Yousician: Learn & Play Guitar

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Description of App

YOUSICIAN β€” THE FASTEST WAY TO LEARN GUITAR, BASS & SINGING

Whether you want to learn guitar from scratch, improve your bass technique, or finally learn to sing, Yousician is your personal, anytime music teacher.

Millions of musicians worldwide use Yousician to learn guitar, train their voice, and master bass with real-time feedback that listens as you play.

LEARN GUITAR β€” BEGINNER TO INTERMEDIATE & BEYOND

- Step-by-step lessons for complete beginners through intermediate players
- Master chords, strumming patterns, fingerpicking, lead guitar, and music theory
- Train scales, arpeggios, and chord progressions with targeted exercises
- Read tabs and sheet music, and explore the full fretboard
- Practice on acoustic or electric guitar, in any style
- Built-in tuner so you're always in tune and ready to play

LEARN REAL SONGS & PLAY ALONG

- Learn to play real songs you actually love, not just exercises
- Play along to thousands of songs with interactive tabs and real-time feedback
- Stay motivated: progress feels like playing, not studying
- New songs added every week across rock, pop, blues, and more
- From your first easy songs to full guitar solos, there's always a next song to master

SKILL-BUILDING FOR EVERY LEVEL

- Drills that improve speed, accuracy, and feel
- A structured course that grows with you, from first chord to advanced improvisation
- Exercises that target your weak spots
- Track your progress across 300+ techniques and playing styles

LEARN TO SING & DEVELOP YOUR VOICE

- Yousician listens and gives instant feedback on your pitch
- Vocal exercises for all levels, from first-time singers to pros
- Singing lessons that cover technique, warm-ups, and real songs
- A virtual singing coach that adapts to your progress
- Voice lessons for pop, rock, and everything in between

LEARN BASS GUITAR

- Bass lessons from beginner to advanced, including slap bass and bass lines
- Tutorials covering technique, rhythm, music theory, and the fretboard
- Practice songs across all genres with real-time bass feedback

10,000+ LESSONS, EXERCISES & SONGS

Over 10,000 guitar, bass, and singing lessons and exercises, all structured into a guided learning path.

EVERY MUSICIAN, EVERY LEVEL

- Complete beginners picking up a guitar or singing for the first time
- Intermediate players drilling scales, arpeggios, and chord progressions
- Advanced musicians refining technique and music theory
- Self-learners who want structured practice at their own pace

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

"Modern technology's gift to music education." β€” Guitar World

"A fabulous place to start learning guitar, ukulele or bass." β€” New York Times

ABOUT YOUSICIAN

Yousician is the world's leading platform to learn and play music β€” 20 million monthly users across our award-winning apps. Also check out: GuitarTuna, Ukulele by Yousician, Piano by Yousician.

PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION

Subscriptions are annual or monthly. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited upon purchase of a subscription.

Β· Privacy: yousician.com/privacy-notice
Β· Terms: yousician.com/terms-of-service
Β· Feedback: feedback.yousician.com

Version

2.39.1

Free or Paid

Free

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

11.2.1

Accessibility Comments

VoiceOver does not read any elements of the screen other than video controls and text edit fields. You cannot go through the initial setup process without sighted assistance. I went as far as the tuning of my Uke and discovered that I could enter my login details which I created on the website and control the videos that came up. I also discovered that the chromatic tuner, unlike so many out there gives you both visual and audible feedback when your instrument is in tune.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads no page elements.

Button Labeling

No buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

Some parts of the app are accessible with VoiceOver, but not enough to make it usable.

Other Comments

This app, while initially free does have a premium subscription service which will, apparently, give you more songs etc. I had heard so many good things about this app when i started to learn the Ukulele at the end of November but sadly it's just not accessible at all other than the things I have mentioned above. Also, I am from the UK so the link here will probably take you to the UK store but it's available in other countries too such as the States. I have contacted support today with a very lengthy email pointing out the parts of the app that work well and how making it accessible would greatly benefit blind musicians. I also plan to get on their facebook community and their twitter feed and do exactly the same. I will let you know how I get on.

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By hamiltonthemusicallover on Sunday, January 7, 2018 - 22:15

My friends who are cited use this app and they love it and have learned a lot, I wish it was accessible with voiceover, there’s a lot of instruments I want to learn. I am going to contact the developer on Twitter I will let you know if I hear anything, did they respond to your email?

By Kerry Fielding on Monday, January 8, 2018 - 11:42

Hi. That's brilliant. I think we need to put some real pressure on these guys and get them to do something about this app and the more of us that contact them regarding the accessibility issues, the more weight it will carry i suspect. I haven't had a response as yet but this may be due to the fact that it was the weekend when I initially emailed. I am also not sure where about in the world the developers are. The videos I have listened to were done by an Australian man but I think I saw that they were from Finland so who knows? A piece of advice, if you do contact them and you decide to do it via their website, use your iDevice. I really struggled with this on a windows pc and found it much easier using my iPhone with Safari. Keep us posted as to whether you get a response and i will do the same.

By Kerry Fielding on Monday, January 8, 2018 - 13:53

Hi all. Just got the following email from support. I'm off to do as they say and advise anyone else interested to do the same. If it helps and I get a link to my feedback I'll post it here so you can add any comments/support.

Hi,

Thanks for reaching out to us and for your feedback!

The best platform for your feedback to be heard is our Feedback forum here:
http://feedback.yousician.com
Please add your voice to an existing idea or create a new one if you couldn't find it already.

The Support Team can't pass on feedback directly but adding your ideas on the forum ensures that our developers hear about them first hand. Additionally,
you will be able to see what other ideas are out there in our Yousician community.

To discuss ideas further within the community feel free to also:

list of 2 items
β€’ leave comments on other ideas
β€’ join Facebook (unofficial) groups - yes, we still read them!
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Thanks again for getting in touch!

Update. Someone already beat me to it. Here's the link if you wish to add your voice and vote to the feedback.
https://yousician.uservoice.com/forums/296820-welcome-to-yousician-feedback-forum/suggestions/14738049-please-fix-your-app-so-that-he-can-be-used-by-peop