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Your songs.
Your practice.

GTR Player turns music you own into a clear, editable guitar practice timeline—with chords, notes, lyrics and the tools to make every song your own.

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At launch: 10 imported songs free forever, with every feature and all edits saved. Plus 48 included backing tracks, separate from your imports. No timed trial.

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Real GTR Player screen showing timed lyrics, guitar strings, chord diagrams and Pentatonic first-finger fret 12 for key G
Captured in GTR Player
Real app playback

Follow the lyrics
and chords as the song moves.

This is a direct recording of GTR Player. Watch the timed lyrics, strings, chord diagrams and playhead move together.

Amazing Grace is a public-domain composition used here as a simple demonstration.

1 Import Add music you own.
2 Analyse Get a useful starting timeline.
3 Refine Edit chords, notes and words.
4 Practise Slow down, loop and play.
Everything in one place

A practice space that
works like a musician.

Start from the song—not a blank page. GTR Player keeps the recording and everything you add aligned on one visual timeline.

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Chord timeline

See detected chords at the moment they happen, then move, replace or change the voicing.

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Notes on strings

Add individual guitar notes, place them on a string and fret, and position them precisely in time.

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Timed lyrics

Detect words from the recording, paste and time your own lyrics, or add a phrase manually. Review the draft in TIMELINE, then read saved lyrics above the chords in CHORDS. Compare the lyric tools.

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Regions and loops

Mark a verse, solo or tricky bar, then loop that section until it feels natural.

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Pitch, key and capo

Adjust the audio pitch, change the displayed key and practise with familiar capo shapes.

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Your library in iCloud

Keep your GTR Player library available across your Mac, iPad and iPhone when you use the same iCloud account.

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Practice controls

Move around the timeline, play at 0.5×, 0.75× or full speed, and return to important moments. Use ‹ Start beside Pentatonic in the top bar to return to the beginning.

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Useful search

Find a song by title, artist, genre or a chord it contains—not just by filename.

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Made for your setup

Use a bright light view or a focused dark view, with layouts designed for Mac, iPad and iPhone.

Guitar Theory

Start soloing with one movable pentatonic finger pattern. Explore root notes, the fretboard, major scales and chord notes with clear diagrams in Help on Mac and iPad.

Practise in all twelve keys with 48 included tracks: red scale backing tracks and green pentatonic backing tracks. Standard song posters use blue.

Learn what the Pentatonic starting-fret number means.

How it works

From recording to
practice-ready.

GTR Player gives you a head start, while keeping you in control of every musical detail.

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Bring your song

Import a compatible audio file you own or are licensed to use.

WAV, MP3, M4A, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC and CAF, plus audio from compatible MP4, MOV and M4V files.

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Get the first pass

On-device analysis creates a chord timeline to begin with.

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Make it yours

Correct a chord, choose another voicing, add notes, lyrics and regions.

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Play it your way

Slow the song down, loop a part, change key or use capo shapes.

Why GTR Player works

The recording stays
at the centre.

Chords and notes are most useful when you can see exactly where they belong in the music. GTR Player keeps every edit attached to the song’s timeline.

Practise music you actually want to play Build a personal library from your own recordings and audio files.
See the song, not a wall of controls A spacious timeline gives chords, strings and lyrics room to breathe.
Use analysis as a start, not an answer Every detected chord can be checked and changed by you.
Move between Mac, iPad and iPhone Continue with the same library through your personal iCloud account.
A real sample song

Lyrics and chords
working together.

Amazing Grace was built and opened in GTR Player, then captured directly from the app. These are real app screens, not redrawn timelines.

Real Amazing Grace timeline in GTR Player showing timed lyrics, notes, chord diagrams and Pentatonic fret 12 for key G

Amazing Grace timeline

Timed lyrics sit above six guitar strings, with real chord diagrams positioned along the song.

Follow each chord change

If you’ve added lyrics, they appear on one line above the chords. Exactly two complete rows stay on screen. Lyrics and chords each stay on one line, with fewer bars across crowded passages. Play the top row, then the bottom row. Half a second after the blue dot reaches the last chord, the next two rows appear. The dot waits above the rows until the next chord starts. Next shows the upcoming chord name, without a timer. On Mac, click a chord to hear it and double-click to edit. On iPad, tap a chord to hear it and double-tap to edit. These actions work in TIMELINE and CHORDS. The chord instructions stay at the top right in both views. The Pentatonic first-finger fret stays beside Views.

Amazing Grace is a public-domain composition. A modern recording or arrangement may still have separate rights. View the Library of Congress source.

Start soloing

What does the
Pentatonic number mean?

The number beside Views is the starting fret for the movable pattern in Help → Guitar Theory.

