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Sight-Reading, the Fretboard and Note-ReadingFree trainers for reading notes and learning the fretboard, plus the sight-reading apps that work.

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Sight-Reading, the Fretboard and Note-Reading

  • Douglas Niedt — Ultimate Note Recognition Trainer

    A free course and introduction to music notation with ten browser-based trainers that teach guitarists to recognize the notes on, above, and below the musical staff — it works in any browser on your computer, iPad, tablet, or phone.

    douglasniedt.comChecked September 2026

  • Douglas Niedt — Ultimate Fretboard Trainer

    A free fretboard-training course with 32 browser-based trainers that teach serious guitarists the notes' locations on the fretboard and what they look like on the musical staff — organized by fret, position, string, range, and unisons and octaves, for desktops, laptops, iPads, and tablets.

    douglasniedt.comChecked September 2026

  • Aaron Shearer Foundation — AI Guitar Sight Reader

    Multi-level, designed specifically for guitarists. Currently a beta or demo version.

    asfsightreadingapp.netlify.appChecked September 2026

  • Classical Guitar Corner — Progressive Sight Reading

    classicalguitarcorner.comChecked September 2026

  • Sight Reading Factory

    Generated exercises; has guitar. Subscription.

    sightreadingfactory.comChecked September 2026

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