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Practice the changes with a band

Pick a standard and press Play. Piano, bass and drums play the form while every chord lights up on the fretboard with its arpeggio and the scale that fits. Change the key, slow it down, and loop the hard part.

Press the round Play button under the chart. The band loads on the first press, then starts after a one-bar count-in.

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What you can do with it

A practice room, not a backing track

A recorded backing track plays one tune, in one key, at one tempo. This band reads the chart, so it plays whatever you ask for.

See every chord on the neck

Click any chord for its arpeggio, its function in the key, and the scale that fits. Switch to guide tones to see just the 3rds and 7ths that carry the harmony.

Hear it with a real band

Sampled piano, upright bass and brushes, playing swing, bossa or ballad. The piano moves between chord voicings the way a real comper does.

Any key, any tempo

Transpose the whole tune with a click, or with [ and ]. Drag the tempo down to learn it and back up to play it.

Loop the hard part

Press Loop and click the first and last chords of a bridge or a turnaround. The band repeats just those bars until you own them.

Build speed gradually

The tempo trainer adds a few beats per minute every chorus until you reach the tempo you set.

Test your memory

Hide the chart, or reveal each chord only as it is played, and find out whether you really know the changes.

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  • Setlists that play straight through, with a chorus count and tempo for each tune.
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