Guided guitar practice that runs itself
Pick a goal and how much time you have. FRET builds the session, then walks you through every step with the real tool for it — tuner, metronome, chord diagrams, the scale on the neck, drums and bass — so you spend the time playing, not deciding what to play.
How it works
- Choose a routine and a timeDaily foundations, Speed builder, Chord fluency or Ear & fretboard — in 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes, or the full plan.
- Set it up onceInstrument and tuning, starting tempo, and the key and style for jam steps. FRET shows the plan before you start.
- Play through itEach step opens its tool with the right settings. Pause, skip or go back whenever you like.
Four routines for four goals
| Routine | Goal | What a session looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Daily foundations | All-round | Tune up, spider walk at 80 BPM, G to C changes, A minor pentatonic, blues in A |
| Speed builder | Speed & timing | Chromatic run, pentatonic bursts and tremolo picking with a click that climbs 2 BPM every 4 bars |
| Chord fluency | Chords | Em to C changes, the pop strumming pattern over G – D – Em – C, then pop in G with drums and bass |
| Ear & fretboard | Ear & neck | Interval quiz, then “find every G” on the fretboard |
When you’re short on time, the plan shrinks to fit: FRET keeps the most important steps and shortens the rest, and it never plans more minutes than you chose.
The real tool for every step
Instead of a wall of instructions, each step opens what it needs:
- Tune — the live tuner (or a clearly labelled demo signal without microphone access). Tuning only finishes when you say you’re ready.
- Warm-up and speed — the metronome at the step’s tempo, with the speed trainer when the step calls for it.
- Chords — diagrams for each chord and a pad to count clean changes, the same as the chord-change trainer.
- Scales — the scale on the neck, with tempo controls.
- Jam — drums and bass with the progression and the scale to solo over, from jam tracks.
- Ear and fretboard — the ear quiz and the fretboard game.
Honest tracking
- Only active time counts. Pausing stops the timer, the click and the microphone. Skipped steps don’t add their planned minutes.
- The session pauses itself when you leave the app or a call interrupts the audio.
- Timed steps tell you when time’s up but never move on by themselves — you decide.
- Progress means what it says: your streak, minutes per week and the tempos you practised with. FRET doesn’t claim to measure how cleanly you played.
Short on time? A five-minute session still counts toward your streak. Consistency beats length — see the practice routine guide for why.
Your practice, on every device
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Questions
What does guided practice in FRET do?
It builds a session from your goal and available time, then runs each step with the right tool — tuner, metronome, chord diagrams, scales, jam tracks or ear games.
Can I do a 5-minute session?
Yes. Choose 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes and the plan shrinks to fit, keeping the most important steps.
Does pausing affect my stats?
Pausing stops the timer; only the time you actually practise counts toward your streak and minutes.
Is guided practice free?
It’s part of FRET Pro, with a 7-day free trial.