Creating fretboard diagrams just got easy

Create amazing fretboard diagrams for chords, scales and arpeggios quickly and easily with Neck Diagrams

The ultimate fretboard diagram software

If you teach music, play in a band, write songs or simply enjoy playing guitar as a hobby, you know how essential it is to have clear, accurate diagrams of the chords, arpeggios and scales you use.

Neck Diagrams gives you a range of powerful tools to produce your own professional quality fretboard diagrams quickly, easily and in a range of formats.

As easy as point and click

Our simple and intuitive user interface will have you making your own professional quality fretboard diagrams within minutes of installation.

Endless customisation

Choose whether you want a vertical or horizontal fretboard – and what colour you want it to be. Add text and annotations. Change your background. Arrange your diagrams freely or snap them to a grid.

Not just guitars!

Neck Diagrams is perfect for any stringed instrument – from the banjo to the bouzouki!
Unusual tuning? We’ve got you covered.

Powerful Features

Hear Your Diagrams

Now you can play back your fretboard diagrams! Play all notes together as a chord, or sequentially as an arpeggio or scale.

Generate Scales

Make life easy with the Scale Generator. Add scale shapes for 98 scales/modes in any of the CAGED shapes or 3-note-per-string shapes at the click of a button!

High Def 5K Interface

We’ve completely redesigned our interface for 2021 with crisp new Retina graphics and an intuitive point and click user experience.

I use Neck Diagrams software for all the chords, scales and neck images on my site, have done for years. It’s easy to use and looks great!

Justin Sandercoe (justinguitar.com)

Cleaner, more effective diagrams for my students and Guitopia episodes than I’ve ever been able to make before. And best of all – it’s so f**n’ easy!

Dave Weiner (The Steve Vai Band)

I always use Neck Diagrams in my lessons. Students love it, it’s easy to use and looks awesome!

Danny Gill (Lick Library)

ND is the quickest, easiest way to create chord, scale, and arpeggio diagrams I know. I’ve used it daily, literally, for years, and I couldn’t teach without it. A must have practice and teaching tool for every guitarist.

Matt Warnock (Solo Artist)

When it comes to creating awesome looking diagrams, Neck Diagram is the absolute best. I have literally used it daily since 2001. I highly recommend it!

David Wallimann (Solo Artist, Tutor)

Cleaner, more effective diagrams for my students and Guitopia episodes than I’ve ever been able to make before. And best of all – it’s so f**n’ easy!

Dave Weiner (The Steve Vai Band)

I always use Neck Diagrams in my lessons. Students love it, it’s easy to use and looks awesome!

Danny Gill (Lick Library)

When it comes to creating awesome looking diagrams, Neck Diagram is the absolute best. I have literally used it daily since 2001. I highly recommend it!

David Wallimann (Solo Artist, Tutor)

ND is the quickest, easiest way to create chord, scale, and arpeggio diagrams I know. I’ve used it daily, literally, for years, and I couldn’t teach without it. A must have practice and teaching tool for every guitarist.

Matt Warnock (Solo Artist)

The perfect fretboard companion – whatever level your playing.

From professional musicians, music teachers and tutors through to songwriters, publishers and hobbyists, Neck Diagrams gives you all the tools you need to keep tabs on your chords and scales.