# OpenFret > Learn guitar or bass by playing an RPG. OpenFret's Guitar Quest lets you battle monsters by playing real notes on a real instrument — the most fun way to learn fretboard notes, scales, and music theory. OpenFret is a free, browser-based platform for guitarists and bass players, founded in 2024. Its flagship feature, Guitar Quest, is a guitar-learning RPG: you battle monsters by playing the correct notes, scales, and chords on your real guitar or bass, and the game verifies your playing through your browser microphone using real-time pitch detection. There is no download and no controller — you play your actual instrument. Beyond the game, OpenFret offers a tuner, practice tools, chord and scale libraries, inventory tracking, and a musician community. Last updated: August 2026. **Key facts:** - Founded in 2024; runs entirely in the browser with no download required. - Guitar Quest is a $30 one-time purchase ($30 total) — not a subscription. - For comparison, Yousician costs $30/month ($360/year) and Rocksmith+ costs $20/month ($240/year). - A free, guided, browser-based alternative to apps like Rocksmith, Yousician, and Slopsmith/Feedback — you learn the fretboard, scales, and theory through play, not just note-matching. - Five game modes: Attack (note identification), Crafting (note sequences), Magic (scales and modes), Wisdom (music theory), and Gigging (performance), plus nine procedural Arcade trainers. - Bass guitar is supported as a full second learning track (beta, added August 2026): every mode plays on a 4-string bass in standard tuning (E A D G), with its own character, levels, XP, lesson catalog, and Arcade leaderboards. It is included in the same one-time purchase. - The demo is 100% free with no signup; the full game unlocks Crafting, Gigging, Magic, and more for $30 one-time. - Suitable for beginner to advanced players: learn fretboard note positions, scales and modes, music theory, chord construction, and intervals. - Sign in with Discord, Google, or GitHub. ## Game - [Guitar Quest Demo](https://openfret.com/game/demo): Play the RPG free in your browser with no signup — battle monsters by playing real guitar or bass notes. ## Features - [Guitar Tuner](https://openfret.com/tuner): Browser-based chromatic tuner with adjustable A4 reference pitch. - [Studio](https://openfret.com/studio): Practice workspace with metronome, fretboard, chord voicings, scale explorer, and circle of fifths. - [Practice Jams](https://openfret.com/practice-jams): Guitar backing tracks with isolated stems (drums, bass, chords), live chord changes, key and tempo context, and an interactive fretboard for soloing practice. - [Chord Library](https://openfret.com/chords): Chord charts for every key and quality (major, minor, power, 7th, sus, diminished, and more) with diagrams, finger positions, and theory. - [Scale Library](https://openfret.com/scales): Full-fretboard scale diagrams in every key (major, natural minor, pentatonic, blues, harmonic minor, and melodic minor) with interval formulas and song examples. - [Mode Library](https://openfret.com/modes): All seven modes (Ionian through Locrian) in every key, with full-fretboard diagrams and how each mode sounds and is used. - [Practice Tracker](https://openfret.com/practice): Free guitar practice tracker: log sessions, build streaks, and see stats per guitar and tuning. - [Guitar Inventory](https://openfret.com/inventory): Track your guitar collection with specs and photos. - [Community](https://openfret.com/community): Share your guitars and progress, and connect with other musicians. ## Guides - [Learn Bass Guitar by Playing an RPG](https://openfret.com/learn/bass-guitar-learning-game): Bass guitar is a full Guitar Quest learning track — every mode on four strings, its own character, levels and lessons, note detection down to E1 (41.20 Hz), plus what is not supported yet. - [Guitar Modes Interactive Book](https://openfret.com/learn/guitar-modes): A free 12-chapter course that explains tonal center, relative versus parallel modes, major/minor scale families, all seven major-scale modes, chord-to-mode choices, and modal riff writing through static fretboards, original tab, audio labs, games, quizzes, and device-local progress. - [Free Guitar Lessons for Beginners](https://openfret.com/learn/guitar-lessons): A free 12-lesson beginner series with playable tablature on every page — from reading tab to a first solo. - [Free Lead Guitar Lessons](https://openfret.com/learn/lead-guitar-lessons): A free 12-lesson lead guitar series with playable tablature on every page: alternate picking, legato, bends, the pentatonic boxes, speed building, tapping, sweep picking, and a first shred solo. - [Guitar Speed Exercises](https://openfret.com/learn/guitar-speed-exercises): A featured interactive rhythm guitar and metal downpicking workout with eighth notes, triplets, a built-in metronome, 30-second rounds, clean-speed history, and links into Guitar Quest Arcade trainers. - [What Is Slopsmith? (and a Guided Alternative)](https://openfret.com/learn/what-is-slopsmith): What the open-source guitar app Slopsmith is and who it's for, plus how OpenFret's guided RPG compares. - [Slopsmith Is Now Feedback (fee[db]ack): What's New in 0.3](https://openfret.com/learn/slopsmith-is-now-feedback): Slopsmith is back after Ubisoft's DMCA takedown, renamed