Current GTR Player header: key G, Views, and Pentatonic first-finger fret 12

In this screenshot, G major shows fret 12.

A simple pattern that’s easy to remember.

The same shape works for major and minor. Use the starting fret shown for your song’s key.

The display shows 12, so start playing the pentatonic pattern with your first finger at fret 12 on the low E string (the thickest string). Keep the same finger pattern and move the whole shape to that position.

For other keys, use the fret number shown: D major shows 7, C major shows 5, and C minor shows 8. The value is a starting fret, not a finger number. Follow the major or minor lesson that matches the displayed key.

The number follows the displayed key, including song key changes and changes made with KEY. A dash (—) means the key is hidden or unavailable. The guide does not change the audio or play notes for you.

Open Help → Guitar Theory to learn the pattern. The same guide is available in the app on Mac and iPad.

Your words, your timing

Add Lyrics
to your timeline

Use the Timeline to place and adjust lyrics. The CHORDS view gives you a clear reading layout above the chord diagrams.

Open Settings → + LYRICS. From CHORDS, the app automatically switches to TIMELINE for editing.

  • Detect Lyrics from Song — Recognises words and suggests their timing from the recording. No pasted words are needed. Review the result summary before saving, then listen and correct words or timing.
  • Paste & Time Lyrics — Uses words you supply, with one sung phrase per line. Detect Timing suggests positions; Time Manually lets you mark starts and ends while listening.
  • Add Lyrics — Creates one lyric region at the playhead. Use it for a short addition or an individual missing phrase.
  • Read Full Lyrics — Opens saved words in a scrollable reader. It does not recognise, time or replace lyrics.
  • Edit Lyrics — Changes the selected region’s words while keeping its current timing. Move or resize the region separately in TIMELINE.
  • Copy Lyrics / Paste Lyrics at Playhead — Copies a saved lyric region and places a duplicate at a new position. This is different from pasting the whole song into Paste & Time Lyrics.
  • Delete Selected Lyrics / DELETE — Removes only the selected lyric region.
  • Delete all lyrics for this song — Clears the open song’s lyric regions after confirmation. Chords, notes, practice regions and audio are kept. Undo restores the deletion.

Automatic words and timings are approximate drafts. Phrases may be missed, words may be mistaken, and starts or ends can need adjustment. Existing lyrics are kept unless you choose Replace existing lyric regions. Save applies one undoable change; Cancel leaves saved lyrics untouched.

The included lyric model works offline, including first use. First-time on-device preparation can take several minutes. Audio and lyrics stay on your device.

Follow the complete lyrics and manual timing guide →

A phrase appears once across its saved range. If it crosses a row break, only the remaining words continue below. Lyrics never wrap within a row. Two complete chord rows stay visible, with a change to the next pair half a second after reaching its last chord. The display does not invent word-level timing.

Keep the song, clear the notes

Delete all notes
from the open song.

Choose Settings → + NOTES → Delete all notes, then confirm. Cancel keeps the notes.

This clears every note in the song currently open. Chords, lyrics, practice regions and audio are kept. Use Undo to restore the notes. Delete Selected Notes removes only your selection.

Scan Song for Notes adds opening-riff suggestions. Settings → DETECT NOTES rebuilds the open song’s note suggestions after confirmation. Read the chord and note guide →

Make it yours

Choose your
poster colour.

Give each song its own colour, with readable white lettering and an optional gradient on both Mac and iPad.

  1. Press and hold a Library poster to open Edit Poster.
  2. Choose a colour from the large swatches. A colour starts as a solid background.
  3. Select Gradient to turn the gradient on or off, then save with the checkmark. Cancel keeps the previous choice.
  4. Automatic restores the category gradient: blue for standard songs, lighter red for Backing Tracks, and green for Backing Tracks Pentatonic.
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Green
  • Purple
  • Teal
  • Slate
  • Brown
  • Black
Your own reminder

Tick Notes.
Remember where you left them.

The circle beside Notes on a song poster is a marker you control. Tick it to remind yourself that this song has notes. Click on Mac or tap on iPad to tick or untick it. It does not add notes or change playback.

Clear expectations

What it can do.
And what it can’t.

GTR Player is a focused practice tool. It helps you work with music you already have—it is not a music shop or streaming service.

GTR Player can

  • Analyse compatible song files to suggest chords, key and pitch, with a Pentatonic starting fret for soloing.
  • Import downloaded, unprotected songs you own from your Music/iTunes library.
  • Let you correct chords and choose different guitar voicings.
  • Add timed notes, lyrics and practice regions.
  • Slow playback, loop sections, adjust pitch or key, and use software capo shapes.
  • Practise in TIMELINE or CHORDS, with ‹ Start beside Pentatonic to return to the beginning.
  • Create coloured song posters with title, artist, genre and your Notes reminder.
  • Search your library by title, artist, genre or chord.
  • Keep your personal library in iCloud across Mac, iPad and iPhone.

