. Tap any note to hear it played in 3 guitar voicings (acoustic, electric, classical — all sampled from real guitars). Printable scale diagrams included. - [Guitar Modes Visualizer](https://guitartoolhub.com/guitar-modes): Visualize all 7 diatonic modes — Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian (also searched as "dorian modes", "phrygian scale", "guitar modes", "modal scales") — across the full fretboard in any key. Each mode shows its formula relative to the major scale (e.g. Dorian = 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7), its characteristic note highlighted on the neck (Dorian ♮6, Phrygian ♭2, Lydian ♯4, Mixolydian ♭7, Locrian ♭5; Ionian and Aeolian are the reference major and natural-minor scales, so they have no single characteristic note), its mood, its place in the brightness order (Lydian brightest → Locrian darkest), and the parent major scale it comes from. Tap any note to hear it; 27 tunings; printable. Distinct from the Scale Visualizer: the Modes Visualizer is mode-focused with the modal theory layer, while the Scale Visualizer is a general any-scale/any-key lookup. - [Guitar Triads Visualizer](https://guitartoolhub.com/guitar-triads): Visualize the four triad types — major, minor, diminished, augmented (also searched as "guitar triads", "triad shapes guitar", "major/minor triads", "diminished triad", "augmented triad") — across the full fretboard in any key. A triad is the three-note core of a chord: root, 3rd, and 5th. Show all three tones across the whole neck, or filter to a single 3-string set (strings 1-2-3, 2-3-4, 3-4-5, or 4-5-6) to see the compact, movable triad shapes used for comping and chord melody. Each tone is labelled with the major-scale formula (major 1 3 5, minor 1 ♭3 5, diminished 1 ♭3 ♭5, augmented 1 3 ♯5); the 3rd is highlighted on the neck because it decides major vs minor, while the 5th separates diminished from augmented. Tap any note to hear it; 12 keys; 27 tunings; printable. Distinct from the CAGED Visualizer (full movable chord shapes) and the Scale Visualizer (seven-note scales): the Triads Visualizer is the three-note core underneath both. - [Guitar Arpeggio Visualizer](https://guitartoolhub.com/guitar-arpeggio-visualizer): Visualize seven arpeggio types — major, minor, major 7th (maj7), dominant 7th (7), minor 7th (m7), minor 7♭5 (half-diminished), and diminished 7th (also searched as "guitar arpeggio", "guitar arpeggiator", "arpeggio shapes", "maj7/m7/dominant 7/diminished arpeggio") — across the full fretboard in any key. An arpeggio is a chord played one note at a time: the same chord tones (root, 3rd, 5th, and for 7th chords the 7th) spread across the neck so you can target them in a solo. The root is ringed for orientation and the guide tones (the 3rd and the 7th) are highlighted, because landing on those notes is what makes a lead line follow the chord changes. Tap any note to hear it; 12 keys; 27 tunings; printable. Distinct from the Triads Visualizer (compact 3-note comping shapes on one string set) and the Scale Visualizer (full seven-note scales): the Arpeggio Visualizer maps only the chord tones across the whole neck for soloing one note at a time. - [Guitar Tuner](https://guitartoolhub.com/guitar-tuner): Free online guitar tuner with two modes — an ear tuner that plays reference tones for each string, and a microphone tuner with real-time pitch detection and cents deviation display. Supports standard tuning and 26 alternate tunings including Drop D, Drop B, Open G, Open E, DADGAD, Half Step Down, Full Step Down, and more. - [Guitar Strumming Exercises & Practice Tool](https://guitartoolhub.com/strumming-practice): Free guitar strumming exercises with animated visual guides showing every down and up stroke for multiple popular strumming patterns. Adjustable tempo from 40–200 BPM with optional click sound synced to each strum — ideal for daily strumming practice from beginner to intermediate. - [YouTube Looper](https://guitartoolhub.com/youtube-looper): Free YouTube looper for guitarists (also known as a YouTube video looper, video looper for YouTube, YouTube AB loop, or loop YouTube video tool). Paste any YouTube URL and loop the whole video continuously, or loop just a section between two timestamps, and slow the video down to 0.25× — perfect for learning solos, riffs, and tricky passages note-for-note. Includes 5 speed presets, a visual timeline with draggable start/end handles, a practice