App Shopper: TouchChords: James Taylor (Music)

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Feb 24 '10	$1.99 -> $3.99
Feb 05 '10	Version 1.0.2
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TouchChords: James Taylor

iOS iPhone

This is a revolutionary song instruction app for beginning-to-intermediate guitarists, for guitar teachers, and for fans who want a deeper appreciation of their favorite songs. You can see accurate pictures of guitar chords while the real James Taylor songs play on your iPod. You can practice along with a basic rhythm guitar arrangement of the songs, at any tempo. To learn chords and song structure at your own pace, you can break a song down into sections (verse, chorus, intro, etc.) and into individual guitar chords, which you can actually practice on your iPhone or iPod touch, using TouchChords technology.

For a limited time at this price, this app also comes with the premium TouchChords™ chord library/reference, featuring 3,000+ chords!

(iTunes tracks sold separately, and are optional. To see the included chords and lyrics auto-scroll and display along with the bands’ recordings, you need to own those recordings. To play, slow down, and speed up the helpful rhythm guitar arrangements, and to learn songs by section and by chord, you only need the app!)

SONG LIST (all songs James Taylor):

♪ “Carolina In My Mind”
♪ “Country Road”
♪ “Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
♪ “Fire And Rain”
♪ “Handy Man”

FEATURES

★ Rhythm guitar arrangements: The easy rhythm guitar arrangements that come with the app are designed for beginner to intermediate guitarists, and for guitar teachers to use with their students. Hear a solid strumming pattern for each chord in your song as you see the chords and lyrics auto-scroll on the screen.

★ iTunes integration for each song: If you own the iTunes track, you can see the song's chords and lyrics scroll in time as the track plays. Just tap the "Track On" button, and the app automatically searches your music library to sync the chords with the track.

★ Tempo control and metronome: Adjust the tempo slider to change the speed of the rhythm guitar arrangement, and use the metronome to work your way up to pace of the actual recording. The goal marker on the tempo slider shows you exactly where you need to be.

★ Song Sections: The intuitive nav-bar lets you jump to the beginning of any verse, chorus, bridge, outro, or other section of the song you're working on. Tap ‘Play' to see the lyrics scroll in time with whatever tempo you set.

★ Song Chords: See an individual chord list for each song. Browse by chord quality (major, minor, etc.), hear the chord audio (just by tapping the touchscreen), and see each note values. You can also tap the ‘Fret’ button to jump right into full-screen, multi-touch TouchChords™ mode.

★ Chord library: For a limited time only, the app is being offered with the 3,000+ strong chord library that comes with TouchChords Premium. This library is an amazing tool for guitarists of all levels!

★ Touchscreen learning: In TouchChords™ mode, hear the chord by holding down each note of a chord at the same time, following the finger numbers. That’s how you know your hand is in the correct shape to play the chord on a real guitar.

★ Lefty support: Are you a lefty? Switch to lefty mode in Settings and you can see the chords on a lefty-oriented guitar.