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Guitar: Play and ShareVersion: 1.80

Developer: Frontier Design Group, LLC

Age rating: 4+

Rating Description

4+ Applications in this category contain no objectionable material.

9+ Applications in this category may contain mild or infrequent occurrences of cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and infrequent or mild mature, suggestive, or horror-themed content which may not be suitable for children under the age of 9.

12+ Applications in this category may also contain infrequent mild language, frequent or intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and mild or infrequent mature or suggestive themes, and simulated gambling which may not be suitable for children under the age of 12.

17+ Applications in this category may also contain frequent and intense offensive language; frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence; and frequent and intense mature, horror, and suggestive themes; plus sexual content, nudity, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs which may not be suitable for children under the age of 17.

Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later

Filed Under: Music

"I bought all the other guitar apps..... A+ on this update, guys. It has made the best iphone guitar application even better! A must buy for guitar players." - Geetarmoore, 5 stars

"OUTA SIGHT!!! I have the other guitar apps... This is a REAL instrument!" - 3radart, 5 stars

"The first truly *musical* app for the iPhone ... While other virtual instruments are severely limited by the iphone's dimensions, this one caters to its strengths. Oh Joy!" - Wintancian, 5 stars

As heard on the Chris Moyles BBC radio show!

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Guitar is compatible with iShred, the electric guitar app from Frontier Design Group. Check it out at frontierdesign.com/iShred
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Learn and play your favorite songs with Guitar, the amazing acoustic guitar app for your iPhone or iPod touch. More than just a virtual fretboard, Guitar is an instrument optimized for performance. You can perform songs with any combination of chords and melodies on Guitar's highly playable and easy-to-use interface. And you can strum along to your iTunes music with Guitar and hear your playing added into the mix!

Check out these great features!

Chords:
- Built in library of over 1900 chords!
- Easily create and save your own custom chords
- Dynamics!: strum position controls loudness of chords
- Chords are easily reordered for fast access

Scales:
- 21 scales, available in 12 keys, let you play melodies
- "Advanced moves": hammer-on's, pull-off's, and slides
- User-selectable string labels

Songs and playlist:
- Combinations of chords & scales can be saved as songs
- Songs can be edited, renamed, deleted
- Songs can be reordered in the Playlist
- Save songs to the web, and share globally with AirPlay

Sounds:
- 4 great acoustic guitar sounds, including 12-string
- Notes dever "drop out" due to limited sample length
- Adjust tuning to match recordings, other instruments
- Reverb effect simulates room ambience

Performance:
- Slide finger between buttons for fast chord transitions
- Shortcuts for fast song editing and button reordering
- Even support for the left-handed guitarist

Recording:
- Record performances with optional metronome
- Play along with recordings, even use different sound
- Speed up or slow down performance after recording
- "AirPlay" acts as a pocket-guide to songs from around the world, letting you rate (and save) performance from other users.

Note: After installing Guitar we recommend powering your device off and then on to reset system memory.
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