Fretwise App - Guitar Teaching Made Simple.

Available now for Windows 10/11 on the Microsoft Store.

19 SCALES & MODES
- The 7 diatonic modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian

- Pentatonic & blues: Major/Minor Pentatonic, Blues, Major Blues

- Exotic & jazz: Harmonic Minor, Phrygian Dominant, Melodic Minor,

Lydian Dominant, Altered, Whole Tone, Diminished (Half-Whole & Whole-Half)

- All 12 keys, correctly spelled (e.g. F Lydian uses B natural)

Screenshot of a guitar learning platform showing the Neo-Soul Dorian Vamp in the key of D Dorian, including a fretboard diagram, practice lick called 'Sweet Sixth,' and controls for practice speed and looping.

About Fretwise

“WHEN & HOW TO USE IT" GUIDE

- The Vibe: emotional character, brightness/tension ratings, and famous

songs that use the sound

- Play Over This: compatible chords - click one to loop it with drums and

bass and start improvising

- Where It Fits: static modal vamps and functional progressions

(e.g. Dorian on the ii chord of a ii-V-I)

- The Money Note: the characteristic interval that defines each mode,

with a "Hear it" button and fretboard spotlight

- Target notes, tension & avoid notes, voice-leading rules, and

Do's & Don'ts for phrasing

INTERACTIVE FRETBOARD

- 24 frets, 6 strings, click any note to hear it

- Show note names or interval degrees (1, b3, 5, b7 ...)

- Highlight the full scale, roots, guide tones (3rds & 7ths) or color notes

- CAGED shapes and 3-notes-per-string position overlays

- Standard, Half-Step Down, Drop D, DADGAD, Open G and Open E tunings

TAB PLAYER

- Tablature with bends, releases, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, vibrato,

palm muting, dead notes, harmonics and tapping

- Animated playhead synced to the audio; sounding notes light up on the

fretboard at the same time

- Practice speed control (50%, 75%, 100%) and bar-by-bar looping

- Three practice licks generated for every scale, key and tuning

GENRE JAM ROOMS

- Blues, Rock, Neo-Soul, Country, Jazz, Flamenco and Metal

- Each room has a full backing groove (drums, bass and chords), a target

scale on the fretboard that can follow the chord changes, three

hand-written licks from beginner to advanced, tips and listening

suggestions

YOUR LANGUAGE

- The app and this file are available in English, Spanish, French,

Russian, Chinese (Simplified) and Korean

- On first launch the app asks which language to use (your Windows

language is preselected); change it any time from the language menu in

the app's header

ACCESSIBILITY

- Full keyboard control: arrow keys move around the fretboard, tabs and

option groups; Enter plays a note or loops a bar

- Screen-reader support, including a spoken version of every tab

- High-contrast text and support for the Windows "reduce animations" setting

BUILT-IN AUDIO ENGINE

- Plucked guitar synthesizer with strum emulation (per-string pick timing)

- Backing loops with swing, multiple drum styles, bass lines and comping

- Works offline - no internet connection or sample downloads required

Fretwise - Available now on the Microsoft Store - Windows 10/11

System Requirements
Available on: PC
OS: Windows 10 version 17763.0 or higher
Keyboard: Integrated Keyboard
Mouse: Integrated Mouse
DirectX: Version 11
Memory: 8 GB
Video Memory: 1 GB
Processor: Any Dual core processor
Graphics Processor: Integrated graphics card (Minimum), Integrated graphics card (Recommended)