Guitar practice app with drum backing

Give your practice a groove worth coming back to.

Hear the chord changes. Feel where the backbeat lands. StrumForge pairs playable guitar diagrams with drum backing, so a chord-change drill can feel like playing a part in a song.

For iPhone, iPad, Android & web.

Start with free drum grooves. Custom kits, fills, independent strums, and mix controls require Pro.

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The Rhythm panel: choose a groove, shape the kit, and balance the backing. Custom controls shown require Pro.

Drums at your tempo
Visible chord changes
Custom kits & fills with Pro

Built for the way you practice

Keep the chords and the rhythm in the same session.

Set up a progression, choose a groove, and start playing. Change the backing as your practice changes—from steady chord transitions to strumming, fills, and lead ideas.

Hear the change coming

Chord diagrams stay on screen while playback highlights the active chord. Use the repeating progression to practice arriving at each change with the beat.

Find the right feel

Start with Acoustic Pop, Waltz, or 6/8 Ballad using the free default kits and recommended strums. Set the BPM to a pace where you can keep your part steady.

Make room for your guitar

With Pro, lower the app’s guitar volume and keep the drums up to play the chords yourself. Or keep both parts audible while you try melodies over the progression.

Put it into practice

Turn four chords into a focused practice loop

Open G–D–Em–C in StrumForge →

Start with familiar chords
Open the G–D–Em–C example below, or build a progression of your own. Pick shapes you can already play so you can focus on landing each change.
Choose your backing
Tap the drum-kit button beside BPM to open Rhythm. Start with Acoustic Pop at a comfortable tempo and the recommended guitar strum.
Play a part, then refine it
Follow the active chord through a few loops. With Pro, adjust the guitar/drums balance, simplify a busy kit part, or add a fill to mark the next phrase.

Make it your session

Build the backing around the part you want to play.

Pro lets you set each kit part to Off, Light, Standard, or Busy; add fills every eight, four, or two bars; and choose the guitar strum independently. Keep the groove simple while learning a change, then add movement when your part feels settled.

G–D–Em–C chord progression playing in StrumForge with the active chord highlighted and Rhythm button beside BPM — A repeating progression keeps chord changes visible while the backing plays.

Choose your starting point

Free to explore. More room with Pro.

Start free

Generate four-chord progressions and play with Acoustic Pop, Waltz, and 6/8 Ballad using default kits and recommended strums.

Go further with StrumForge Pro

Choose additional grooves and kits, edit kit activity and fills, select guitar strums independently, and adjust Guitar and Drums volumes. Save favorite progressions with their rhythm settings.

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A few things to know

Can I practice guitar with just the drums?

Yes, with Pro. Lower the Guitar volume in the Rhythm panel and keep the Drums volume up, then play your own chord or lead part over the backing.

Do the drums follow the tempo of the progression?

Yes. The drum groove follows the progression’s tempo and meter. Choose your BPM, open Rhythm, and select a groove for your practice loop.

What drum backing is available for free?

Acoustic Pop, Waltz, and 6/8 Ballad are available with their default kits and recommended guitar strums. Additional grooves, custom kit parts, fills, independent strum choices, and volume changes require Pro.

Can I customize individual drums and fills?

Yes, with Pro. Set kit parts to Off, Light, Standard, or Busy, and choose fills every eight, four, or two bars. You can also select the guitar strum separately from the groove.

Your next practice starts here

Give those four chords somewhere to go.

Pick a progression, put a groove behind it, and make your next practice session feel more like playing music.