Guitoro
Games
virtual instrument
SHOW HN2026
573points
161comments
#36of 4,366 in 2026
Top 1%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
59 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 17 critical, out of 111 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.
Design: 15 for, 10 againstIdea: 13 for, 3 againstPerformance: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Sounds and feels good; strumming feels like a real guitar
From 3 comments
Holy shit, this is incredible. As a guitar player this actually feels like playing a guitar. So cool. Only suggestion I would have would be to make all 6 strings strummable…
jrflo on HNWow, I liked it a lot. It's really smooth and the sound is perfect!
superdetectiveg on HNFeels really good!
neronuser on HN
Well-designed, intuitive UI
From 3 comments
That's one of the best guitar UIs I've seen on a computer.
tibbon on HNI've been playing for years, and so happy to see an app so intuitive. The only thing is that I use several non standard tunings none of them are found in the drop down..... I was…
slinkydink on HNVery nicely done, at first I thought it was gimmicky but it's actually playable
jtumbot on HN
Useful as a learning tool
From 2 comments
I love that this is a learning tool too.
manlymuppet on HNWow, amazing work! And so complete in a way, you open each section and just gets blown away, like the songs with all those album covers and all. Love that there's stuff like…
blouis on HN
Objections
Guitar orientation (player view left-handed, fretboard backwards) is confusing
From 4 comments
Defaulting what is called "player view" on this page is a very odd choice. All learning material is displayed with the low string at the bottom (or "tab view" on the page). All…
xdertz on HN" matches what a right handed player sees looking down at their own guitar: low E on top, neck on the left" no, it's wrong
bibimsz on HNDid you use a mirror? Or is this for left handed guitars? It's because a guitar never looks like that, not a regular right-handed guitar. When you play a guitar, you see the side…
automaciej on HNThe transform between player's view and audience's view cannot be a mirror image flip; 3D objects such as guitars don't do that. I.e. the player view is a left-handed guitar…
kazinator on HN
Chord names and keys do not match keyboard layout well
From 1 comment
The chord names not matching the keys on my keyboard are throwing me off a lot on this, but that's difficult to get anything other than major chords. Maybe it would be playable…
MartijnBraam on HN
Let ring toggle and arp mode have bugs
From 2 comments
It's great! As far as I can tell, the toggle for Let ring is not working: when i disable it, notes still ring out after letting go of the key (in solo mode on electric guitar…
ssteeper on HNVery cool, the "arp" function was a little buggy for me, it either wont let me activate it before strumming a chord, or it will lock itself to "on" until I refresh the page.
ceroxylon on HN
Requests
Custom and standard tunings such as C standard
From 2 comments
I've been playing for years, and so happy to see an app so intuitive. The only thing is that I use several non standard tunings none of them are found in the drop down..... I was…
slinkydink on HNThis is fantastic, well done and thanks for sharing! Any chance of adding C Standard to the tuning list?
karlgrz on HN
Ukulele or three-string version
From 2 comments
Very nice. A selfish suggestion is to add ukulele.
derbOac on HNAny chance for a three-string guitar version like Loog Guitars [1]? ``` [1]: https://loogguitars.com/collections/shop-loog-kids-guitars ```
elmimmo on HN
Multi-touch and independent strumming of all six strings
From 2 comments
Amazing work! One of those things I wish I’d thought of. I’d love support for multi touch on tablet. Currently zooms out but I expected it to pick multiple strings.
sensecall on HNHoly shit, this is incredible. As a guitar player this actually feels like playing a guitar. So cool. Only suggestion I would have would be to make all 6 strings strummable…
jrflo on HN
Fretboard finger position display
From 1 comment
This is great. It also shows how complex it is to play a guitar. I think it would take me ages of practice to play even a simple song. Maybe add an option that shows the finger…
hn_submit on HN
Questions
Where the sample recordings came from
From 1 comment
Nice job! The stock arp patterns are a nice touch. I’m surprised no one in here mentioned the original Smart Guitar instrument in GarageBand on the iPad [1]. It actually works in…
vunderba on HN
How long the project took and which tools were used
From 1 comment
Would be lovely to have a faq section about who you are and how you built it (how long did it take you, which tools did you use, how much back and forth did you need to do with…
teiferer on HN
Alternatives named
GarageBand Smart Guitar on iPad
From 1 comment
Nice job! The stock arp patterns are a nice touch. I’m surprised no one in here mentioned the original Smart Guitar instrument in GarageBand on the iPad [1]. It actually works in…
vunderba on HN
OOlimo
From 1 comment
I've been playing for years, and so happy to see an app so intuitive. The only thing is that I use several non standard tunings none of them are found in the drop down..... I was…
slinkydink on HN
Loog Guitars
From 1 comment
Any chance for a three-string guitar version like Loog Guitars [1]? ``` [1]: https://loogguitars.com/collections/shop-loog-kids-guitars ```
elmimmo on HN