limit (stop automatically after a set number of loops or minutes), volume control with mute, and timestamp capture. Built on the official YouTube IFrame Player API. (It is a web tool, not a browser extension, and does not loop playlists.) - [Guitar Chord Transposer (Chord Transposer Chart)](https://guitartoolhub.com/chord-transposer): Paste any chord progression and transpose it to any key by shifting semitones up or down. Includes a printable semitone reference chart (+1 to +6 from the seven natural roots, with both sharp and flat spellings), clickable chord diagrams for every resulting chord, and a sharps/flats toggle. Free and instant — no sign-up. - [Guitar Chord Finder](https://guitartoolhub.com/chord-finder): Free online guitar chord finder. Click notes on an interactive fretboard to identify the chord name and see the full interval formula — root, thirds, fifths, sevenths, and more. Supports 35+ chord types, all 12 roots, 25+ tunings, and sharp/flat notation. Also recognizes common shortened voicings that omit the 5th (e.g. "C7 (no 5th)"). - [Guitar Chord Library](https://guitartoolhub.com/chord-library): Browse a complete library of 800+ guitar chord diagrams across all 12 keys — major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, suspended, slash chords and more — each with clear fretboard diagrams. Free, no sign-up. - [Guitar Chord Practice Tool](https://guitartoolhub.com/chord-practice): Interactive chord drill tool with 800+ chords across beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Random mode for broad practice or select mode for targeted drilling. Includes real sampled acoustic, electric, and classical guitar sound playback and progress tracking. - [Online Metronome for Guitar](https://guitartoolhub.com/metronome): Free online guitar metronome with adjustable BPM (40–240), tap tempo, visual beat indicators, 1–12 time signatures, and a built-in practice timer. Accurate timing tool for any practice style — strumming, fingerpicking, or lead work. - [Free Printable Guitar Resources](https://guitartoolhub.com/downloadables): Free downloadable guitar resources including printable chord charts, scale reference sheets, fretboard note diagrams, and practice guides — all in PDF format, no account required. - [Chord Progression Generator](https://guitartoolhub.com/chord-progression-generator): Free guitar chord progression generator. Pick any key and style — pop, rock, blues, jazz, folk, ballad, EDM, or worship — and get instant chord progressions with Roman numerals, clickable diagrams, and built-in playback with real sampled guitar sounds. Re-roll for unlimited variations. Distinct from the Chord Progression Player (which is a manual builder). - [Guitar Key Finder](https://guitartoolhub.com/key-finder): Free online guitar key finder. Paste a chord progression and instantly detect the musical key with roman numeral analysis. Scores all 24 major and minor keys by confidence and includes clickable chord diagrams for every chord in the analysis. - [Interactive Circle of Fifths](https://guitartoolhub.com/circle-of-fifths): Free interactive circle of fifths (also known as a circle of fifths chart, circle of fifths wheel, circle of 5ths, or circle of fifths guitar). Click any key on the wheel — the outer ring is the 12 major keys, the inner ring their relative minors — to see its key signature (how many sharps or flats), the seven notes of the scale, the relative major/minor, and the seven diatonic chords (I ii iii IV V vi vii°) with a Roman numeral on each. Every diatonic chord is clickable to open a finger diagram, and a Major/Minor toggle switches the panel between a major key and its relative minor. A Sharps/Flats toggle respells the enharmonic keys at the bottom of the wheel (B/C♭, F♯/G♭, C♯/D♭). The neighbouring keys on the wheel are the IV and V — the most closely related keys. A reference/theory tool for finding a key's chords, spotting relative minors, transposing, and choosing capo positions. Distinct from the Key Finder, which detects the key from a typed chord progression; this is a browsable reference wheel, not a detector. - [Guitar Capo Calculator](https://guitartoolhub.com/capo-calculator): Free online guitar capo calculator — find the exact capo fret to play any key with open chord shapes, or reverse-calculate the sounding key from any capo setup. Includes a full capo transposition chart and easy open-chord shape suggestions. - [CAGED System