Very Impressive
They did a nice job in making this app to complement the chord master app. The interface is similar in layout and functionality, a little tinny sounding but still a great accomplishment to be able not only to see but to hear all of these scale patterns and arpeggios. If you trace a "Z" across the scale it will play the notes in succession. The scales are presented in patterns that you advance to one at a time much like the chord master app, instead of just being able to simply scroll across the entire neck, and I think it is probably better the way they chose to do it as they are presented in a more practical manner.
I really like the inclusion of the open slide tunings as well as DADGAD, drop D and Eb, and the ability to choose among functions, note names and fingerings.
If I there was an improvement that I would like to see, especially since they are referring to this as a "companion to the chord master app", it would be perhaps a tab that showed related chords to the scales, modes and arpeggios. As it is, much like the chord master app, it is just a large volume of information with no indication of theoretical or functional application. A good model would be the excellent Guitar Grimoire by Adam Kadmon, which shows just about every practical scale for a given chord and vice versa. This scale wizard is really an excellent resource, but can be daunting for a more beginning player and I think that this would be helpful. Color coding the chord tones and shapes within the scale would be ideal (root does show in black), but Im sure would require a lot of work on the developers end. But hey it certainly appears that they took great care with this app to be far and away king of the scale apps, so to see improvements like that would not surprise me.
Take it from someone who has collected a lot of chord and scale books over the past 30 years, for 2 bucks this is a tremendous value.
Five Stars. Bdogg says check it out.
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