iReal Pro: Backing Tracks

Practice makes perfect. iReal Pro is an easy-to-use practice tool designed to help musicians of all levels improve their skills. It features a realistic virtual band that plays along with you, making practice more engaging and effective. You can also create, collect, and organize chord charts for your favorite songs—all in one place.

Practice makes perfect.
iReal Pro is an easy-to-use practice tool designed to help musicians of all levels improve their skills. It features a realistic virtual band that plays along with you, making practice more engaging and effective. You can also create, collect, and organize chord charts for your favorite songs—all in one place.

Recognized as one of Time Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of 2010.

“Now every aspiring musician has a backup band in their pocket.”
— Tim Westergren, Founder of Pandora

Trusted by thousands of music students and teachers, iReal Pro is also used by leading music schools worldwide, including Berklee College of Music and Musicians Institute.

iReal Pro is both a Book and a Band

It’s a Book

Create, edit, print, share, and organize chord charts for practice or performance.

It’s a Band

Practice with realistic piano (or guitar), bass, and drum accompaniments for any downloaded or custom-created chart.

Features

Practice with a Virtual Band

• Play along with your own backing band while you practice

• Choose from 51 built-in accompaniment styles, including Swing, Ballad, Gypsy Jazz, Bluegrass, Country, Rock, Funk, Reggae, Bossa Nova, Latin, and more

• Access additional styles through in-app purchases

• Customize sounds with instruments such as piano, Fender Rhodes, acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric bass, drums, vibraphone, organ, and more

• Record yourself playing or singing along with the band

Play, Edit, and Create Songs

• Download thousands of songs from the iReal Pro forums in just a few steps

• Edit existing charts or create your own using the built-in Editor

• The Player instantly plays any chart you create or modify

• Organize songs into multiple editable playlists

Improve Your Musical Skills

• View guitar and ukulele tabs and piano fingerings for any chord chart

• Instantly look up fingerings for piano, guitar, and ukulele chords

• Display scale recommendations for each chord to help with improvisation

Practice Your Way

• Includes 50 built-in exercises for common chord progressions

• Transpose charts to any key or to number notation

• Loop selected measures for focused practice

• Use advanced practice tools like automatic tempo increase and automatic key transposition

• Global transposition for horn players (Eb, Bb, F, and G instruments)

Share, Export, and Take Your Music Anywhere

• Share individual charts or entire playlists with other iReal Pro users via email or forums

• Export charts as PDF or MusicXML

• Export audio as WAV, AAC, or MIDI

Always remember to back up your songs—your music should always be safe and ready when you need it 🎵