Online Fretboard Diagram Tool

[mkorsmo]

Here is something I built to help with some online scale/chord/fretboard theory discussions I've had recently. It's still a work in progress, but I've found it useful even in it's current incarnation.

It's not intended to be a chord or scale finder/library - its simply meant to be a sketch pad for illustrating scales/chords quickly for chat or forum use.

Basic empty fretboard…
http://www.guitarfu.com/tools/fretboard/index.html

Minor Pentatonic First Position
http://www.guitarfu.com/tools/fretbo...49|61|63|75|78

Major Pentatonic
http://www.guitarfu.com/tools/fretbo...50|61|64|76|78

You can make your own by hitting the Clear button and adding fretted notes by clicking (if you click more than once, you can add finger numbering and an X). Cut and paste the URL that's generated in the text area below the fretboard or hit the create tinyURL grab the address from the field to the left. (If you make a complicated diagram with lots of notes, using the TinyURL is useful).

[jhundt]

that's a pretty handy tool you built, thanks very much for sharing it. Could you devise a "print" button that would print out a simple black-and white version? That would probably be very useful for teachers.

[ddewerd]

Check this one out too. It's a little program written in 1990 that I've used a million times, and it's still out on the net

Pretty cool, you can select the key, mode, and then it shows all of the note positions, intervals, and note number. And you can print it out too.

Guitar.Exe

Cheers,
Doug

[tildeslash]

mkorsmo - Nice tool you're written. Thanks a million for sharing.

[mkorsmo]

Thanks for the comments! I appreciate it.

Chords.exe is REALLY good stuff too. I use it a lot as well.

My goal with this was really just to create something that you could quickly link to in a chat room/forum (mainly chat room) when you are discussing theory - there is all kinds of room for improvement. (The ability to print is on my list, and the ability to display intervals based on key... and notes based on tuning... label the diagram... etc. )

[Mike Bruce]

I prefer the printable, customizable, ones at

http://www.studybass.com/tools/chord...-note-printer/

Any number of strings, any tuning, any number of frets.

Peace, Mike.

[Bswailes]

mkorsmo -

I like it. Beats my Word template.
Thanks!

[need2retire]

Thanks mkorsmo,

Was looking for a program like this. You have more features planned for this program? Do you take requests?

1) Add note name instead of finger numbering
2) Allow user to set the range of the freetboard. ex: display only frets 0-4.
3) Have a block dot in addition to orange/green/blue/red

Thanks again!!!

[davie blue]

Very helpful! I can definitely use that for practicing - got it bookmarked. Thanks!

[octatonic]

Do you guys know Neck Diagrams?

http://neckdiagrams.com

It is the most fully featured neck diagrammer out there.

[need2retire]

Originally Posted by octatonic

Do you guys know Neck Diagrams?

http://neckdiagrams.com

It is the most fully featured neck diagrammer out there.

Thank ... very nice tool ... Think I'm gonna get it. In the example it allows the user to enter finger position or intervals, but I didn't see an example where the user can enter note name on the dot.

[NeckDiagrams]

Originally Posted by need2retire

Thank ... very nice tool ... Think I'm gonna get it. In the example it allows the user to enter finger position or intervals, but I didn't see an example where the user can enter note name on the dot.

I'm the developer of Neck Diagrams - hope you don't mind me jumping in and helping out!

The fretboard automatically knows the note names (as it depends on what instrument/tuning your fretboard is set to) - all you have to do is set the fretboard "Note marker labels" option in the Inspector to "Notes"!

Also check out the Legend feature; e.g. you can have chord dots show fingerings and also display note names below the strings.

There's a new release coming very soon, which adds even more flexibility in this area, e.g. you'll be able to control which dots show notes/intervals/fingerings, and even mix them up!

Hope that helps!!
Justin

[octatonic]

Originally Posted by NeckDiagrams

I'm the developer of Neck Diagrams - hope you don't mind me jumping in and helping out!

The fretboard automatically knows the note names (as it depends on what instrument/tuning your fretboard is set to) - all you have to do is set the fretboard "Note marker labels" option in the Inspector to "Notes"!

Also check out the Legend feature; e.g. you can have chord dots show fingerings and also display note names below the strings.

There's a new release coming very soon, which adds even more flexibility in this area, e.g. you'll be able to control which dots show notes/intervals/fingerings, and even mix them up!

Hope that helps!!
Justin

Hi Justin,

It is Jim Richmond here. :-)

[930vet]

This is cool. I have a document of pictures of scales/modes that I keep on my blackberry so I can look them up easily. I've been using a picture editor to create the jpgs. This will be much, much easier. (Found a blackberry app for chords, but not one for scales.)

[need2retire]

Originally Posted by NeckDiagrams

I'm the developer of Neck Diagrams - hope you don't mind me jumping in and helping out!

The fretboard automatically knows the note names (as it depends on what instrument/tuning your fretboard is set to) - all you have to do is set the fretboard "Note marker labels" option in the Inspector to "Notes"!

Also check out the Legend feature; e.g. you can have chord dots show fingerings and also display note names below the strings.

There's a new release coming very soon, which adds even more flexibility in this area, e.g. you'll be able to control which dots show notes/intervals/fingerings, and even mix them up!

Hope that helps!!
Justin

cool ... thanks!

[need2retire]

Originally Posted by 930vet

This is cool. I have a document of pictures of scales/modes that I keep on my blackberry so I can look them up easily. I've been using a picture editor to create the jpgs. This will be much, much easier. (Found a blackberry app for chords, but not one for scales.)

which BB app is it?