Visualizer](https://guitartoolhub.com/caged-system-visualizer): Free interactive CAGED system visualizer (also known as CAGED system trainer, CAGED shapes, or CAGED chords). See the five movable major-chord shapes — C, A, G, E, and D — connect across the full fretboard in any key. Step through each shape one at a time or show all five at once to see how they tile the neck. An optional scale overlay shows the major scale or major pentatonic box around each shape. Root notes are highlighted and every note plays on tap in acoustic, electric, or classical voicing — each sampled from a real guitar. Standard tuning, all 12 keys. - [Free Drum Tracks](https://guitartoolhub.com/drum-tracks): Free drum tracks and drum backing tracks for guitar practice (also known as drum jam tracks, drum beat backing track, or an online drum machine). Pick a genre — rock, punk, metal, surf, shuffle, blues, jazz, funk, soul/Motown, reggae, ska, pop, hip-hop, disco, house, Latin, Afrobeat, bossa nova, samba, or country — set any tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, and jam along to a looping drum beat that plays right in the browser. Every pattern is fully editable in a 16-step sequencer covering 13 drum voices (kick, snare, closed hat, open hat, ride, shaker, tambourine, cowbell, clap, cross-stick, conga, tom, crash). Jazz, blues, shuffle, reggae and hip-hop play with an authentic swing/shuffle feel. The kit uses real recorded drum samples from the public-domain (CC0) VCSL library — no download, no sign-up. - [Guitar Ear Trainer](https://guitartoolhub.com/ear-trainer): Free online ear trainer for guitarists (also known as interval ear training, chord ear training, or a music ear trainer). Train relative pitch by identifying sounds: in Intervals mode the tool plays two notes ascending, descending, or harmonically and you name the interval (all 12 from minor 2nd to octave); in Chords mode it plays a chord as a block or arpeggio and you name the quality (major, minor, diminished, augmented, sus2, sus4, dominant 7th, major 7th, minor 7th). Three difficulty presets (beginner, intermediate, advanced) plus custom interval/chord pools, live accuracy and streak tracking, and real sampled acoustic, electric, or classical guitar tone. Runs in the browser — no download, no sign-up. - [Guitar Tab Maker](https://guitartoolhub.com/guitar-tab-maker): Free online guitar tab maker and tablature editor (also known as a guitar tab creator, guitar tab editor, or tablature maker). Write your own guitar tabs on a 6-string grid: click a cell, type a fret number, and move between cells with the arrow keys. Add as many measures as you need, set the beats per measure, and add techniques by selecting a note and clicking a toolbar button (or typing the symbol) — hammer-on, pull-off, bend, slide up/down, vibrato, dead note; the symbol attaches to the fret so the line reads like real tab (e.g. 5h7). Supports all 27 tunings shared across Guitar Tool Hub (Standard, Drop D, Half Step Down, DADGAD/D modal, Open G and more). Save your tabs directly in your browser via local storage (no account — work also auto-saves as a draft), and export them as a plain-text TXT file (classic ASCII tab) or a JSON file you can re-import to keep editing. A print preview renders the tab with straight, continuous staff lines for clean printing or saving as a PDF. Distinct from the Chord Diagram Maker, which draws a single vertical chord shape rather than horizontal tablature. - [Fretboard Note Trainer](https://guitartoolhub.com/fretboard-note-trainer): Free guitar fretboard trainer and notes game (also known as a fretboard note trainer, guitar note trainer, fretboard notes quiz, or "learn the fretboard" / "memorize the fretboard notes" tool). Two game modes: "find the note" (a note and string are named, tap the correct fret) and "name the note" (a fretboard position is highlighted, pick the note name). Four difficulty levels (Beginner: frets 0–5, natural notes; Intermediate: frets 0–12, natural notes; Advanced: frets 0–12, all 12 notes; Expert: frets 0–24, all 12 notes across the full neck, and in Find mode the note is located anywhere on the neck — every position counts), 27 tunings, sharp/flat notation toggle, an optional octave (scientific pitch) mode that labels notes with their true octave (e.g. E2, A4) computed from each tuning — in Find mode the octave must match, so "find E2" accepts only that exact pitch, not every E — real sampled