Jazz Buddy app for iPhone and iPad
4.0 (
4930 ratings )
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Developer: Audio Artillery
1.99 USD
Current version: 1.0.5, last update: 7 years agoFirst release : 14 Jan 2009
App size: 3.38 Mb
Jazz Buddy is a simple program intended for jazz musicians that links chords to relevant scales. You select a chord and it will display the scales you might play against that chord. The end result is a list of the chord notes, scale notes, and a representation of the scale played on a piano.
Features:
+ Chord types: major, minor, dominant 7th, half diminished, diminished.
+ Most common jazz-oriented chords.
+ Common jazz scales including major, dominant, blues, whole tone, diminished and many more.
+ Playable keyboard with the notes of the scale overlayed.
Latest reviews of Jazz Buddy app for iPhone and iPad
Potential is lost
This could be a SUCH a handy away-from-piano practice tool for the serious student. But there are gross mistakes: the misspelling of chords and scales as mentioned, but also what I see as just wrong scales (i.e., their "diminished whole tone" for playing with dom#9 chords has Maj7--I think its supposed to be the Dim Half/Whole-tone scale). Also, important and current scales and chords are not present: no locrian#2, no Altered Scale, pentatonics, etc. and no Alt13 chords. Please update this potentially GREAT practice resource. Or maybe make it editable?? So that the user can add chords/scales that are at the top of their practice "to do" list.
This could be a SUCH a handy away-from-piano practice tool for the serious student. But there are gross mistakes: the misspelling of chords and scales as mentioned, but also what I see as just wrong scales (i.e., their "diminished whole tone" for playing with dom#9 chords has Maj7--I think its supposed to be the Dim Half/Whole-tone scale). Also, important and current scales and chords are not present: no locrian#2, no Altered Scale, pentatonics, etc. and no Alt13 chords. Please update this potentially GREAT practice resource. Or maybe make it editable?? So that the user can add chords/scales that are at the top of their practice "to do" list.
Good idea, poorly executed.
Also, musical syntaxis errors such as naming the minor third of the Cm chord as D# instead of Eb, which even though being enharmonic, structurally and functionally speaking can be viewed as different notes. Including sounds to the app would be a valuable tool as well.
Also, musical syntaxis errors such as naming the minor third of the Cm chord as D# instead of Eb, which even though being enharmonic, structurally and functionally speaking can be viewed as different notes. Including sounds to the app would be a valuable tool as well.
Crashes upon opening
I liked this back when it worked. Now it doesnt even open on either of my devices.
I liked this back when it worked. Now it doesnt even open on either of my devices.
Cool app
What i expected! The only thing i miss is the actual sound of the accords.
What i expected! The only thing i miss is the actual sound of the accords.
Pretty good
It was good, but its really hard to find the chord. They should add a search tool.
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It was good, but its really hard to find the chord. They should add a search tool.