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apizon··on Show HN: Cadence – A guitar theory app
Thanks for the detailed feedback :)

When I first started working on the app I actually mostly meant to go only with a quiz + flashcards approach with little to no explanation but this felt a bit rough and I was affraid most users would just give up on it too quickly. Also I think some users might have learned guitar theory a different way and might not be too familiar with diagrams, such as classical guitarists.

Hence why I added all these lessons with more details including beginner ones.

I might add something in the vein of a "practice page" with only challenges and the ability to create custom ones in the future for more advanced users + a change to a more interactive onboarding that actually asks what you want rather than showcase the app, we'll see...

apizon··on Show HN: Cadence – A guitar theory app
Thanks for the feedback!

I can't argue the fact that playing the guitar will always be the best way to improve. The app come as a complement and is especially meant to help memorize shapes and more importantly recognize how different chord types, intervals or scales are related. Although it probably won't improve playing feel or technique directly I hope it can give a kind of "lightbulb" moment to some people in the way they view the fretboard.

As for the ear training part, the app actually focuses on relative pitch which is a very useful skill to have and one you can actually learn as an adult unlike absolute pitch. E.g. recognizing a major 7 sound from a minor 7 one, not a Cmaj7 from a Dmaj7.

apizon··on Show HN: Cadence – A guitar theory app
Thanks for the feedback and I hope the app will be useful to you!
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