There are two ways to change key on guitar:
1. Move the Hand (Slide) 👋
2. Move the Mind (Change Shape) 🧠
Visualized below. 👇
Too much disco? here you can scroll the full chart instead: fretflip.com/guitar-key-c...
Haha, spot on! Phrygian Dominant (the Yngwie/Malmsteen scale) is definitely the metal king. And yes, Blues is the rule-breaker where we play minor 3rds over Major chords and call it 'style.' Once you hit Harmonic Minor modes or Blues ambiguity, the rabbit hole goes deep!
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️
Today is also #fretflip's Birthday! 🎂
Truth be told, I made the logo a Heart+Share button because Sharing is Caring, especially in music.
So another year of labor of love (or stubbornness :-)
Thanks to everyone who shared a chart over the year.
Be excellent to each other!
Totally right for functional harmony (Bach/Mozart)! But in Rock/Jazz, we often jam on static vamps (like a 5-min Dm7 groove).
In that context, Modes are 'flavor palettes' for soloing.
• Funky? Use Dorian (Nat 6).
• Metal? Use Phrygian (b2).
It’s about coloring the improv, not rigid composition.
Perhaps the biggest lie in guitar theory: 'Dorian is just C Major starting on D.' 🤥
Technically true. Practically useless.
Here is why you should learn Modes via Parallel Comparison (e.g. Dorian = Minor with a sharp 6).
fretflip.com/guitar-modes...
Just shipped a new guide: Visualizing Drop D Tuning.
Most charts are static images. This one is interactive, compare any scale in Standard and Drop D and see exactly what differs.
Great for visualizing the 'shifted' pentatonic boxes.
fretflip.com/drop-d-tuning
#fretflip release update, added a few fixes to clean up rendering if a page was translated in the browser from english to any other language, please try translate the page to your local language if curious fretflip.com. Rock on!
#fretflip release update, the full documentation and quick start guide have been updated, please have a peek: fretflip.com/documentation Rock on!
#fretflip release update; added an RSS feed button, it is the very same feed used in the "Latest Charts" list but with complete back log, so very welcome to check it out at fretflip.com. Rock on!
#fretflip release update, this new version is using the image format webp instead of png for slightly better performance generating images. A chart showing the CAGED system in the key of G was created to show an example: fretflip.com/024GKKGPR #webdevelopment #guitar #posters
Inhumane, AI needed to solve that very tedious exercise...
#fretflip A new chart was released at fretflip.com, the chart shows how to move one or two notes a single fret in the minor or major scale to play all 7-Modes. #guitarist #guitarSolo #WebDevelopment
#fretflip Release update at fretflip.com, bug fix: toggling notes if first visible fret >1 now works as expected, max width for adjacent diagrams and markers are now determined only by screen size (see image). Please let me know if anything broken! :-) Rock on!
Short release update for fretflip.com, "paint mode" fixed for trackpads, the media player (for youtube, twitch and soundcloud etc.) was replaced, please let me know if any problems with playing streamed content in your charts. Rock on! #fretflip #guitarplayer #WebDevelopment
New feature released at fretflip.com! A new paint mode is introduced, simply hold the mouse button to continuously toggle highlighted notes, also works using a marker for color. No support for cellphones or tablets (yet) to keep expected scroll functionality. Have fun! #fretflip
A new chart is published: fretflip.com/024WFMZH8, this time a pitch range map to show standard to extended range guitar and bass. #fretflip #guitar #bass
New release deployed at fretflip.com, just disabled the add marker button when not in edit-mode, it simply did not make sense (thank you Stephen!). #fretflip #guitar #webdeveloper
Gotta love continuous- integration and delivery! :-) A new release at fretflip.com is now availble. Added some styling to emphasize current note/degree view. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think, can it be further improved? #fretflip #CICD #guitarplayer #ReactJS
Yet another release of #fretflip at fretflip.com. Now the full toolbox is always displayed even if not in edit-mode. The ability to show the partial toolbox with current scale is replaced with a new component to show the scale. Enjoy! :-) #react #javascript #guitar #guitarplayer #guitarlessons
New release of #fretflip at fretflip.com. The fretboard toolbox got a steady little refresh, now includes pitch classes for scale editing and a range slider for visible frets. Now also the same toolbox is used for both desktop and mobile view. #ReactJS #guitar #website
New release of #fretflip at fretflip.com, small bugfix to deal with the re-order popup rendered behind the sticky global markers, new features new bugs! :-) Enjoy an excellent weekend! #guitar #webdev #react
New release of #fretflip at fretflip.com; added a feature to stick global markers at top of page, Also updated the chart for movable 7th chords to also include chords with root at the D-string. Rock on! :-)
If you ever get stuck writing a song this could be used as guidance. I found this list of top 10 chord progressions at Native Instruments's site blog.native-instruments.com/common-chord... and made this Chord transition frequency chart.
First post! :-) New release of #fretflip at fretflip.com, bugfix: now a chart is properly saved when asked to save before clicking share. And also support for Bluesky added!
