Guitar Literacy
James Brewer Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Guitar Literacy is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by James Brewer. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated March 14, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 32 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Mar 14
- 2026 · v1.0.1
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About Guitar Literacy
The Guitar Literacy: Infinite Note Reading Generator is a powerful teaching, learning and practice tool developed specifically for guitarists. Unique string and position filters allow you to problem solve your way across the entire fretboard and practice reading actual notation in any key. With 12 different rhythm levels to choose from, you can use this app to really develop your profiency as a reading musician, whether you're starting from scratch or working as a pro. This is a serious tool for guitar teachers and students alike. Features: * Individual string selector - choose single strings, different combinations or all * Position selector - choose to only read in a certain fretboard position, or select full neck for a challenge * 12 different rhythm levels, starting with whole & half notes up to fiendish 16th note exercises * Read in any major key, or it's relative minor * Scale, arpeggio, sequence, intervallic and random melody modes * Create 4, 8, 16 or 32 bar exercises based on selected parameters * Tap to hear any note, and see the note name flash up above the stave * Play along at either normal or slow speeds to check you're playing it correctly Free version includes: * first 3 strings * position 1 * 2 rhythm levels * C major Upgrade to unlock all features and exercise possibilities.
What’s new
Version 1.0.1 · Updated March 14, 2026
Small bug fixes and behaviour improvements
App privacy
The developer, James Brewer, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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