Fretlist now has chord diagrams. Real ones. Here's what's in.
Chord diagrams that match the song
Tap any chord, flip through alternative voicings, or type your own fret notation. x57675 for Dmaj7 at the 5th fret. x32010 for an open C. Stored per song, per instrument, synced across devices.
ChordPro {define:} and [Chords] blocks
Fully supported. If a song already defines voicings, Fretlist uses them. Voicings you change while viewing a song work like a transpose — the song itself stays as-is.
Section-aware Frets Panel in Play Mode
The Frets Panel sits on the right (desktop) or bottom (mobile). Scroll into the chorus and the panel header switches to "Chorus chords", showing only the chords used in that section. Verse, bridge, outro, same deal.
Capo and transpose handled properly
Diagrams show the shape you're playing, not the sounded chord. Song in D with capo II, the diagrams show C shapes. Same with transposition. The chord names update, the diagrams follow, your fingers know exactly where to go.
If you've set a custom voicing on a chord and the shape is movable (no open strings), Fretlist slides it up the neck instead of swapping in a different one. Muscle memory survives. Sharp or flat preference works either way.
Three view modes per song
- Frets for visual chord diagrams
- Text for fret notation in two columns (
F 133211,Bb x13331) - Hidden hides the chord library entirely
Stored per song, synced across devices. Hidden also keeps the Frets Panel out of the way in Play Mode.
Guitar and ukulele, full chord libraries
Both have full libraries built in. Switch between them with the instrument selector next to the view-mode toggle.
Mandolin and banjo have no built-in library yet. You can still define your own shapes — use a [Chords:mandolin] block in the song, or {instrument: mandolin} followed by {define:} directives in ChordPro. See Multiple instruments in one song in the docs for the full syntax.
Works on shared songs too
If someone shares a song link with you, Frets is right there — chord diagrams, instrument switcher, voicing editor, all of it. Tap any chord and try a shape. Since it's not your song, adjustments stay for that session and disappear when you close the tab. No account required.
Try it
Open any song with chords in your library. Tap a chord to swap voicings. Hit Play Mode and watch the Frets Panel switch sections as you scroll.
If something looks wrong, a voicing doesn't match what you play, or the section detection feels off, hit reply. Frets is part of Fretlist Pro, free during Early Access.
For a full walkthrough of everything Frets can do, see Getting the most out of Frets.
Cheers, DJ