Ultimate Guitar Tabs & Chords

- September 7, 2016

Teen

Music & Audio

Offers in-app purchases

( 135,928)

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Description

Ultimate Guitar Tabs & Chords is a mobile version of the world's largest catalog of guitar & ukulele chords, tabs and lyrics, available even offline. Learn how to play your favorite songs on acoustic, electric guitar or ukulele. Get over 1,000,000 tabs and free daily updates with recent hit songs! Learn how to play guitar from scratch or refresh your knowledge of the instrument with our interactive lessons (available as an in-app purchase).

App features:
• Popular songs from latest releases
• Guitar & ukulele chords, notes and scores for more than 400,000 songs
• Chord diagrams with fingering. Each chord features multiple variations
• Free daily updates
• Оffline access to favorite tabs
• Left-handed mode
• Quick search by type, difficulty, tuning and rating
• Autoscroll

Editors' collections:
Collections of hand selected songs edited and fine tuned to perfection from professional guitarists for guitarists. Songs from collections chosen specifically for particular moments such as getting the party started or camping out in nature so you always have the perfect playlist ready at hand. Or focus on guitar techniques with professionally picked songs. With new collections released every Friday, endless possibilities for moments are available for you.

Powerful upgrades (available as an in-app purchase):
• 200,000 additional tabs with playback and multiple instruments
• Accurate tuner
• Precision metronome
• Chord library with over 2 mln guitar chords
• Tab printing

Reviews

4.5

135,928 total

5 94,559

4 26,794

3 5,103

2 2,582

1 6,881

Sydney KM

Good App The app is good, there is a large choice of music from death metal to classical with more songs being added all the time. The tunner is a bit temperamental but works for the most part. Plus you don't need an Internet connection for songs saved in your favourites. If you want a mobile version of UG then this the app for you but I prefer the desktop version.

Use a tablet so you can see more This app helped a lot when I needed to read and play guitar at the same time for a street party. I used an old tablet and got away with a cheeky scroll every now and then. I would say use a device from the last couple of years because the poor 4 year old tablet I was using was slow.... but then of course you could take screen shots. Great app. Almost always the highest rated tab or chords are the ones to use. I LOVE the chord explanations at the bottom of the screen. Almost every song you could want.

Vinny LoPrinzi

Now that it works it's pretty cool. It has a clean interface, loads quickly, and is easy to navigate. Thoroughly a well designed tab and guitar app. Worth 3 dollars if you don't mind it being on your phone/tablet. Did scare the crap out of me because it wouldn't launch for 2 days though. Would give it a 4.5 for that but the website has served me for years flawlessly. nothing's perfect. Great job guys.

A Google User

Best app ever Loving the app especially the lessons tips etc. Well worth spending a little to get a lot. Chromatic + Brain Tuner, Metronome, Chords Library....Runs smooth on Android Marshmallow update. Love the new Ukulele feature too. Only negatives - the fact that in Home page it stays in portrait mode even when device is turned to landscape mode.

phil smart

Great app but somewhat misleading. This has been a necessity for me in my quest to learn the guitar. And it's improved each time it's been updated. The only downside is that I keep receiving discounted offers in regards to purchasing the PRO version. But I already have bought the paid version and so I think that could mislead a lot of people.

Andrew Hunt

So very useful and well designed Gets better and better. This App got me to pick up my guitar again. Just added it to my phone as well. Such versatile app. Update 17 Sep '16: Formats very well on 4.7" smartphone, obviously far better on my 7.9" tablet. Uniquely superior app that no others come close to. Ads and purchasing offers small problem for me - it is a free app, I don't understand the other comments, there is a trade off here.

User reviews

Sydney KM September 24, 2016

September 15, 2016

Vinny LoPrinzi September 22, 2016

A Google User September 24, 2016

phil smart September 18, 2016

Andrew Hunt September 17, 2016

Dan Grice September 24, 2016

Love UG UG has been the only source of learning guitar. I'm a husband and father of four and small business owner. With little time for lessons UG makes it easy to learn little licks or practice whole songs at your leisure. Sometimes it's a little but hard to see on a phone so using a tablet would be a good choice.

