For guitarists
A metronome for guitarists working on time, not just speed
Speed practice is easy to structure. Time is harder, and a click that only counts to four will not tell you when your time is drifting.
The problem
What normally goes wrong
The riff is in 7 but the metronome only offers 4.
Build a seven-beat bar and accent the grouping. 2+2+3 and 3+2+2 are different riffs and both take seconds.
You can play to a click but drift without one.
Free Rhythm Training mutes random beats at low intensity. Pro adds higher intensities and entire silent cycles so you carry the pulse yourself.
Speeding up gradually means constant fiddling.
Nudge one BPM at a time with the tempo controls, or swipe for larger jumps, without stopping playback.
The click gets lost against an amp.
Choose from three free sound families. Pro unlocks every built-in sound and lets you record your own so it cuts through your specific rig.
Try it
This is the editor. It works right here.
Tap blocks to change them, add beats, pick a preset, press play. The app is this, with your patterns saved and a lot more sound.
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Common uses
What you can practise
- Learning riffs in 5/4, 7/8 and mixed meters
- Strumming and picking accuracy with muted-beat training
- Practising a passage at graduated tempos
- Working out where a syncopated riff actually sits against the bar
- Keeping a saved pattern per song in a set
Questions
Can I practise with the click on the offbeats only?
Yes. Set the downbeats to muted and the offbeats to accent, and the pattern plays only where you want to hear it.
Does it help with strumming consistency?
Silence random beats to hear whether your strumming hand is keeping time or following the click. Three intensity levels let you increase the difficulty gradually.
Is there a tuner?
No. AnyBeat does not include a tuner.
Complex rhythms are finally fun to build.
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