acoustic/electric/classical guitar sound on every answer, a timed challenge that runs by default with a selectable length (30, 60, 90, or 120 seconds, a custom time, or off for untimed practice), and live accuracy, current-streak, and best-streak tracking. Runs in the browser — no download, no sign-up. - [Pitch Changer](https://guitartoolhub.com/pitch-changer): Free online pitch changer and pitch shifter (also known as a music pitch changer, audio pitch changer, music pitch shifter, song key changer, MP3 pitch shifter, audio transposer, or "change key of a song" tool). Upload an audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC) and shift its pitch up or down by up to 12 semitones while keeping the original tempo — no chipmunk or slow-motion effect — using a phase-vocoder algorithm. A separate speed control changes tempo independently of pitch (slow a passage down without dropping the pitch). Preview the result instantly in the browser and download it as a 192 kbps MP3 or a lossless WAV. All processing runs locally on the user's device — the file is never uploaded to a server. Distinct from the Chord Transposer, which transposes written chord names/charts; the Pitch Shifter transposes the actual audio. - [Audio Joiner](https://guitartoolhub.com/audio-joiner): Free online audio joiner (also known as an audio file joiner, audio track joiner, MP3 joiner, or "combine/merge mp3 files" tool). Upload two or more audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC) and combine them end-to-end into one continuous track — clip A, then B, then C. Each clip shows a waveform with draggable start/end handles (plus numeric Start/End fields) so you can trim silence or unwanted sections for a gapless join. Reorder the clips, optionally crossfade each junction (~40 ms) to avoid clicks, preview the joined result in the browser, and download it as a 192 kbps MP3 or a lossless WAV. All processing runs locally — the files are never uploaded. Useful for guitarists to combine practice takes or riff ideas, chain song sections into a practice medley, or add a metronome count-in to a backing track. Distinct from a mixer: the joiner stitches clips in sequence (one after another), it does NOT layer tracks to play simultaneously. - [Online Audio Mixer](https://guitartoolhub.com/audio-mixer): Free online audio mixer (also known as a music mixer online free, free audio mixer online, songs mixer online, track mixer, or multitrack mixer). Upload up to 6 audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC) and layer them so they play at the same time. Set each track's volume and stereo pan, shape its tone with a per-track 3-band EQ (low/mid/high) and add reverb, drag the track on the timeline (or type a start offset) so the parts line up, and mute or solo tracks while you balance the mix; a master volume controls the whole thing. Preview the full mix playing together in the browser on a unified seekable timeline — click or drag the progress bar (or use arrow keys) to skip to any point and preview from there — then mix down and download it as a 192 kbps MP3 or a lossless WAV. All processing runs locally — the files are never uploaded. Useful for guitarists to layer a vocal or second guitar over a backing track, double a rhythm part, drop a bass line under a riff, or balance a quick demo. Distinct from the Audio Joiner: the mixer layers tracks to play simultaneously, while the joiner stitches clips end-to-end (in sequence). It is a lean mixer, not a full DAW (no recording, unlimited tracks, or automation), and not a DJ/crossfade tool. - [BPM Finder](https://guitartoolhub.com/bpm-finder): Free online BPM finder and music tempo finder (also known as a tempo BPM finder, BPM detector, BPM counter, song BPM finder, tempo detector, or tempo finder). Upload a song or audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC) and it automatically finds the tempo in beats per minute — no tapping required — by analyzing the beat with an onset/autocorrelation algorithm. Each reading includes a confidence rating, a classical tempo marking (Largo–Presto), and half-time / double-time alternatives to correct octave errors. Play the song back with a synced metronome click layered on top to verify the tempo by ear, or tap along to compare your own timing against the detected BPM, then copy the result. All analysis runs locally in the browser — the file is never uploaded. Works best on tracks with a clear, steady