Virtual guitar: play acoustic and electric guitar online
Strum and pick a guitar in your browser. Choose acoustic, electric, classical, flamenco, steel-string or 12-string, switch to Drop D or Open G tuning, and add distortion, reverb or delay.
Chord Assist plays common chords like C, G, D, Am and Em for you, which makes it an easy way for beginners to hear how chords and progressions sound before buying a guitar.
How to play the guitar with your computer keyboard
- Q W E R T Y pluck the six strings, from the high E string to the low E string.
- Number keys 1–9 and 0 fret the string on frets 1 to 10.
- Click a string on screen to play it with the mouse.
- Turn on Chord Assist to play full chords: C, G, D, A, E, F, Am, Em and Dm.
What you can do on the virtual guitar
- 7 guitar types: acoustic, electric, bass, classical, flamenco, steel and 12-string
- Standard, Drop D, Open G and custom tunings
- Distortion, reverb and delay effects
- Chord Assist and note-name and fret-number labels
- Record your playing and download it
- Can be played in live music rooms with friends
7 guitar types to choose from
- Acoustic Guitar: The everyday guitar: warm, bright strums for chords and fingerpicking, with Chord Assist, Drop D and Open G tunings and five colour themes.
- Electric Guitar: A clean electric tone you can push with distortion, reverb and delay, the effects that shape the electric guitar.
- Classical Guitar: A soft, round nylon-string tone for fingerstyle pieces, arpeggios and quiet practice.
- 12-String Guitar: The shimmering, chorus-like ring of doubled strings, made for strummed folk and rock chords.
- Flamenco Guitar: A bright, percussive Spanish tone for fast strums, on a guitar body you can recolour.
- Steel Guitar: A sharp, metallic attack for twangy country and Hawaiian-style lines, on a guitar body you can recolour.
- Resonator Guitar: The bright, metallic voice of blues and bluegrass slide players, with reverb and tone controls.
Frequently asked questions
How do I play guitar on a computer keyboard?
Use Q W E R T Y for the six strings and the number keys 1 to 0 for frets 1 to 10. Or turn on Chord Assist and play whole chords with one click.
Is the virtual guitar free?
Yes. The guitar is free to play in your browser with no download and no sign-up. You can record and save favourites without an account; a free sign-in adds music rooms and Google Drive backup.
Can I practise guitar chords online?
Yes. Chord Assist plays C, G, D, A, E and F major and A, E and D minor, and note labels show which notes each string plays.
Does the virtual guitar have an electric guitar with distortion?
Yes. Pick the electric guitar and turn on the distortion, reverb or delay effects.