The song screen is where you can play your favorite songs. It shows the chords to play as well as lyrics to sing along to. Most songs have 2 versions available: Simplified and Original. You can switch between the versions and pick the one that best suits your skills.
Both song versions may suggest the use of a capo, and you can check which fret to place the capo next to the chords included in the song. If you decide not to use a capo and play the chords as they are shown on the screen, GuitarTuna recognizes the chords and intuitively scrolls through the song as you play. Do note, that if you listen to the original song through another device as you play it in GuitarTuna, it won't sound the same.
Alternatively, you can disable the capo toggle in the song options (more information below) if you don't have a capo or don't want to play with one. This changes the chords you’re expected to play and likely includes more of those tricky barre chords.
If you’re not familiar with some of the chords, you can tap any chord to see a diagram of how to play it.
To favorite a song, you can tap the Heart button at the top of the screen. This adds the song to the “Your songs” list on the main Songs tab.
By tapping the Three dots button, you can access the song options:
- Transpose the chords displayed. When you tap the - or + button, each tap transposes the song by a half-step and you can view the new chords you are asked to play. To view the original chords, tap the Reset button.
- If you transpose a song and play the chords shown, the song sounds different than the original.
- Toggle off the Capo option if you don’t have a capo or don't want to play with one. This toggle is only enabled when the song requires a capo. Disabling it on a song that needs a capo changes the chords you’re expected to play.
- When you toggle off Smart Scroll GuitarTuna no longer scrolls through the song as you play.
- Tap the Like button to add a song to your list of favorites visible in the Songs tab.