beat. Distinct from the Metronome, which is the reverse: you set a BPM and it produces a click to practice along to. - [Tap BPM](https://guitartoolhub.com/tap-bpm): Free tap BPM counter and tap tempo tool (also known as a BPM tapper, tempo tapper, BPM tap counter, "bpm by tapping," or "tap beats per minute" tool). Play any music — a phone, speakers, vinyl, or a live band — and tap the on-screen pad or any key on the keyboard in time with the beat; the tool times the gaps between taps and shows the tempo in beats per minute as a live running average, along with the tap count, the average interval in milliseconds, a classical tempo marking (Largo–Presto), and half-time / double-time readings to correct octave errors. Pausing for 3 seconds starts a fresh measurement automatically. Copy the BPM in one tap or open it directly in the Metronome to practice at the tapped tempo. Needs no microphone, audio file, or sign-up — it only times the user's taps. Distinct from the BPM Finder, which uploads and auto-analyzes an audio file (this measures by ear, no file), and from the Metronome, which produces a click at a set BPM (this measures one). - [Song Key Finder](https://guitartoolhub.com/song-key-finder): Free online song key finder and key detector (also known as a song key detector, music key finder, key finder for music, key analyzer, audio key finder, or "what key is this song in" tool). Upload a song or audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC) and it automatically detects the musical key by building a chromagram (how much of each of the 12 notes the track contains) and matching it against all 24 major and minor keys with the Krumhansl–Schmuckler method. Each reading includes a confidence rating, the relative major/minor, and other likely keys, plus a visual note-content chart. Press play to hear the home (tonic) chord of the detected key so you can confirm it by ear. All analysis runs locally in the browser — the file is never uploaded. Works best on pitched music with clear chords, melody, or vocals. Distinct from the Key Finder, which detects the key from typed chord names rather than from audio. - [Chord Sheet Maker](https://guitartoolhub.com/chord-sheet-maker): Free online chord sheet maker and lyrics-with-chords editor (also known as a song sheet maker, ChordPro editor, lyrics and chords editor, or chord chart with lyrics). Write song sheets in the standard ChordPro [C] bracket format — put each chord in square brackets right before the syllable it falls on — and see the chords aligned above the words in a live preview. Transpose the whole song up or down by semitones (the brackets are rewritten in place; slash chords like [D/F#] transpose both parts) with a sharps/flats spelling toggle, label sections with {comment: …} directives, and save sheets in your browser via local storage (no account — work also auto-saves as a draft). Export as a plain-text TXT file (chords laid out above the lyrics) or a ChordPro file (.cho) you can re-import to keep editing, and print or save as a PDF. Distinct from the Guitar Tab Maker, which writes fret-number tablature rather than lyrics with chords, and from the Chord Transposer, which transposes a pasted progression but is not a full lyrics editor. - [Play-Along Guitar](https://guitartoolhub.com/playalong-guitar): Free guitar play-along tool (also known as playalong guitar, guitar chord play along, play along with chords, or jam along guitar). Bring your own song — paste a YouTube link or upload an audio/video file from your device — then type the chords into a box and the tool renders clickable guitar chord diagrams to follow while you jam along to the track. Transpose the chords to any key (a non-destructive display shift, with a sharps/flats toggle) and save your songs in the browser (the chords, transpose, and YouTube link persist; uploaded files are re-selected). Section names (Verse, Chorus…) on their own line become headings; tap any chord to enlarge its diagram. Uploaded files play locally in the browser and are never uploaded. It deliberately does NOT change the audio pitch or tempo (and a YouTube embed can't be pitch-shifted) — to slow a YouTube section down use the YouTube Looper, and to change the key/speed of an audio file use the Pitch Changer (linked from the upload tab). Distinct from the Chord Sheet Maker (authors/transposes a lyrics-with-chords sheet) — this pairs chords with a playing track to jam. - [Scale