FretboardFly
Learning and science
music theory training
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
2 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Design: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Well-executed and helpful for learning intervals
From 2 comments
This is AWESOME! Fantastic, fantastic job. Any possibility of making it open source? Do you have a donation link? Would love to send a few bucks your way as a thank you.…
LewisVerstappen on HNI actually use Tenuto for this purpose - it includes this specific exercise, but also a plethora of other exercises for guitar along with others (staff, key memorization, piano)…
i_read_news on HN
Web mechanics and UI work well
From 1 comment
Agree with above, I'm pretty active playing the guitar but don't know any formal theory/naming and am not sure how to get started. Maybe a help tab or some sort of instructions…
dieselgate on HN
Objections
Unclear what the game is without context or instructions
From 2 comments
I don't understand what I'm looking at
brianmorris10 on HNAgree with above, I'm pretty active playing the guitar but don't know any formal theory/naming and am not sure how to get started. Maybe a help tab or some sort of instructions…
dieselgate on HN
Cookie prompt unclickable on iPhone mini
From 1 comment
Can't use it in my iPhone 13 mini: the cookie prompt is rendered below (in Z terms) of the fretboard, becoming unclickable. My suggestion is to add some sort of splash or landing…
guhcampos on HN
Lower strings displayed at top, mirrored view confusing
From 2 comments
Very nice. Does anybody else also picture the lower strings as being at the top and the headstock to the right (like watching someone else play)? That kind of trips me up here…
ano-ther on HNThis usually isn’t how guitar is taught, learned, or tabbed. The low E is always on the bottom, just as it is in sheet music.
reactordev on HN
Lessons require a Google account
From 1 comment
I really want to try the lessons, but I don’t have a google account. Can you add basic auth?
tristanMatthias on HN
Requests
Add a landing page or help instructions
From 2 comments
Can't use it in my iPhone 13 mini: the cookie prompt is rendered below (in Z terms) of the fretboard, becoming unclickable. My suggestion is to add some sort of splash or landing…
guhcampos on HNAgree with above, I'm pretty active playing the guitar but don't know any formal theory/naming and am not sure how to get started. Maybe a help tab or some sort of instructions…
dieselgate on HN
Open source the project
From 1 comment
This is AWESOME! Fantastic, fantastic job. Any possibility of making it open source? Do you have a donation link? Would love to send a few bucks your way as a thank you.…
LewisVerstappen on HN
Support basic auth instead of Google login
From 1 comment
I really want to try the lessons, but I don’t have a google account. Can you add basic auth?
tristanMatthias on HN
Handle flat 10th as flat 3rd
From 1 comment
Wants player to identify a flat 10th as a flat 3rd.
kazinator on HN
Questions
Do you need absolute pitch to play?
From 1 comment
I don't get it, are you supposed to have absolute pitch?
anilakar on HN
Is there a donation link?
From 1 comment
This is AWESOME! Fantastic, fantastic job. Any possibility of making it open source? Do you have a donation link? Would love to send a few bucks your way as a thank you.…
LewisVerstappen on HN
Alternatives named
Tenuto app
From 1 comment
I actually use Tenuto for this purpose - it includes this specific exercise, but also a plethora of other exercises for guitar along with others (staff, key memorization, piano)…
i_read_news on HN
All-fourths guitar tuning
From 2 comments
I was playing guitar for many years, and was always learning each scale separately. Let's say I knew A minor, F major, D pentatonic. It was taking a lot of time to learn and my…
miniupuchaty on HNyupppp... stupid B string. I'm starting to hear a lot more about people like Tom Quayle who tune their guitars in perfect 4ths…
udit99 on HN
Solmization-based diatonic distance method
From 1 comment
I find that it's easiest to think of the different intervals on the fretboard in terms of diatonic "distances". Diatonic distances are like diatonic intervals, the major third…
zozbot234 on HN