Fretboard mapping
Read the neck in your tuning
Choose a tuning and map each note to the correct string and fret.
Choose your strings
Start with a six-, seven-, or eight-string preset, or set each open string yourself. Presets include Drop D, Drop A, B Standard, Drop G, F# Standard, and Drop E.
Find notes across the neck
Enter your open-string pitches to place each note on the correct fret. Change one string and the fretboard updates to match.
Compare chords and scales
Overlay Minor (Aeolian), Major (Ionian), Harmonic Minor, Phrygian Dominant, Dorian, or pentatonic and blues scales. Add a chord to compare its notes with the selected scale.
Popular starting points
Learn one tuning in depth
Open a guide for tuning notes, chord changes, scale maps, and string setup.
Use the visualizer
- Set your tuning.Choose a preset or adjust each string from low to high.
- Add a scale overlay.Use the gray markers to read the key across the neck.
- Choose a chord.Find the root in red and the other chord tones in blue.
- Build a progression.Sequence chords and recall any one on the fretboard.
Reference
About the visualizer
- What is AltTuningLab?
- AltTuningLab is a free online guitar chord and scale visualizer for alternate tunings on six-, seven-, and eight-string guitars.
- Which alternate tunings can I use?
- Presets include Standard, Drop D, DADGAD, Drop C, D Standard, Drop A, B Standard, Drop G, F# Standard, and Drop E. You can also configure each string one at a time.
- Is the visualizer free?
- Yes. It is free to use and does not require an account.
- Does it work on mobile?
- Yes. On a phone, swipe sideways to view all 24 frets.