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How to Use Chord Timeline Fretboard

This tool lets you build a chord timeline and practice scales or chord tones across the guitar neck. It is designed to feel like a studio tool: clear, focused, and reliable.

Quick Start

  1. Choose a song key (major or natural minor).
  2. Set your BPM.
  3. Add chord blocks (Roman numerals or literal chord names).
  4. Press Play to loop the timeline.
  5. Use Overlay Mode + Overlay Position to practice inside a CAGED box.

How to Read the Fretboard

  • Muted dots = the song key scale.
  • Bright dots = the active overlay (chord tones, arpeggio, or pentatonic).
  • Root notes are emphasized with a subtle ring.
  • CAGED colors show which shape region a note belongs to.

Why CAGED Helps

The CAGED system maps five familiar chord shapes across the neck, helping you connect chord voicings to scale locations. Practicing inside one shape at a time builds position awareness and makes it easier to move ideas up the neck.

Tips

  • Start with Overlay Position set to All, then choose a single CAGED position.
  • Practice chord tones first, then switch to pentatonic for flow.
  • Keep BPM comfortable and focus on clean timing.

Keyboard Shortcuts

TODO: Add keyboard shortcuts like Space for play/pause.