Chromatic spider
One finger per fret across all strings for independence, accuracy and hand synchronisation.
| e | ||||||||||||||||
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| B | ||||||||||||||||
| G | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| D | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| A | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| E | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Pick direction or finger | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V |
| e | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
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| B | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| G | ||||||||||||||||
| D | ||||||||||||||||
| A | ||||||||||||||||
| E | ||||||||||||||||
| Pick direction or finger | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V |
| e | ||||||||||||||||
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| B | ||||||||||||||||
| G | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| D | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| A | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| E | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Pick direction or finger | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V | ⊓ | V |
String 6, Fret 5: A2 · · Scale tone
Check what you play
Optional: the microphone or a MIDI instrument compares the note you play with the expected one.
Detection compares single notes: it doesn't judge fingering, tone or expression. Only you can assess that.
Technique tips
- Keep your fingers close to the fretboard even when not playing.
- Fret just behind the fret wire, on your fingertip.
- Strictly alternate down-up picking.
Common mistakes
- Lifting fingers too far between notes.
- Squeezing with the thumb behind the neck.
- Speeding up before it sounds clean.
How did it go?
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Tempo & session
BPM
With a target tempo, each pass adds 4 BPM until it reaches it.
min
Hides tab and diagrams so you play from memory.