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Free Gibson iPhone App puts a guitar teacher in your pocket

Free Gibson iPhone App puts a guitar teacher in your pocket
The free Gibson Guitar App for iPhone and and iPod Touch users has many handy built in features for guitarists of all styles and abilities
The free Gibson Guitar App for iPhone and and iPod Touch users has many handy built in features for guitarists of all styles and abilities
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Chord charts come with the free app
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Chord charts come with the free app
Learn chords with finger positioning diagrams
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Learn chords with finger positioning diagrams
Video tuition is also available
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Video tuition is also available
The app has a built-in metronome
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The app has a built-in metronome
On the iPhone App, the head changes color to indicate sharp, flat or in tune
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On the iPhone App, the head changes color to indicate sharp, flat or in tune
The free Gibson Guitar App for iPhone and and iPod Touch users has many handy built in features for guitarists of all styles and abilities
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The free Gibson Guitar App for iPhone and and iPod Touch users has many handy built in features for guitarists of all styles and abilities
The Gibson Guitar App for iPhone and and iPod Touch users has many handy built in features
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The Gibson Guitar App for iPhone and and iPod Touch users has many handy built in features
The Gibson Guitar App for iPhone and and iPod Touch users has many handy built in features
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The Gibson Guitar App for iPhone and and iPod Touch users has many handy built in features
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One of the best-known names in guitars, Gibson, has released a free iPhone download – the Gibson Guitar App. The App includes a standard metronome, a versatile tuner, chord charts and access to video lessons.

The traditional chromatic tuner starts in an “All Notes” mode that tracks whatever is played. A “Mode” option lets you track notes for a particular tuning and it also shows you how to tune to a Standard tuning (open G, Open D).

On the iPhone, the correct tuning is indicated by changing colors in the display, which takes the form of a classic Gibson headstock. For the iPod Touch - which doesn't have a microphone - there is a “Play Notes” option that plays the correct note out loud.

The app also has more than 30 chord charts with finger markings for players who need a bit more help.

The metronome allows users to choose a specific BPM or tap the screen three times to automatically set the tempo.

Video tuition

The Gibson App caters for those who want to learn new guitar riffs, licks or chord sequences via video tuition. Gibson says the App will be updated frequently with new video content to suit guitarists of differing abilities.

The app also gives Gibson Guitar fans access to news on new products, artist activity and special events.

Via the Gibson.com.

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Tom Phoghat Sobieski
This app is a real bargain. You get lots of value and it's free