Guitar Note Map

Guitar Note Map is a Max for Live MIDI device designed to bridge the gap between digital composition and the guitar neck. Whether you're a guitarist producing inside Ableton or a keyboardist trying to understand guitar voicings, Guitar Note Map turns your MIDI clips and live input into an intuitive visual layout across the fretboard.

Instantly see where every note lands on the guitar neck, explore alternate voicings, and discover scale shapes in real time.

Customize the tuning and string count to match any guitar type — from standard 6-string to 7/8-string, baritone, drop tunings, or even custom setups. Hover over any note to automatically highlight all identical pitches across the fretboard, helping you visualize intervals, octave relationships, and chord shapes instantly.

Fully integrated with Ableton Live’s Scale system, Guitar Note Map syncs to the selected scale in your project and displays in-key notes directly on the fretboard.

Perfect for producers, learners, and session guitarists who want a fast, interactive reference tool inside Ableton.

Key Features:

Customizable Fretboard Layout

• Choose number of strings (4–8)
• Set custom tunings (standard, drop, open tunings, etc.)

MIDI-Responsive Note Display

• Visualizes incoming MIDI notes from clips or live performance
• Supports polyphonic input (chords, arpeggios, riffs)
• Works with any MIDI instrument or plugin chain

Ableton Scale Integration

• Automatically detects current Project Scale
• Displays in-key notes and out-of-scale notes with clear visual distinction
• Great for scale learning and improvisation