StrumForge: Chord Progressions
Adam Spain Music iPhoneiPadiPod touch
StrumForge: Chord Progressions is a free Music app for iPhone and iPad by Adam Spain. Rated 4.8/5 from 60 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 60 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 70 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 26
- 2026 · v1.10.5
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About StrumForge: Chord Progressions
StrumForge brings chord progressions, drum grooves, exercises, scales, triads, and arpeggios together in one practice app. Work on chord changes, build your timing and technique, and practice improvisation with interactive diagrams and built-in playback. Instantly generate over 1 million unique, theory-based chord progressions across every key. Customize your practice loop, choose your guitar sound and rhythm, and play along at your own pace. No ads. No account required to get started. CHORD PROGRESSIONS • Generate theory-based progressions instantly across every key • Choose 2, 4, 8, 12, or 16 chords for focused loops or longer practice sessions • Select your key, mode, chord types, tempo, and guitar sound • Lock individual chords, change their voicings, or replace them manually • Explore open chords, barre chords, triads, and power chords • Add sevenths, suspended chords, and add9 chords • See chord shapes outlined on your scale diagram during playback or chord preview • Build your own progression to practice specific chord changes RHYTHM & DRUMS • Play along with sampled drum grooves that bring your practice to life • Unlock the full collection of 20 grooves with Pro, including rhythms in 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 • Customize drum parts from light to busy, add fills, and choose a metronome click • Choose guitar strumming patterns independently of the drum groove • Adjust guitar and drum volumes to suit your practice • Save drum settings and guitar strum with each favorite progression TRIADS & ARPEGGIOS • Explore every triad inversion and how shapes connect across the fretboard • Play along with the Triad Trainer to practice changes in time • Learn moveable arpeggios through CAGED chord shapes • Follow animated TAB that highlights each fret as it plays • Adjust playback tempo, direction, and rhythm to suit your practice EXERCISES & RIFFS • Build technique with hundreds of original guitar drills and riffs, from beginner to advanced • Practice picking, scale sequences, legato, slides, bends, blues, and more • Follow guitar playback with synchronized TAB and an animated fretboard • Adjust tempo and key, loop exercises, and use a count-in and metronome • Filter by difficulty, technique, and type, and save your favorites • Tap the lightning bolt to preview Exercises; Pro unlocks the practice controls SCALES & FRETBOARD • Improvise over progressions with matching mode and pentatonic scale diagrams • Explore CAGED scale shapes individually or across the full fretboard • Choose note or interval labels and highlight triads or characteristic intervals • Move diagrams to your preferred fretboard position • Explore chord shapes with interval, note, or suggested finger-placement labels • Use left-handed diagrams in portrait or landscape UNLOCK STRUMFORGE PRO • Unlimited progression generation and longer progressions • Musical styles for mood-based generation • All drum grooves, customizable kits, fills, and independent guitar strumming • Triad Trainer and Arpeggio Trainer with animated TAB • Exercises with hundreds of drills and riffs, synchronized TAB, and guitar playback • Advanced scale tools and individual CAGED scale shapes • Save, revisit, and share favorite progressions with scale and rhythm settings • Sync favorites and preferences across devices with an account • Track practice automatically with session stats and streaks • Guitar tuner with popular alternate tunings and reference tones • Metronome with tap tempo, subdivisions, swing, and saved presets • Additional 12-string, overdrive, and arpeggiated guitar sounds • Dark mode and saved practice preferences From focused technique drills to exploring the whole fretboard, StrumForge helps you put music theory into practice—and discover ideas for your own songs along the way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & reviews
4.8
60 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.10.5 · Updated October 26, 2026
Make StrumForge your own! Now you can create and save your own custom themes! Plus, seven more themes join the recently added collection. Preview every theme and customize your colors by tapping the palette icon in the top menu row, or in Settings → Appearance. Another BIG update! Recently added: Exercises for StrumForge Pro Explore hundreds of original guitar drills and riffs for every level. • Play along with synchronized TAB and an animated fretboard. • Practice picking, legato, bends, blues, scale sequences, and more. • Adjust tempo, change keys, and loop with a count-in and metronome. • Try the new All keys option for more variety as you browse exercises. • Highlight chord tones with new triad and interval color options. • Filter by difficulty and technique, and save your favorites. Tap the lightning bolt icon to preview. Also recently added: • Seven new chord types with multiple voicings and suggested fingerings. • Diminished, augmented, half-diminished, and diminished seventh arpeggios across all five CAGED positions. This update also includes visual refinements and bug fixes. Thanks for practicing with StrumForge!
App privacy
The developer, Adam Spain, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Customer Support, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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