Show HN: I made an app to learn guitar scales (opens in new tab)

(guitartonic.com)

3 pointstrue_pk11mo ago2 comments

Hi, I'm Sergei, the creator of Guitartonic. I've been playing guitar for 17 years, but never really learned how to improvise. Most of the elaborate music theory PDFs I found online overwhelmed me, so I built a simple tool to practice basic scales and modes. It worked so well that it even inspired my roommate to pick up his guitar again.

The app has been live for a few months. I had moved on to other projects and almost forgot Guitartonic existed, until the website started getting organic traffic.

I noticed that people were coming to the site (somehow, 90% of the traffic is direct) and staying for four to ten minutes on average. So someone was actually using it! I even received a few heartwarming messages from users saying Guitartonic rekindled their love for playing guitar.

Yesterday, someone donated $25 to support my work, which motivated me to share the project here and ask for feedback.

Fellow guitarists, how did you learn scales and improvisation? What helped you the most along the way?

I'd love it if you gave Guitartonic a try and let me know what you think!

2 comments

01-_-11mo ago

I found it interesting, but I'll have to take a closer look to see if I can use it

true_pkOP11mo ago

Thanks! Would appreciate your feedback once you try it out.

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