GTR Player can’t

  • Provide, sell or download commercial songs for you.
  • Import protected streaming tracks from subscription services.
  • Guarantee every detected chord or note is correct in every recording.
  • Replace your ears, musical judgement or a guitar teacher.
  • Share music with other people.
Frequently asked

Good questions,
straight answers.

Can I create and delete lyrics in CHORDS?

Yes. Choose Settings → + LYRICS in CHORDS and GTR switches to TIMELINE. Detect words, paste and time lyrics, or add one phrase there. Selected-lyric actions and Delete all lyrics for this song have different scopes; whole-song deletion asks for confirmation and supports Undo. CHORDS displays the saved lyrics above the chord rows for reading. Compare the lyrics menu choices →

Does lyric detection work offline, and how accurate is it?

The lyric model is included and works offline, including first use. Audio and lyrics stay on your device. First-time preparation can take several minutes; repeat runs can be faster. The percentage shows audio processed, not accuracy or time remaining. Words and timings are approximate drafts: listen and adjust wording, starts and ends. No overall lyric-accuracy percentage is established.

How do I remove all notes without deleting the song?

Choose Settings → + NOTES → Delete all notes and confirm. It affects only notes in the open song; chords, lyrics, regions and audio are kept. Cancel keeps the notes, and Undo restores a completed deletion. Delete Selected Notes removes only selected notes.

What is the Notes circle on a song poster for?

It is your reminder that this song has notes. Click the circle on Mac or tap it on iPad to tick or untick it. The marker is set by you; it does not add notes or change playback. See the Notes reminder guide.

Can I change my poster colours?

Yes. Press and hold a Library poster, choose Blue, Red, Green, Purple, Teal, Slate, Brown or Black, optionally turn Gradient on, and save with the checkmark. Automatic returns to the usual category gradient. See the colour editor.

What files can I import?

Compatible audio formats include WAV, MP3, M4A, AAC, AIFF (.aif/.aiff), FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC, usually .m4a) and CAF. You can also import audio from MP4, MOV and M4V files that contain a compatible audio track.

GTR Player opens its own .gtr song projects. A song file must be downloaded, readable and encoded in a format supported by your Apple device. Protected Apple Music subscription tracks and streaming-only songs cannot be imported.

Does GTR Player include songs?

GTR Player includes 48 original practice tracks for Guitar Theory: major and minor scale guides plus musical backing tracks for pentatonic soloing, across all twelve keys. Import your own compatible songs to build your own personal song library. Commercial songs are not supplied.

What does the Pentatonic number mean?

It is the fret where your first finger starts the movable pentatonic pattern on the low E string. In the screenshot, 12 means start at fret 12. See the screenshot and examples.

Does chord detection get everything right?

The cleaner and clearer the song recording, the more accurate GTR Player’s chord detection is likely to be. Older recordings or poor-quality transfers from tape or CD may contain hiss, distortion and other artefacts that reduce accuracy. Use the detected chords as a helpful starting point, then correct any that need changing.

In our test of 742 song files, audio-only chord detection averaged around 80% agreement with supplied reference chords; the median song scored over 80%. These rounded figures measure reference agreement during stable chord passages, not the percentage of every chord correctly detected throughout a song. Results vary with the recording.

What happens to my music?

Song analysis takes place on your device. GTR Player stores its Library in your personal iCloud account when iCloud is available; otherwise it uses local device storage. You can also import downloaded song files from another cloud provider through Files or Finder. Automatic GTR Player Library sync between devices uses iCloud; another provider does not automatically sync the in-app Library. GTR Player does not upload your music to a developer music server.

Can I use the same library on Mac, iPad and iPhone?

Yes, when your devices use the same Apple Account and iCloud Drive is enabled for GTR Player. On iPad or iPhone, open Settings → your name → iCloud → Drive. On Mac, open System Settings → your name → iCloud → Drive. Turn on device syncing and allow GTR Player in the apps using iCloud Drive. See Apple’s iCloud Drive setup guide → Read the GTR Player Library sync guide →

Can I work without an internet connection?

Yes. You can edit and practise with songs already downloaded to your device. An internet connection is needed for iCloud to sync changes between devices.

Can I change a detected chord?

Yes. You can change the chord name or choose another voicing of the same chord. For example, change from an F shape starting at fret 1 to another F shape starting at fret 8. If an F should be F7 throughout a song, edit it and choose Apply to All to change matching chords together. Chords, notes, lyrics and regions can also be moved and edited.