Feedback — what changed, and a guitar app that can't be taken down. - [fee[dB]ack Is Live at got-feedback.org](https://openfret.com/learn/feedback-got-feedback-org-is-live): The rhythm game formerly known as Slopsmith now has its own website and a v0.3 alpha; what the open-source, multi-instrument platform does, the open feedpak format, and how free OpenFret tools compare. - [Rocksmith Alternatives in 2026](https://openfret.com/learn/rocksmith-alternatives): Seven ways to learn on a real guitar without a subscription or cable: StringTheory, fee[dB]ack, ImmerRock, ToneLib Jam, Soundlane, and Guitar Quest, with prices and honest trade-offs. - [What is StringTheory?](https://openfret.com/learn/what-is-stringtheory): The open-source Rocksmith-style guitar and bass game explained: what it plays (psarc/CDLC, Guitar Pro, MusicXML), its practice modes, and the CDLC legal gray zone. - [How to Stream Guitar on Twitch](https://openfret.com/learn/how-to-stream-guitar-on-twitch): Audio interface and OBS setup, monitoring without latency, the VOD audio-track trick, Twitch's music rules for covers in plain English, and the practice-stream niche. - [Can You Stream Rocksmith on Twitch?](https://openfret.com/learn/can-you-stream-rocksmith-on-twitch): Yes, but the licensed music gets VODs muted and can draw DMCA strikes; the workarounds streamers use, and rights-clean alternatives that are safe to stream. - [The Best Guitar Practice Tracker in 2026](https://openfret.com/learn/best-guitar-practice-tracker): OpenFret, Riff Quest, AxeLog, Notion templates, and paper journals compared, with a side-by-side table and the research on why tracking practice works. - [The Best Gamified Guitar Learning Apps in 2026](https://openfret.com/learn/best-gamified-guitar-learning-apps): Rocksmith+, Yousician, Soundlane, fee[dB]ack, StringTheory, ImmerRock, Notey, and Guitar Quest compared by price, platform, and whether they actually hear your guitar. - [Can You Actually Learn Guitar From a Game?](https://openfret.com/learn/learn-guitar-through-games): What guitar games teach well (fretboard, timing, consistency), what they are blind to (tone, phrasing, technique), and how to use one without picking up bad habits. - [How to Gamify Guitar Practice](https://openfret.com/learn/how-to-gamify-guitar-practice): Personal record boards, 30-second rounds, dice and card randomizers, boss-fight reps, and streaks with a floor, with no app required. - [How to Track Guitar Progress](https://openfret.com/learn/how-to-track-guitar-progress): The monthly recording habit plus the five numbers worth keeping: clean tempo, accuracy on a fixed passage, finished repertoire, fretboard recall, and sessions per week. - [Guitar Practice Analytics](https://openfret.com/learn/guitar-practice-analytics): Which practice metrics predict improvement, which ones flatter you, and a ten-minute monthly review that turns a log into a plan. - [How to Manage a Guitar Gear Inventory](https://openfret.com/learn/how-to-manage-guitar-gear-inventory): What to record for every guitar, where to keep it, handling serial numbers and insurance, and the habit that stops an inventory going stale. - [The Best Online Guitar Collaboration Platforms](https://openfret.com/learn/best-online-guitar-collaboration-platforms): Low-latency jam software, browser DAWs, asynchronous stem swapping, OpenFret Collab's fork model, and where guitarists actually hang out. - [The Best Tools for Interactive Guitar Lessons](https://openfret.com/learn/best-tools-for-interactive-guitar-lessons): Looping tab players, apps that listen to your playing, free written lessons with playable widgets, and when only a teacher will do. - [The Best Tool for Guitar Skill Improvement](https://openfret.com/learn/best-tools-for-guitar-skill-improvement): Diagnose the weakness first, then pick the tool: one recommendation each for timing, fretboard, ear, technique, phrasing, repertoire, theory, and consistency. - [Yousician vs Rocksmith vs OpenFret](https://openfret.com/learn/yousician-vs-rocksmith-vs-openfret): An honest 2026 comparison of the major guitar-learning apps. - [The Best Apps to Learn Guitar in 2026](https://openfret.com/learn/best-apps-to-learn-guitar): Free and paid guitar-learning apps ranked by how you actually learn, with honest pricing and where the free tools win. - [Yousician Alternatives](https://openfret.com/learn/yousician-alternatives): Cheaper and free ways to learn guitar without a monthly subscription, from JustinGuitar to a one-time-purchase RPG. - [What Is Guitar Quest?](https://openfret.com/learn/what-is-guitar-quest): How OpenFret teaches the fretboard, scales, and theory through RPG gameplay. - [Guitar Chords for Beginners](https://openfret.com/learn/guitar-chords-for-beginners): The first eight open chords to learn, the order to learn them in, and how to fix buzzing strings and slow changes. ## Links - [Homepage](https://openfret.com): OpenFret home page. - [Learn Guitar](https://openfret.com/learn): Guitar learning hub and getting-started resources. - [About](https://openfret.com/about): About OpenFret and Guitar Quest. - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@open_fret): Gameplay videos and guitar lessons. ## Optional - [Full documentation](https://openfret.com/llms-full.txt): Detailed reference covering every feature, game mode, and FAQ.