I made a guitar solo improvisation app
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…
I made a guitar solo improvisation app launched on January 11, 2024 with 17 votes, #1,019 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Guitartonic is an app designed to help beginner guitarists learn to improvise solos over backing tracks using pentatonic scales. It provides an accessible entry point for new players to practice jamming alongside pre-recorded music, making solo improvisation approachable and fun. The app is still in early development, with the creator planning to expand features based on feedback from both learners and experienced musicians.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Master guitar scales, pentatonic patterns, and fretboard notes with Guitartonic. Play along with backing tracks, explore scale positions, and learn C major, pentatonic, and more. Interactive fretboard shifts every 15s to enhance your improvisation skills.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, As a beginner guitarist who loves guitar solos, it felt amazing when I improvised over a backing track with a pentatonic scale. I wanted to make it easy for any beginner to pick up the guitar and start jamming solos, so I put together Guitartonic. I plan to add more features as my personal learning journey…
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