TwinkleLab

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1. Chords & Voicings: Browse every playable grip (V1–Vn) or filter by Beginner / No-Barre.
2. Scales & Arpeggios: Dedicated tab for position boxes, 3NPS runs & open pull-offs.
3. Looper & Tab: Type or pick any chord in any key right inside the Looper.
4. Tension Lab: Check string pull in lbs/kg & auto-balance custom gauges.
Quick Load:
C Major Scale • Root Triad Color Chord
Scale & Arpeggio Neck Boxes Show / Hide ▾
Scale Finder: C Major (Full Neck) • Notes: C (1) – D (2) – E (3) – F (4) – G (5) – A (6) – B (7)
12-note ergonomic run ready

Chords in Key & All Playable Neck Voicings (V1–Vn)

8 chords • variable voicings

Every chord lists all biomechanically playable voicings found across the neck (V1..Vn). Filter by Skill / Grip Level for easy open/2–3 finger grips, or use ← / → on any card to step up the neck.

Progression Looper & Tab

Click + Queue on any chord to build a loop. Tap a queued bar to strum it, switch its V1–V6 voicing, or change its bar length and picking style.

120 BPM
Add Any Chord (Any Root or Key) 12 voicings
Cmaj7 (V1)
Saved Song & Demo Library
Queue (tap card to strum • tap V1–V6 to cycle voicing)
Tab, MIDI & Chord Sheet Export

          
Chord Diagrams (Queued Voicings)

String Gauges & Neck Tension

Total: 103.8 lbs • Avg: 17.3 lbs • All Strings Safe (Balanced) • Custom .010–.046

Str Pitch Scale Gauge Tension Status
Tuning Stability & String Match

Checking string pull across all 6 strings...

TwinkleLab Interactive Guitar Fretboard, Playable Chord Voicing & String Tension Reference

Free browser-based guitar chord finder, alternate tuning calculator, and odd-time progression studio for Standard (EADGBE), Drop D (DADGBE), Midwest Emo (FACGCE), Math Rock (DAEAC#E), DADGAD, and Post-Rock (CGDGBD) tunings.

V1–V6 Voicing Engine
Playable Chord Voicings (V1–V6) & Shell Grips ▾

Unlike generic chord charts that output unplayable stretches or reduce extended harmonies to basic three-note shapes, TwinkleLab's biomechanical chord solver verifies every voicing against a 4-finger human hand model (maximum 3-fret span, natural middle-to-ring finger reach, and movable index-finger barre shapes requiring at most 3 fingers above the barre).

Use the Bank Mode selector to separate 7th, Extended & Shell Chords (maj7, m7, 7, maj9, m9, 9, m11, add9, 6/9, maj7#11, m7b5, dim7) from Pure Triads & Suspended Chords (maj, m, sus2, sus4, dim, aug, 5). Extended chords always retain their defining 7th, 9th, 11th, or 6th interval while allowing no-5th shell voicings and strategic top, bottom, or inside string muting (6-X-4-3-2-X, X-5-4-3-2-X, and Drop-2 four-string shapes).

Alternate & Open Guitar Tunings Directory ▾

Explore instant fretboard maps, scale degrees, and 6 neck voicings per chord across 14 built-in guitar tunings or any custom 6-string tuning:

  • EADGBE (E2–A2–D3–G3–B3–E4): Standard guitar tuning for rock, jazz, pop, and CAGED barre shapes.
  • DADGBE & CGCFAD: Drop D and Drop C tunings with one-finger root-fifth-octave bass power chords.
  • FACGCE (F2–A2–C3–G3–C4–E4): Open Fmaj9 tuning used in Midwest Emo and math rock (American Football, TTNG) for ringing open-drone voicings and two-hand tapping.
  • DAEAC#E (D2–A2–E3–A3–C#4–E4): Open Aadd9 tuning ideal for capoed math rock and fingerstyle arpeggios.
  • DADGAD & CGDGBD: Celtic modal Dsus4 and wide-interval post-rock open G6/C tunings.
String Tension Physics & Odd-Time MIDI / Tab ▾

Retuning a standard .010–.046 string set to alternate or drop tunings can cause high strings (such as G3 tuned up to A3 or B3 tuned up to C4/C#4) to exceed 22 lbs of pull or low strings to go floppy below 12 lbs. TwinkleLab computes exact string tension in lbs and kg across straight scale lengths (24.0" Jaguar, 24.75" Les Paul, 25.0" PRS, 25.5" Strat/Tele, 26.5"–27.5" Baritone) and multi-scale fanned frets.

Queue any sequence of chords into the Odd-Time Progression Looper (supporting 4/4, 3/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, and 11/8 time signatures), audition with 9 synthesized instruments including Concert Grand Piano and Vintage Rhodes, and export directly to ASCII Guitar Tab (.TXT), Standard MIDI (.MID), or a shareable PNG Chord Sheet.

Popular Playable Guitar Chord Voicings, Shell Grips & Alternate Tuning Cheat-Sheet Table ▾
Tuning (6→1) Style / Genre Signature Playable Voicings (Strings 6–1) Balanced Gauges (25.5")
EADGBE (Standard) Jazz / Pop / Rock Shells & Barres Cmaj7: X-3-2-0-0-0 • 8-X-9-9-8-X (Shell) • X-3-5-4-5-3 (Barre) • Cm9: X-3-1-3-3-X .010–.046 Regular Light
FACGCE (Open Fmaj9) Midwest Emo / Twinkle Math Rock Fmaj9: 0-0-0-0-0-0 • Dm11: 0-5-3-0-0-0 • Am7: 4-0-0-0-0-0 • Bbmaj7: 5-5-0-0-0-0 .010–.048 Custom Balanced
DAEAC#E (Open Aadd9) Math Rock / Fingerstyle Tap Dmaj9: 0-0-0-0-0-0 • F#m11: 4-4-2-0-0-0 • Bm9: 9-9-7-0-0-0 • G6/9: 5-5-4-0-0-0 .0095–.050 Custom Set
DADGAD (Modal Dsus4) Celtic / Folk / Post-Rock Dsus4: 0-0-0-0-0-0 • Gmaj9: 5-5-4-0-0-0 • Bm11: 9-9-0-7-0-0 • Asus4: X-0-2-2-0-0 .011–.052 Medium Modal
DADGBE (Drop D) Alt-Rock / Prog / Heavy D5: 0-0-0-X-X-X • Gmaj7: 5-5-4-0-0-2 • Bm7: 9-9-7-7-0-0 • Em9: 2-2-0-0-3-2 .010–.052 Light Top / Heavy Bot
CGDGBD (Open G6/C) Post-Rock / Odd-Meter Math Cmaj9: 0-0-0-0-0-0 • Em11: 4-2-0-0-0-0 • Dadd9: 2-2-0-2-3-0 • Am9: X-2-2-0-1-0 .010–.054 Drop-C Balanced