Chris Culler September 28, 2016

Best guitar App on market I've enjoyed this app and the website for many years. It continues to evolve for the player by players and has been a go to source for every song whether it be mainstream or some obscure deep cut. Even if I learn the song myself or see other tutorials I always double check here for a hidden note someone may have missed or a different way to play for my own touch. A great tool for any player of any skill level.

Ryan - September 10, 2016

Great for most - not for lefties I was really excited about this one because it has a ton of content and some really good features. One of the features I purchased the paid version AND the upgrade was for the left - handed mode. Unfortunately this mode only swaps the frets around but not the strings. Basically like flipping a standard guitar upside down. The strings still need to be reversed as well or the notes will be upside down too. So the left handed mode is only good for lefties playing right handed guitars. I'm no Hendrix.

Svetislav Videnovic September 10, 2016

Never stopping ads This app is very good idea but it is very annoying. It is pushing to purchase a paid version. I did, but it did not stop pushing to purchase another version. It even uses misleading ads, one for example looks like music player, but clicking on it only opens another pages asking to purchase different software. Very disappointed - not recommending!

Ultimate Guitar USA LLC September 24, 2016

Ads offer you to upgrade to the full version where you will have lots of useful things such as Pro Tabs, metronome, tuner and many more. You can read more about in-apps here: http://support.ultimate-guitar.com/knowledgebase/topics/76590-android-apps Moreover, you can always close this ad by pressing "back". It only appears three times.

Jason Walters September 17, 2016

Still 5 even with one slight issue So this app is amazing! Only problem I have is some of the sheets cut off just slightly on the edge of the screen, only a the last couple of letters. When you zoom in and out the sheet auto adjusts, which is great, but it maintains the same edge issue. Even with that it's a must have guitar app!

September 24, 2016

Excellent in Execution, lots of buys though. The app is solid and has a great variety of tabs, and also bolsters wide array of tools for the budding and even veteran musicians like myself. Wish it wasn't so scattered and had to buy them each separately though, but I guess that might be the only draw back.

Will Lafrance September 12, 2016

Just wants you to keep paying. You'd think that paying for an app would allow you to enjoy an ad-free environment, but you'll find no such solace in this case. You'll be bombarded with messages and notifications begging you to purchase the more expensive version of this app, sometimes even neglecting to include a way to close the pop-up, forcing you to close the app and restart it. Even for a free app, this would have been disgraceful behaviour, but to force this model upon paying customers is outright ridiculous and pitiful.

Ultimate Guitar USA LLC September 24, 2016

You can enjoy app comfortable without the additional functions. You can see in about 1 000,000+ Tabs & Chords database, chord diagrams, transpose function, autoscroll turns practice to handsfree mode and tab packs without any addition payments. As for ads, just use back button on your device to avoid it.

Ted Falasco September 18, 2016

Just keep paying I bought this app and every time I use it I get a popup add to upgrade to an even more expensive version. If I don't upgrade, many of the features ask for more money before you can use them. You already got my money...stop putting your hand out.

James Glen September 22, 2016

Avoid, app is falsely advertised I bought this app for access to the chord section. Unfortunately this is only available after you agree to purchase the 'pro' version for another £15. This app expects you to pay for it twice. Additionally the app is full of ads. Purchasing this app only gives access to guitar tabs and ads. If you want access to the other content, you must pay extra cash. On this basis, I feel the developers are scamming users with their dishonest and less than clear app description.

Darryl September 26, 2016

Good App After you pay for it It is worth the money after you buy it. Where the free one, its almost better if you just web browse it on your phone. But has a purchased app, it then becomes worth the money. My only complaint after buying is that the more obscure song usually doesn't exist. But over all, very positive.

