Pick a deck, then choose how to study it. Flashcards let you flip each card and grade yourself, so missed cards keep coming back until they stick. Match is a quick timed game that pairs prompts with answers. Quiz tests you with multiple choice and scores you at the end. Chord and note cards include a hear it button so you connect every shape to its sound. Your progress is saved on this device.
Every term in the Terminology deck, in plain English.
- Capo
- A clamp placed across the fretboard to raise the pitch of all strings, letting you play in a higher key with the same chord shapes.
- Arpeggio
- The notes of a chord played one at a time in sequence rather than all at once.
- Barre chord
- A movable chord where one finger presses down several strings across a single fret.
- Hammer-on
- Sounding a higher note by tapping a finger onto the fretboard without picking the string again.
- Pull-off
- Sounding a lower note by pulling a finger off a fretted string so a lower note rings.
- Slide
- Moving a fretted finger along the string to a new note without lifting off or re-picking.
- Bend
- Pushing or pulling a string sideways to raise its pitch.
- Vibrato
- A small, rapid variation in pitch used to add expression to a sustained note.
- Palm muting
- Resting the picking-hand palm lightly on the strings near the bridge to dampen and thicken the tone.
- Fingerpicking
- Playing the strings with individual fingers instead of a flat pick.
- Flatpicking
- Playing single-note lines and chords with a flat pick, a hallmark of bluegrass.
- Fret
- A metal strip along the neck, and the space behind it where you press a string to change pitch.
- Nut
- The grooved strip at the top of the neck that spaces the strings and sets their open length.
- Bridge
- The part on the body that anchors the strings and transfers their vibration to the guitar.
- Truss rod
- An adjustable rod inside the neck that counteracts string tension and controls neck curvature.
- Action
- The height of the strings above the fretboard. Lower action is easier to press but can buzz.
- Intonation
- How accurately a guitar stays in tune as you play higher up the neck.
- Open tuning
- A tuning in which the open strings already form a chord, common in slide and folk playing.
- Drop D
- A tuning that lowers the 6th string from E to D, making low riffs and power chords easier.
- Power chord
- A two-note chord of root and 5th with no third, so it is neither major nor minor.
- Tablature
- A notation system that shows which fret and string to play instead of standard notation.
- Riff
- A short, repeated musical phrase that forms the backbone of a song.
- Lick
- A short melodic phrase, usually improvised, used in a solo.
- Voicing
- The specific arrangement of a chord's notes, including which are on top and which are doubled.
- Inversion
- A chord with a note other than the root as its lowest note.
- Harmonics
- Bell-like tones produced by lightly touching a string over certain frets.
- Sustain
- How long a note keeps ringing after you play it.
- Syncopation
- Rhythmic emphasis placed on off-beats, giving music a sense of push and groove.
Are these guitar flashcards free?
Yes, completely free and no signup required. You can study chord charts, music theory, guitar terminology, and fretboard notes as flashcards, a match game, or a quiz.
What can I study?
Four decks: chord charts with audio, guitar terminology, music theory (chord formulas, intervals, and scales), and fretboard note names. Each deck works in all three study modes.
How do flashcards help you learn guitar?
They build fast recall of the fundamentals, chord shapes, note names, and theory, so you spend less time thinking and more time playing. Grading yourself focuses your practice on what you have not mastered yet.
Do I need to read music?
No. The cards use chord diagrams, note names, and plain-English definitions. No standard notation is required.
Can I hear the chords?
Yes. Chord and fretboard-note cards have a hear it button that plays the sound, so you connect each shape or position to its tone.