Practice](https://guitartoolhub.com/scale-practice): Free guitar scale practice exercises (also searched as "scale practice guitar", "guitar scale exercises", or "guitar scale drills"). Pick a key, scale, and position on the neck, then drill five classic exercise patterns through it — ascending & descending runs, diatonic thirds (1-3, 2-4, 3-5 …), sequences of 3, sequences of 4, and a notes-per-string position-shift drill. Each exercise plays in time on an interactive fretboard with real sampled guitar audio (acoustic, electric, classical), highlighting every note as it sounds on both the fretboard and a step-by-step strip, with an adjustable tempo (40–240 BPM), a suggested starting BPM per drill, and a loop mode; a one-tap hand-off opens the Metronome at the practice tempo. Supports all 12 keys, 12 scale types (major, natural/harmonic/melodic minor, major & minor pentatonic, blues, and the modes), and 27 tunings. Distinct from the Guitar Scale Visualizer, which shows a scale across the whole neck (this drills patterns through it), and from the Fretboard Note Trainer, which quizzes note names (this is guided repetition, not a quiz). - [Virtual Guitar](https://guitartoolhub.com/virtual-guitar): Free virtual guitar (also searched as "guitar simulator", "guitar sim", "simulated guitar", "virtual electric guitar", or "guitar tab generator") — a playable guitar in the browser. Tap or click any string and fret (fret 0 = open string) to hear the note with real sampled acoustic, electric, or classical guitar sound, in any of 27 tunings. The differentiator: a tab capture panel writes down every note played as a fret number at a tab cursor, so playing literally generates guitar tab — melody capture advances the cursor by the selected musical note value (sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, or whole — one grid column is a sixteenth note, so spacing expresses duration like real tab, rhythm stems drawn under the tab show each note's value, and tapping a written note and picking a new length resizes it with the tab reflowing), Chord mode stacks notes on one beat, per-string mute buttons write muted/dead notes as x, technique buttons mark the last note with hammer-on (h), pull-off (p), slide up (/), slide down (\), bend (b), or vibrato (~) symbols, Space inserts a rest, Backspace undoes, and tapping any beat moves the cursor. Every tab cell is also directly typeable (same character set as the Guitar Tab Maker, arrow-key navigation), so users can transfer an existing tab by hand and hear it played; the tab panel renders like printed tab, with six string lines and barlines at each measure. Techniques are audible, live and in playback: hammer-ons/pull-offs sound legato (no fresh pick attack), slides glide into the note from the previous fret, bends push the pitch up a whole step after the pluck, and vibrato wavers the pitch. A Play button plays the captured tab back beat by beat through the same sampled guitar sound at 40–240 BPM, sustaining each note until the next hit on its string — spacing works as duration. A Preview button opens the same print/PDF preview interface as the Guitar Tab Maker — the tab drawn with straight continuous lines, printable or saveable as a PDF — with the note values drawn as rhythm stems under every staff; the copied or exported ASCII tab carries a note-value line under every staff line — a letter at each note (W = whole, H = half, Q = quarter, E = eighth, S = sixteenth, dot = dotted) matching those stems. Copy the tab as ASCII text, export as TXT or JSON, or send it to the Guitar Tab Maker's working draft for detailed editing (cell-by-cell edits, measures, save/print); the capture auto-saves in the browser. A "Load sample song" button fills the tab with a ready-made public-domain melody — the "Ode to Joy" theme from Beethoven's Ninth, arranged on the top two strings in first position — to play back, learn, and edit. It captures on-screen playing only — it does NOT transcribe audio recordings into tab. Distinct from the Guitar Fretboard (a learning reference for seeing note names — this is an instrument you play), the Guitar Tab Maker (a typing-first tab editor — this records playing into tab), and the Chord Diagram Maker (draws a single chord shape — this captures note sequences). ## Scales - [Major Scales (All 12)](https://guitartoolhub.com/scales/major-scales-guitar): Reference hub for all 12 major (diatonic) scales on guitar — C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, A, A#/Bb, B. Each root links to a dedicated page with an interactive fretboard, tap-to-hear audio in 3 real sampled guitar voicings, the 7 notes and intervals (W–W–H–W–W–W–H), CAGED box positions, diatonic chords, the relative minor, and 27 tunings. - [Major Pentatonic Scales (All 12)](https://guitartoolhub.com/scales/major-pentatonic-scales-guitar): Reference hub for all 12 major pentatonic scales (also searched as "major pentatonic notes", "scale major pentatonic", "pentatonic on guitar") — the major scale with the 4th and 7th removed (degrees 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; five notes, no half-steps). Each root has a dedicated page showing its exact notes plus an interactive fretboard, audio, the five box positions, intervals, and the relative minor pentatonic. Bright, beginner-safe "no wrong notes" sound for country, folk, pop, and rock. - [Minor Pentatonic Scales (All 12)](https://guitartoolhub.com/scales/minor-pentatonic-scales-guitar): Reference hub for all 12 minor pentatonic scales (also searched as "minor pentatonic notes", "scale a minor pentatonic", "pentatonic on guitar") — the natural minor scale with the 2nd and ♭6 removed (degrees 1, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭7; five notes, no half-steps). The backbone of blues and rock lead guitar. Each root has a dedicated page showing its exact notes plus an interactive fretboard, audio, the five box positions, intervals, and the relative major pentatonic. A minor pentatonic shares its five notes with its relative major pentatonic (e.g. A minor pentatonic = C major pentatonic), and adding the ♭5 turns it into the blues scale. - [Blues Scales (All 12)](https://guitartoolhub.com/scales/blues-scales-guitar): Reference hub for all 12 blues scales (also searched as "blues scale guitar", "blues e scale", "a blues scale", "blues g scale") — the minor pentatonic with the ♭5 "blue note" added between the 4th and 5th (degrees 1, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 5, ♭7; six notes). The blue note is a chromatic passing tone that gives the blues its tense, vocal cry. Each root has a dedicated page showing its exact notes plus an interactive fretboard, audio, the five box positions (shared with the minor pentatonic), and intervals. "The blues scale" on its own means this minor (hexatonic) blues scale; the brighter major blues scale (major pentatonic + ♭3) is noted on each page for the "major blues scale" search. These per-root scale pages complement the Guitar Scale Visualizer above, which visualizes any scale, key, and tuning interactively. ## About Guitar Tool Hub — the free online guitar hub — is a browser-based guitar learning platform designed for players of all levels. Sometimes referred to as Guitar Hub or GuitarHub, the site bundles a chord progression creator & player, chord progression generator, fretboard visualizer, scale visualizer, guitar modes visualizer, guitar tuner, metronome, strumming practice, YouTube looper, chord transposer, chord finder, key finder, interactive circle of fifths, capo calculator, chord library, chord practice, chord diagram maker, CAGED system visualizer, drum tracks, ear trainer, guitar tab maker, chord sheet maker, fretboard note trainer, pitch changer, audio joiner, online audio mixer, BPM detector, tap BPM counter, song key detector, a play-along guitar jam tool, a scale practice exercise tool, and a playable virtual guitar that writes what you play as tab. All tools are free, require no login or app installation, and work on desktop and mobile. The site covers tuning, chord practice, scale learning, scale practice drills, fretboard navigation, fretboard note memorization, rhythm training, drum backing tracks, transposition, audio pitch shifting / key changing, audio joining and mixing / layering, key detection, tempo / BPM detection (automatic and by tapping), the CAGED system, ear training, tablature writing, playing a virtual guitar / guitar simulation with tab capture, lyrics-and-chords song sheets, playing along to songs with chord diagrams, and music theory utilities. ## Optional - [FAQ](https://guitartoolhub.com/faq): Answers to common questions about Guitar Tool Hub's tools and features. - [Blog](https://guitartoolhub.com/blog): Guitar learning articles on chord shapes, scales, tunings, transposition, and practice technique. - [About](https://guitartoolhub.com/about): About Guitar Tool Hub.