What notes and riffs can GTR Player scan for?

Note scanning looks for short, clear riffs and manageable melodies that you can practise on guitar. A useful phrase may come from guitar, piano, harmonica, synth or another pitched instrument. Settings → DETECT NOTES analyses the open song and rebuilds its note suggestions after confirmation. The separate + NOTES → Scan Song for Notes command checks the opening phrase and adds a clear riff if it finds one. Otherwise, that scan may offer a sparse chord-based practice pattern; that pattern is a suggestion, not a transcription of the recording.

Chord detection: around 80% agreement with reference chords in our 742-song test, measured during stable chord passages. Results vary with the song and recording quality. This figure applies to chords; we have not established a reliable overall note-detection accuracy percentage.

Fast solos, rapid runs, overlapping instruments and heavily distorted passages are harder to recognise reliably. Note detection is intended as a readable starting point for guitar practice, rather than a complete bass transcription. Listen to the recording, review the suggested notes and edit them to suit your playing.

Does note detection get everything right?

No. It is designed to find simple riffs and place clear, playable notes on the timeline. A song may begin with an easy phrase and later move into a fast solo with overlapping notes. Rapid runs, heavy distortion and several instruments playing together are harder to separate, so notes may be missed or mistaken. Use the result as a starting point, then listen and make corrections.

We have not established a reliable overall note-detection accuracy percentage. More detected notes alone would not prove better recognition.

If a detected F chord should be F7, change that chord in the editor. Choose Apply to All to change matching F chords to F7 throughout the open song. Read the chord and note detection guide →

Does GTR Player contain advertising?

Absolutely no ads ever. GTR Player is a focused music-practice app, with no advertising or third-party behavioural analytics.

Does GTR Player work on iPhone and iPhone Duo?

Yes. GTR Player runs on iPhone alongside Mac and iPad, with TIMELINE and CHORDS views and layouts for portrait and landscape. It has been tested on iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the iPhone Duo layouts have been checked in Apple’s simulator. App Store downloads remain marked Coming soon while final testing is completed. See supported iPhone models and operating systems.

Which iPhone models and operating systems does GTR Player support?

Minimum requirements: iOS 26 or later on iPhone, iPadOS 26 or later on iPad, and macOS 26 or later on Mac.

  • iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max; iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max.
  • iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max; iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.
  • iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max; iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max and 16e.
  • iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17e and iPhone Air; iPhone SE (2nd and 3rd generation).
  • iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max and iPhone Duo run iOS 27 or later. Duo layouts have been checked in the iOS 27.1 simulator.

The earliest compatible Pro models are iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. Smaller screens have less room for the timeline; landscape offers more width.

Testing so far: hands-on iPhone 17 Pro Max on iOS 27.0.1; simulator checks on iPhone 11 Pro with iOS 26.5 and iPhone Duo with iOS 27.1. Minimum compatibility does not mean every model has been physically tested. Older-device analysis speed may vary.

Check Apple’s iOS 26 compatible models and iOS 27 compatible models. The same requirements are listed in GTR Player Help → Supported Devices.

Is the free edition a timed trial?

No. Keep up to 10 imported songs in your Library for as long as you like, with every practice feature available and all edits saved. There is no trial expiry or automatic charge.

Do the 48 included backing tracks count towards the ten-song limit?

No. All 48 included backing tracks are separate from the allowance for your own imported songs.

What happens when I import an eleventh song?

An annual subscription is required to add an eleventh imported song. Unlimited imports cost US$30 per year, with local pricing shown by Apple before purchase. Upgrading keeps all ten existing songs and every edit; they are never overwritten by the upgrade.

Do I pay separately for Mac, iPad and iPhone?

No. One annual subscription covers GTR Player on your supported Macs, iPads and iPhones using the same Apple Account for App Store purchases. Download the version for each device and use Restore Purchases if needed. Your song Library syncs separately through your personal iCloud account.

Are app updates included?

Yes. App updates are included. The subscription unlocks unlimited imported songs across your supported Macs, iPads and iPhones; you do not buy a separate subscription for each device.

What happens if I cancel the subscription?

Unlimited imports continue until the end of the period you have paid for. Afterwards, every saved song and edit stays available for playback and editing. New imports are available when your Library has fewer than 10 imported songs, or when you renew for unlimited imports. The 48 included backing tracks remain separate.

When will GTR Player be available?

GTR Player is coming soon to the App Store for Mac, iPad and iPhone. The download links will become active when Apple makes the app publicly available. See the free edition and subscription.

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Unlimited imported songs.

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  • Required when adding an eleventh imported song.
  • Every existing song and edit kept when you upgrade.
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  • App updates included. No separate per-device subscription.

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