Michael Sass September 20, 2016

Misleading... just use the free version. I purchased the paid version hoping to enjoy my tabs ad-free only to find that the ads are not even decreased, but rather, they continue to appear, sometimes without a "close" button, mreaning you have to close the whole app. The app is not bad, except for the deceptive and misleading business model.

Jeremy Scruggs September 24, 2016

Great app with some flaws Great app! They are improving the frequent crashes. There are better tuners out there, especially if you have a 12-string or a uke, though this tuner will do in a pinch. The biggest flaw is that when you pay for all the features on the app, you don't get the full website version when linked to the same account. I can see the tab pro version in the app, but not on the website. They should be linked.

Finn Sullivan September 21, 2016

Completely unusable I don't know how this got so many good reviews.. Maybe bots, or maybe people that paid £15 for the pro version, who knows. The app is borderline unusable due to constant pestering every time you click an option, telling you to pay extra (even though you've already paid to get the app!) for the full version. Steer clear.

Ben Oliver September 24, 2016

Great, but add-ons needed for full experience Love this app! But if you're a true guitar player you need to buy the add-ons so be prepared to spend some extra money on those. One suggestion though UG make a link in the tab to the tunings so you don't have to leave the tab to tune your guitar

Michaela Shim September 24, 2016

Ironic situation... Tried to contact support for help on the auto scroll function, but then found a bug. After I finished typing out the problem, I tried to type in my email address, but it just brings me back to the previous text box. I can't actually send a query. Please fix, I want to know how to use auto scroll.

Izzie Davis September 24, 2016

I love it!!! The only thing i dislike is the fact that when seeing how it is played it is sectioned off. Which could be helpful if I only wanted to learn one part. Also, the sound of the instruments ,even in realistic mode, sound fake. Other then those few things i love it and recommend it to all.

Patrick Giguere September 17, 2016

Don't pay for this app. To start off I'm using this app on a S7. Right off the bat, as soon as you open the app it takes way too long for something that's pretty much just a search engine. The search bar is the most annoying part of this app, if you try and search the same song that you just opened but you want different tabs. 99% of the time it just redirects you to the first tabs you didn't want. For the amount of money that I spent in this app there is no reason why I can't access my favorite songs when I'm out of Wi-Fi or LTE

jeff white September 16, 2016

Greed? Ive been using the website with a PC for years ,nothing compares !....,that being said, I also bought the app with high expectations! I don't understand, if so many people complain about the same thing and feel ripped off ,why haven't they improved the app? I'm pretty sure this app could make a lot more money if they weren't so obviously greedy!

Matthew Riccardi September 11, 2016

What a rip off. If you thought you were getting an ad free, convenient guitar tab app, you thought wrong. Unless you shell out 18 more dollars, you can't do much of anything without the app requesting you to pay more money, then eventually flashing a black screen, and occasionally crashing. What a waste. I want my money back.

Brett Scanlon September 22, 2016

Terrible app Absolute waste of money even at 20 cents. Constant notifications, and wants more money for features that should be unlocked by default, I just wish I could get a refund as I feel it's not worth the 20cents I paid!

Eric Basini September 24, 2016

Love UG Been using ultimate-guitar for years on all platforms and the app does all the I expect. Only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of how they try to get money from you to unlock features that were free years ago on the iOS app.

Calvin Strickert September 23, 2016

Great app Love the features and the fact that this offers more thanks just the guitar parts. The filters are good and i love the fact that you can chose realistic sound over strait notes. It's not perfect but it helps when you're practicing with petals or distortion.

Gary Sankary September 13, 2016

Misleading Ad Platform Purchased the $2.99 version of the app only to find that for 2.99 all I got was an ad filled app with limited functionality. For the "full" version I needed kick in another 6.99 to 9.99 depending on the offer. This app is also so loaded with ads it's hard to find the actual function I thought I was buying. It also pushes ads to my phone despite my turning off notifications. Pass on this one, there's better cheaper and more useful apps out there that do the same thing without constant spamming.

