Exercises
1Difficulty
Filter the list by difficulty. Choose a beginner level if you want a simpler starting point.
Exercises
Learn riffs and build technique with animated TAB.
Exercises are short patterns for building a skill; riffs are short musical phrases you can learn and repeat. Explore over 1,000 exercises and riffs, filtered by difficulty and technique. TAB, short for tablature, uses numbers to show which fret to play on each string, so you can follow along without reading standard music notation.
Listen to the phrase, follow the animated TAB and fretboard, then play it slowly on your guitar. Use looping or one-bar practice to focus on a tricky passage, and add the metronome to work on timing. Star exercises you want to revisit; build speed only when the notes feel clean and controlled.
Select a number in an image to see its explanation.
Find an exercise
2Type
Show drills, riffs, or both.
3Technique
Choose the skills or categories you want to practice, then tap Done.
4Random
Choose a random exercise that matches the current filters.
5Reset filters
Clear the exercise filters and return to the full list.
6Favorites only
Show only exercises you have starred.
7Previous exercise
Move to the previous exercise that matches the current filters.
8Exercise
Tap the exercise name to browse or search the matching list.
9Next exercise
Move to the next exercise that matches the current filters.
10Favorite exercise
Tap the star to save this exercise. Use Favorites only to find starred exercises again.
Set up playback
11Key
Choose a key to move the exercise to a different pitch when that option is available.
12Guitar
Choose the sound used for exercise playback.
13Tempo slider
Move the slider to change the speed. Slow the exercise down while learning it.
14BPM number
Tap the tempo number and type a value to set an exact speed in beats per minute.
15Play / Pause
Press Play to hear and follow the exercise. Press Pause to stop at the current position.
16Restart
Tap Restart to play from the beginning, including the count-in if it is enabled.
17Count-in
Hear beats before playback begins so you have time to get ready.
18Metronome
Turn on a steady click while the exercise plays.
19Loop
Repeat the exercise until you pause it.
Fretboard and TAB
20Exercise settings button
Tap the gear to change the display and practice mode. The settings menu is shown below.
See exercise settings21Fretboard
Follow the highlighted notes as they play. Tap a note to hear it.
22TAB and fretboard
The numbers on the TAB tell you which frets to play; each line represents a string. Tap a note in the TAB to hear it and jump to that point, or tap a fretboard note to hear it.
23Position slider
Drag the slider to move to a different point in the exercise.
24Bar controls
In one-bar practice, use the controls below the TAB to replay a bar or move through the exercise.
Exercise settings
25Fretboard range: Position
Focus the fretboard on the area used by the current notes.
26Fretboard range: Full fretboard
Show more of the neck so you can see notes outside the current position.
27Background notes: Off
Hide notes that are not part of the exercise.
28Background notes: Subtle
Show other notes faintly so the exercise notes stand out.
29Background notes: Filled
Show other notes as filled dots alongside the exercise notes.
30Labels: Intervals
Show each note’s role relative to the root, such as 1, ♭3, or 5.
31Labels: Notes
Show note names, such as A, C, and E.
32Note colors: Default
Use the standard diagram colors.
33Note colors: Triad highlighting
Use different colors for the root, third, and fifth.
34Note colors: Interval highlighting
Use different colors for the root, third, fifth, and seventh when present.
35Practice mode: Whole exercise
Play through the complete exercise without stopping after each bar.
36Practice mode: One bar at a time
Pause after each bar so you can replay it or continue when ready.
37TAB style: Classic
Show TAB one page at a time during playback.
38TAB style: Scrolling
Move the TAB continuously during playback.