Abstract: Invention is an attachment to any stringed instrument with a neck and fretboard/fingerboard that enables the stringed instrument to play itself. The invention comprises of a picking system, a fretting system, and an interface that allows a user to select what music they would like to play on the stringed instrument. The picking and fretting systems are releasably attached to the stringed instrument. Permanent modifications to the stringed instrument are not required to install the automated string player attachments.