Chordology — Chords and Scales, Beautifully Visualised
See music. Hear music. Understand music.
Chordology - Chords and Scales, Beautifully Visualised
See music. Hear music. Understand music.
Chordology is the cleanest, most colourful way to explore chords and scales across all your favourite instruments. Whether you're a beginner learning your first shapes or a seasoned player digging into theory, Chordology turns abstract music concepts into something you can see, hear, and feel.
EVERY INSTRUMENT, ONE APP
Browse chords and scales for:
- Piano
- Guitar
- Bass Guitar
- Banjo
- Ukulele
BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY PLAY
- Custom tunings: set up any tuning on your stringed instruments and see every shape update instantly.
- Capo support: dial in your capo position and view chords exactly as they'll sound.
- Multiple finger positions: for guitar, bass, ukulele, and banjo, swipe through every voicing up and down the neck to find the one that fits.
- Hear it instantly: tap play to hear any chord or scale rendered authentically on your chosen instrument.
GO DEEPER THAN SHAPES
Every chord comes with rich musical insight. Explore qualities like brightness, darkness, and consonance to understand not just how a chord is played, but why it sounds the way it does, and how to use it in your own music.
AN INTERFACE AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT IS USEFUL
Chordology's signature colour system gives every note its own identity, so patterns leap off the fretboard and keyboard. The clean, bright design keeps the music front and centre: no clutter, no noise, just clarity.
Pick an instrument. Choose a chord or scale. Press play. Start exploring.
Download Chordology and see your music in a whole new light.
As a dual musician I have never found a more functional app for chording charts that I could use and have that same information in a different format for another instrument! This is the only app you need, no switching between apps anymore!
Developer Response
Thanks so much for this review!! (I know it was 3 years ago). I’ve just got round to releasing a new version with quite a few improvements and will be making a few more in the coming weeks. Drop me a message if you’re still using it and have any comments!
Better - Still Room for Improvement
MoneyMonk
I appreciate the developer taking the time to re-do the app. I like the format and the way the chords are displayed. I play guitar and noticed that the common ways to play some of the chords are deeper in the options. They should be the first option displayed. Keep up the good work. Hard to complain too much when an app is free.
Developer Response
Hi, sorry I’m a bit late but thanks for this feedback! I agree that there were some issues that I’ve hopefully fixed in the latest version. All the chords are generated by an algorithm (since I want it to work with any instrument -!; tuning combination imaginable) and sometimes it got a bit mixed up, I’ve put a tonne of improvements into it now and a bunch of tests to check for errors.I’ve also tried to have it sort them with the easy, common ones first in the new version, although sometimes a few which are impossible to play will slip through, which I am working on filtering out.If you’re still interested in using it then drop me a message if you have any other comments!
Too many wrong chords
willowtree123
Too many wrong chords make it entirely unusable
Developer Response
Thanks for this feedback, (I know it was a long time ago), I’ve just released a new version though with a lot of improvements if you’d like to try it!
Performance improvements and behind-the-scenes refinements.
Version 3.1.5
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