Line Lab
Build and inspect a single musical line.
- Notation and guitar TAB
- Playback and ingredient details
- Line editing with Pro
Access: Basic exploration is public. Free adds core practice; Pro adds advanced choices and editing.
Melody · harmony · practice
Explore music through the ideas of Barry Harris.
Interactive tools that make melodic and harmonic relationships visible, playable, and easier to hear—built by a musician, for musicians.
Choose your way in
Start with the musical question you have.
Build a line, move a voicing, train your ear, organize repertoire, or make a teaching chart. Every public workshop tool is here.
Melody and repertoire study
Experimental alpha
Bass Lab
Build and hear jazz bass lines through chord changes.
- Four-string bass TAB and bass clef
- Six modes, ingredient choices and playback
- Experimental alpha: musical and playback mistakes may occur
Access: All features are open to everyone during alpha. No sign-in required.
Scale Outlines
Follow scale movement through a tune or form.
- Phrase-level outlines
- Synchronized playback
- Create and edit outlines with Pro
Access: Basic outlines are public. Free adds transposition; Pro adds the full library and authoring.
Ingredients
Explore the small moves that connect a line.
- Ingredients and ABCs
- Notation, guitar and piano views
- Multi-ingredient chains with Pro
Access: Basic exploration is public. Free adds keys; Pro adds advanced resources and chains.
Harmony and voicings
Experimental alpha
Blues Explorer
Build a twelve-bar blues, try chord substitutions, and hear how each route leads into the next.
- Editable chord regions and advanced comping
- Bass accompaniment, guitar and piano views
- Exact setup links and draft Undo/Redo
Access: Open to everyone in B♭. Sign in for every key and all features during alpha.
Scales of Chords
See and hear movement within a scale of chords.
- Guitar and piano views
- Voicing movement and playback
- Advanced voicings and borrowing with Pro
Access: Basic exploration is public. Free adds core practice; Pro adds advanced resources and settings.
Alpha · Experimental
Harmony Explorer
Explore scale-of-chords movement over changes.
- Progression timeline
- Scales and voicing choices
- Chart and movement authoring with Pro
Access: Sign in for the default study. Pro adds other studies and authoring.
Barry Universe
Trace the connections between diminished parents and chord families.
- Whole-tone and diminished parents
- Four scales-of-chords families
- Interactive relationship map
Access: Open to everyone.
Listening and interactive trainers
Ear Training
Identify intervals by listening.
- Harmonic and melodic questions
- Guitar and piano answer displays
- Results by playback mode
Access: Open to everyone.
Voicing Trainer
Find the missing notes in a voicing.
- Guitar and piano answers
- Optional audio
- Exercise settings and statistics
Access: Basic questions are public. Free adds core practice; Pro adds advanced exercise settings.
Borrowing Trainer
Find the note a chord tone borrows above or below.
- Borrowing directions
- Guitar and piano answers
- Selectable exercise settings
Access: Basic questions are public. Free adds core practice; Pro adds advanced exercise settings.
Interval Trainer
Locate chord-tone intervals inside a voicing.
- Visual interval questions
- Guitar and piano answers
- Selectable exercise settings
Access: Basic questions are public. Free adds core practice; Pro adds advanced exercise settings.
Contrary Motion
Explore contrary motion through voicings.
- Interactive voicing challenges
- Guitar and piano views
- MIDI input and sound
Access: Basic challenges are public. Sign in for the full trainer.
Games
Voicing Flight
Identify the target interval in moving guitar or piano voicings.
- Guitar and piano voicings
- Normal and Easy modes
- Shared three-initial high scores
Access: Play and save high scores without signing in.
Voicing Stack
Memorize interval locations within guitar and piano voicing shapes.
- One-minute rounds on fretboard or piano
- Missed and slow targets return for review
- Hear solved voicings and compare high scores
Access: Sign in with any account, including Free, to play.
Fretboard Flashcards
Find the root in a ten-card guitar scale sprint.
- Major and dominant scale patterns
- Ten-card timed sprints
- Shared three-initial high scores
Access: Play and save high scores without signing in.
Beta
Borrowing Runner
Find adjacent borrowed tones in guitar and piano voicings.
- Moving voicings on guitar and piano
- Challenge, Sprint and Practice
- Review missed shapes and share a paused setup
Access: Sign in with any account, including Free, to play.
Interval Quest
Find pairs of chord tones within complete guitar and piano voicings.
- Six pair levels and a mixed challenge
- Fixed-key piano practice or changing keys
- Saved progress and signed-in high scores
Access: Sign in with any account, including Free, to play.
Shell Runner
Recognize chord tones inside guitar and piano shell voicings.
- Low and high shells on fretboard or piano
- Challenge and adaptive Practice modes
- Choose a piano key and share a paused setup
Access: Sign in with any account, including Free, to play.
Teaching and organization
Chart Maker
Create a clear guitar or piano diagram.
- Note labels and marker layers
- Guitar and piano charts
- PNG export
Access: Open to everyone.
JazzRep
Keep your repertoire and listening references organized.
- Tune familiarity and readiness
- Book and listening references
- Personal tunes and links with Pro
Access: Sign in to track repertoire. Pro adds personal tunes and listening links.
LiveFrets Display
Display live MIDI notes for teaching and casting.
- Fretboard and piano display
- Voicing detection
- Teaching and screen-casting views
Access: Basic display is public. Sign in for full Display access. Private LiveFrets is separate.
Built from the instrument outward
A musician-built place to investigate and practice.
Bebop Workshop is an independently authored educational project by Birdsnake Brown. These tools are built for close listening, practical experimentation, and the moment when an idea becomes music under your hands.