StrumForge: Chord Progressions

StrumForge is a guitar practice app, chord progression generator, scale trainer, and interactive triad trainer designed to help you improve rhythm, fretboard knowledge, improvisation, and songwriting. Generate theory-based chord progressions in seconds, play along with interactive chord diagrams, explore matching scales, and practice triad inversions across the fretboard. Choose a key, mode, chord style, groove, tempo, guitar tone, or musical style. StrumForge combines chords, scales, triads, rhythm tools, and playback controls in one focused guitar practice workspace. Designed for beginners learning guitar fundamentals and experienced players exploring new voicings, modes, inversions, and songwriting ideas. No ads. No account required. Perfect for: • Daily guitar practice • Learning chord shapes and voicings • Improving rhythm and timing • Improvisation and soloing practice • Understanding triads and arpeggios • Discovering chord progressions and songwriting ideas • Scale and fretboard training • Practicing guitar theory • Exploring modes and learning full and pentatonic guitar scales Chord Progressions • Generate over 1 million unique theory-based chord progressions instantly • Create 2, 4, 8, 12, or 16-chord progressions based on musical style or mood • See chord shapes outlined on the scale diagram during playback or chord preview • Choose a key, mode, chord type, groove, tempo, and guitar sound • Lock or manually override individual chords in the progression • Choose from open chords, barre chords, triads, or power chords • Add sevenths, suspended, and add9 chords for more flavor • Explore new voicings and chord combinations Triad Trainer • Explore triads in every key across the fretboard • Practice root-position triads and inversions • Switch between different string sets • See how triad shapes connect across the neck • Play triads as strums or arpeggios • Practice each shape with adjustable tempo and interactive playback • View triad notes and intervals on chord diagrams and the full fretboard Scales & Fretboard • Explore matching mode and pentatonic scale diagrams • Learn full scales and individual CAGED scale shapes • View intervals, notes, and finger-position labels • Highlight triads and characteristic intervals to visualize chord tones and modal flavor • See scales across the full fretboard • Move diagrams to your preferred fretboard position • Cycle through different chord shapes and fingerings • See chord interval and shape labels • Practice improvisation over generated progressions Rhythm & Practice Tools • Play along with chord diagrams in real time • Learn moveable arpeggios with built-in playback, tempo controls, and animated TAB • Play along with sampled drum grooves, with 20 grooves available through Pro • Customize drum parts, fills, and an optional metronome click • Choose guitar strumming patterns independently of the drum groove • Adjust tempo and guitar tone to suit your practice • Use built-in metronome tools for timing practice • Practice chord changes, rhythm, improvisation, and timing • Use portrait or landscape orientation and left-handed mode Free users can generate up to five chord progressions per day. Unlock Pro • Unlimited chord progression generation and longer progressions • Full Triad Trainer and Arpeggio Trainer access • Save, organize, revisit, and share favorite progressions with your scale and rhythm settings • Sync favorites and preferences across devices • Generate progressions based on musical style or mood • Track practice sessions with heatmaps, statistics, and streaks • Built-in guitar tuner with popular alternate tunings • Full-featured metronome with tap tempo, subdivisions, swing, and saved presets • Dark mode • Advanced scale tools and individual scale shapes • Full drum groove collection, customizable drum parts, fills, and independent guitar strumming • Additional 12-string, overdrive, and arpeggiated guitar sounds • Save default app preferences