What's New

Backing Tracks: Play along with synchronized original recordings of the rest of the band (with your part muted) for our most popular songs. Experience the live stage and harmonize with the band. Feel the rhythm and elevate your musical experience.

As always, this release features enhancements in performance and bug fixes. If you run into any issues with the app, please send us a message from the Help screen.

App Description

Featured in the Wall Street Journal as one of "The Best Apps for Learning to Play Music" and as the Apple App of the Week, Songsterr gives you free instant access to 800,000+ high quality guitar, bass and drum tabs & chords with FREE realistic playback.

Songsterr Tabs & Chords is a subscription based app. The free version allows you to view and playback all the tabs. To get unlimited access to all the learning features like Speed Control, Loop, Solo, Mute, Pitch Shifting, etc., sign up for a $9.99 USD per month subscription (pricing may vary in countries other than the U.S.). This subscription gives you access on all supported platforms.

FEATURES

Tabs & Chords
• Huge catalogue of 800,000+ accurate tabs & chords with free full length playback.
• High transcription quality. There is only one accurate version of a tab per song.
• Legality. Music creators get paid.

Tab Player
• Realistic Guitar Engine. Learn and play along with Songsterr.
• Original Audio. Play along with synchronized original audio.
• Backing Tracks. Play along with synchronized original recordings of the rest of the band (with your part muted) for our most popular songs.
• Multiple Instruments. Most songs have tabs for individual instruments (guitar, bass, drums, vocal, etc).
• Speed Control. Slow down tab playback up to 15% to learn difficult parts.
• Loop. Play back selected measures over and over again.
• Offline Mode. View and playback previously opened tabs offline. Cache size can be controlled via Settings app.
• Solo. Hear only the instrument you are learning.
• Mute. Play along with a backing track.
• Pitch Shifting. Change the pitch of your tab and skip retuning your guitar.
• Count In. Gives you time to prepare for playing after tapping Play.
• Chromatic Tuner. Tune your guitar via mic or adaptors like iRig.
• Background Audio Support. Play along using e.g. iRig and Amplitube (make sure that the "Background Audio" option is enabled in Amplitube)

Navigation
• Instrument Filter. Filter out songs that don't have a tab for your instrument.
• History. Instantly access tabs you viewed recently.
• Favorites. Quickly access your favorite tabs.
• Favorites Syncing. Sign in with your Songsterr account to synchronize favorites with our website.

Price
• Pass-through Plus Subscription gives access on all supported platforms including Web.

Your Songsterr subscription will automatically renew each month and your credit card will be charged through your Apple ID account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your Apple ID account settings.

SUBSCRIBERS' AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current monthly period, unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Please go to http://www.songsterr.com/a/wa/privacy and http://www.songsterr.com/a/wa/terms for more information.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • July 21, 2011 Initial release
  • July 24, 2011 New version 1.2.1
  • September 09, 2011 New version 1.3
  • January 20, 2012 New version 1.4
  • January 28, 2012 Price increase: $4.99 -> $9.99
  • February 03, 2012 New version 1.4.1
  • February 23, 2012 New version 1.4.2
  • May 02, 2012 New version 2.0
  • May 10, 2012 New version 2.0.1
  • May 29, 2012 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • June 09, 2012 Price increase: $19.99 -> $49.99
  • June 11, 2012 Price decrease: $49.99 -> $29.99
  • June 15, 2012 Price decrease: $29.99 -> $19.99
  • June 18, 2012 New version 2.1
  • July 21, 2012 New version 2.1.1
  • August 02, 2012 Price increase: $19.99 -> $149.99
  • August 11, 2012 Price decrease: $149.99 -> $19.99
  • September 07, 2012 New version 2.2
  • September 15, 2012 Price decrease: $19.99 -> $9.99
  • October 05, 2012 Price decrease: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • October 15, 2012 Price increase: $4.99 -> $19.99
  • October 29, 2012 New version 2.3
  • November 14, 2012 New version 2.3.1
  • December 13, 2012 New version 2.4
  • January 24, 2013 New version 2.5
  • February 18, 2013 New version 2.6
  • April 24, 2013 New version 2.7
  • June 25, 2013 New version 2.8
  • July 03, 2013 Price decrease: $19.99 -> $9.99
  • August 21, 2013 New version 2.9
  • August 21, 2013 Price increase: $9.99 -> $19.99
  • September 04, 2013 Price increase: $19.99 -> $99.99
  • September 16, 2013 New version 2.10
  • October 21, 2013 New version 2.12
  • April 16, 2014 New version 2.13
  • April 16, 2014 Price decrease: $99.99 -> FREE!
  • April 20, 2014 New version 2.14
  • May 17, 2014 New version 2.16
  • June 05, 2014 New version 2.17
  • October 07, 2014 New version 2.18
  • December 09, 2014 New version 2.19
  • January 08, 2015 New version 2.20
  • February 03, 2015 New version 2.21
  • September 20, 2015 New version 2.22
  • January 26, 2016 New version 2.23
  • March 16, 2016 New version 2.24
  • July 05, 2016 New version 2.25
  • November 07, 2016 New version 2.26
  • June 15, 2019 New version 3.12.0
  • November 18, 2019 New version 3.13.4
  • December 24, 2019 New version 3.14.0
  • January 28, 2020 New version 3.14.3
  • July 14, 2020 New version 3.15.1
  • October 23, 2020 New version 3.17.1
  • November 12, 2020 New version 3.18.0
  • August 06, 2021 New version 3.28.2
  • September 16, 2023 New version 6.2.0
  • November 03, 2023 New version 6.6.1
  • November 15, 2023 New version 6.7.0

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