Andrew Adam September 22, 2016

You will find almost every song you want. But this is the buggiest app I've ever seen. Its so frustrating. And no on bothers to mention it.I payed 12$ for this app because they have a pro version and I dread using this app.

Johnson Panyanouvong September 9, 2016

Dont purchase broken app Dear all, be aware this app is broken, first off its full of upgrade adds, and when you upgrade the app it is still full of adds and none of the extra features you assume you get, you don't get.. I will formally submit a complaint to google to take this app down if my extra features do not get unlocked today

Jeremy John Shimmin September 10, 2016

Complete ignorance A great tab app that is ruined by useless, greedy developers. You will be spammed to death after you buy it to buy it again... Like every day you will be given a "limited offer" to buy what you already paid for.

Elizabeth Matthews September 19, 2016

Good but... Let's say I want to go on the chord library, for example. It keeps on making me upgrade to be able to use it. And yes, I know, "Pay once, use forever" but it seems like a lot of money for an app. Plus, I've already paid to get the app in the first place, and to have to pay even more to be able to use more things on it? It seems a bit, well, pointless, really. It's still a lot of money even at half price. Nowadays, nobody pays that much for an app, or for in-app purchases unless they are crazy. I mean, I wouldn't. So please, just add, say, a cross in the corner of the ad so that I can carry on using the stuff. Or, even better, just don't have the upgrade. Make it so all the stuff you get (the lessons and the tools) comes free with the actual app rather than another purchase inside the app. Do this and I will give you those special 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. PLEASE!!

Slider Kyon September 23, 2016

Paid app that wants more money So you bought this, want to go find some tabs to learn? Well I decided to look for some dark souls tabs, found one for Sif, and upon loading it all I got was an overlay on top of the tab saying I need to go buy the pro version.

Graham Bell September 20, 2016

Very disappointing. I had the old app for years and loved it. I had over 300 songs on it. Then one day I turned it on and it was all different. Songs all gone. Now slow, full of ads and not user friendly. I had to install the new version and it is really poor in comparison with how it was. Why wreck a great app?

The Red Warriors Kelate September 14, 2016

Really? I've already paid for this app and it still asking me to buy full version. Wtf? I've encountered another issue which is every time i try to open this app, it takes 1 minutes to successfully launch this app (if there's internet connection) but if there's no internet connection, it opens normally, around 2-3 seconds. I think I know what cause this issue. Maybe because Im using Adaway, and it blocks stupid pop up ads to buy the full version. That's why it takes forever to launch this app!

Sean Wiederholt September 14, 2016

If I'm paying for it, the moderators of the site should make for certain the songs are legit. Way way way too many crap versions of songs. Tunings way off, misheard lyrics, mistaken notes....for a free service that is okay. But I'm paying. Remove the junk tabs.

Grant Fulkerson September 24, 2016

So let me get this Lemme get this right. I pay $2 for an app. Then it costs $10 to upgrade to pro. No no no, see I already paid, and that extra $10 was not in the description. Your site already has enough ads, chill on the money grabbing. Edit: it's still pretty annoying with all the popups reminding me about the pro features. Wish I could find the old version of this app before it went downhill.

Ultimate Guitar USA LLC May 5, 2016

Dakota Camp September 24, 2016

Crap, don't buy Not only do you have to BUY this app but it's not even that good because most of the tabs are not accurate and the good, professional tabs cost $20 to buy. This is complete crap and a rip off. Do not buy, there are many other apps WAY cheaper and WAY better. This is nothing more than a waste of money.

Adam Laskowski September 23, 2016

Stop with the up sell Bought this app. Now all I see are ads suggesting I upgrade to the pro version. Full page ads so I can't see the tabs. I already paid money! Leave me alone!