Guitar Chord Composer
Find, hear & build chords
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
370+ chords at your fingertips with a root x type finder. Tap to hear them, auto-play progressions, and compose your own songs. Your everyday guitar companion.
Guitar Chord Book brings together everything you need to find, hear, and build guitar chords in one app.
[Find 370+ chords instantly]
12 roots x 31 types fully covered — major, minor, 7th, M7, m7, 6, sus4, add9, dim, aug, and tensions like 7(9), 7(b9), 7(#9), 7(13), M7(13), m7(11) and more. Just pick a root and a type to see the fingering at once. Each chord includes multiple voicings, so you can explore other shapes up the neck.
[Tap to hear it]
Built-in realistic guitar samples play every time you select a chord, so you learn by ear. Compare how each voicing sounds.
[Auto-play progressions]
A rich library of classics — Royal Road, Canon, ii-V-I, 12-bar blues and more. Play any progression back at your own tempo with the current chord highlighted.
[Compose your own songs]
Line up chords, set tempo, time signature, sections and repeats, then save your own progression. Preview as you go, or start from a built-in progression and edit it.
[Handy practice tools]
- Capo calculator: transpose keys and find the capo position
- Metronome: 40-240 BPM, multiple time signatures
- Strum patterns: 8-beat, 16-beat, bossa nova, reggae, funk and more
- Practice log: track daily practice time and streaks on a calendar
[Beginner guide]
The first 8 chords to learn, plus practice tips.
[More]
- Favorites for chords and progressions
- Left-handed mode (mirrored diagrams)
- 9 languages supported
From beginner practice to advanced voicing hunts to songwriting — one book that does it all.
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A major update — from a chord finder to a chord studio.
- Chords expanded from 180 to 370+ (12 roots x 31 types, fully covered)
- New root x type finder to look up any chord instantly
- Multiple voicings (alternate positions) per chord
- Progression auto-play with adjustable tempo and current-chord highlight
- New "My Songs" composer: line up chords and set tempo, time signature and sections
- Now available in 9 languages
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Information
- Seller
- SANWA Inc.
- Size
- 17.8 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 8 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Sanwa