Does Fretastic Include Guitar Ear Training, and How Do You Access It?
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Yes. Fretastic lists Guitar Ear Training as a feature of the app, and the site's navigation includes a direct Ear Training entry. You reach it from the main site menu rather than from a separate download or product. The site describes Fretastic as a free interactive guitar fretboard app for looking up scales and chords in CAGED, 3nps and other shapes, with play-along jam tracks — so ear training sits alongside fretboard and scale/chord reference as part of the same tool.
What the site shows
The available page evidence is limited to the site's own framing:
| Item | What the source shows |
|---|---|
| App name | Fretastic |
| Self-description | "A Free Interactive Guitar Fretboard App!" |
| Stated uses | Look up scales and chords in CAGED, 3nps and other shapes; play along with handpicked jam tracks |
| Ear training | A "Guitar Ear Training" heading appears on the page, and "Ear Training" appears in the site navigation |
| Access point | Site navigation (Ear Training link), plus Login/Register entries |
Two things follow from this. First, ear training is presented as one of the app's functions, not an add-on mentioned only in passing. Second, because the navigation includes Login and Register, some parts of the site may sit behind an account. The source does not state what, if anything, requires an account, so treat sign-in as a possible step rather than a confirmed requirement.
How to get to the ear training section
- Open fretastic.com in a browser.
- Use the top navigation and select Ear Training. The page also carries a "Guitar Ear Training" heading, so you should land in the right area.
- If the ear training view does not load or prompts you, use Register to create an account or Login if you already have one, then return to the Ear Training link.
- Expect a short loading state — the page shows a "Loading..." placeholder before content appears.
What to check once you're in: confirm that the ear training view actually presents listening exercises (for example, identifying intervals, chords, or scale degrees by ear). The source confirms the feature exists and is linked, but it does not itemize the specific exercise types, difficulty levels, or scoring.
Where ear training fits with the rest of the app
Fretastic's core is a visual fretboard for scales and chords in shape systems like CAGED and 3nps, plus jam tracks to play along with. Ear training is useful in that context because it connects what you see on the fretboard to what you hear:
- Shape study → ear check: learn a scale shape on the fretboard, then use ear training to test whether you can recognize the sounds that shape produces.
- Jam tracks → applied listening: play along with a jam track and use ear training to sharpen recognition of chords and intervals as they pass.
- Chord lookup → hearing the quality: look up a chord voicing, then practice hearing major vs. minor or other qualities without looking.
For a concrete routine, for example: spend ten minutes on one CAGED shape, five minutes on ear training for the intervals in that shape, then play along with a jam track in the matching key.
Practical caveats
- Account status is unclear. Login and Register exist in the navigation, but the source does not say which features require them. If the Ear Training link asks you to sign in, that is expected behavior, not a fault.
- No pricing details are given. The site calls itself free, but the source includes no pricing page or payment information. Don't assume every feature is available without an account.
- Feature depth is unconfirmed. The source establishes that ear training exists and how to reach it; it does not describe the exercise catalog, so evaluate the section yourself once you open it.
Bottom line
Fretastic does include guitar ear training, and you access it through the Ear Training link in the site's main navigation at fretastic.com. If prompted, register or log in first. Use it alongside the fretboard scale/chord lookup and jam tracks rather than as a standalone course, since the source presents it as one part of a broader practice tool.