Audio to Guitar Tab Converter: Turn Songs into Guitar Tabs Online
Guitar and bass tablature, one part per instrument
Tablature PDF and MusicXML export
From $0.01 per minute
Built by one independent developer
Upload a song, a recording or a video. The AI writes down the notes and the result opens as tablature, ready to print as PDF or to open in your notation software.
Guitar tabs, bass tabs and Score + Tab for every conversion, exported as PDF or MusicXML. Sign in to try them with 30 free credits.
Drag and drop your audio or video file here. Audio: mp3, wav, wave, ogg, oga, opus, flac, m4a, aac, alac, wma, aif, aiff, aifc, caf, amr, ac3, mka, weba, mp2, au. Video: mp4, m4v, mov, webm, mkv, avi, wmv, flv, 3gp, 3g2, mpg, mpeg, ts, mts, m2ts, ogv, vob. Or click to select from your device.
TipSelect a region before Convert: only the selection is converted and charged.TipNeed just a riff or a chorus? Select it, convert it, done.TipSmart snaps to the moving tempo map, Off keeps the model outputs.TipOne track per instrument: Multi Track, v3 or Transformer. One track for all: v2 or faster.TipMulti Track splits into six stems first, then transcribes each with a model trained for that instrument.TipTransformer is for dense arrangements where stems come out dirty.TipAudio Separation gives you the stems so you can convert one instrument at a time.TipDrag MIDI sends the result straight into your DAW; Export MIDI gives you the .mid file.TipFull mix with reverb and distortion? Expect cleanup. The editor is there for that.
An audio to guitar tab converter listens to a recording and writes down the notes: which pitch, when it starts, how long it lasts. That is AI music transcription. Here each note is then placed on a string and a fret: 6 string guitar in standard tuning, or 4 string bass for the bass tracks. Each note of a chord gets its own string, close to where the hand already is, and a note out of the instrument's range is moved into it by octaves. You read the tab on the page, print the PDF, or open the MusicXML file in MuseScore or any notation software that reads MusicXML.
How to convert audio to guitar tabs online
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Upload any audio file or video file, or record directly in the browser.
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Sign in and pick a model. Multi Track gives one part per instrument you choose: guitar, bass, piano, vocals, drums, other. The conversion runs on our servers and costs credits.
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The result opens as tablature, right here. Pick the tracks to show, switch to Score + Tab or Sheet music, fix notes in the piano roll if needed, then export the PDF or the MusicXML.
Convert MP3 to guitar tab, WAV to guitar tab, FLAC, OGG, video to tab. Supports mp3, wav, flac, m4a, aac, ogg, aiff, wma, mp4, mov, webm, mkv, avi .
The tablature is drawn from the notes of the tracks you select in the editor. It is read only: fix a note in the piano roll and the tab is redrawn with it.
Tablature
Every selected track is written as tablature: 4 string bass for the bass tracks, 6 string guitar for the others, both in standard tuning. Each note of a chord gets its own string, close to where the hand already is, up to the 24th fret.
Score + Tab
The staff with the tablature under it, for each selected track: note values and rests on the staff, strings and frets on the tab. Sheet music shows the staff alone.
Exports
Tablature PDF: the tablature of the selected tracks.
Score + Tab PDF: staff and tablature together.
Sheet Music PDF: the staves alone.
MusicXML: for MuseScore and other notation software.
MIDI: the .mid with its tempo map, for your DAW.
The PDF opens in a new browser tab, ready to print or save. Export as many times as you like once the conversion is done.
Which model should I use for guitar tabs?
The models marked NEW and UPDATED are state of the art. The others are older, faster and cheaper.
Every conversion model gives you the tablature, the sheet music and the exports.
The model only changes which notes you get; the tab layout is the same for all of them.
Online Music To MIDI Model (faster)
1 credit / 60 s
Basic Pitch, run on our servers, with the tempo map and smart quantization. One track.
Online Music To MIDI Model v2
1 credit / 60 s
My own model: same architecture as Basic Pitch, retrained from scratch, bigger. Fewer notes than the original, far fewer wrong ones. One track.
Online Music To MIDI Model v3 (Multi-Track)
1 credit / 45 s
Built for full mixes: one MIDI track per instrument it finds, each labelled with its instrument.
Multi Track Music to MIDI model
1 credit / 20 sBest precision
Choose the instruments you want, or take them all at once. Two passes: first the audio is split into six stems (drums, bass, guitar, piano, vocals, other). Then each stem goes through a specialized v3 model, trained for that instrument only: drums as drums, bass as bass, guitar as guitar. You get one track per stem, transcribed by a specialist instead of a generalist listening to the whole mix.
Multi Track Music to MIDI model (Transformer)
1 credit / 20 s
A single transformer that listens to the whole mix and writes every instrument at once, no separation step. The one for dense arrangements where the stems themselves come out dirty.
Audio Separation Model
1 credit / 30 s
Choose the stems you want, or take them all at once. Splits the audio into drums, bass, guitar, piano, vocals and other, so you can convert one instrument at a time. Just want the instrumental? Try the karaoke maker.
What to expect from audio to guitar tab: a clean guitar take, a bass line or a solo instrument transcribes well on every model. A full mix with reverb, distortion and five instruments on top of each other will need cleanup in the piano roll before you print.
What it costs
You only pay for the conversion: the tablature, the sheet music and the PDF and MusicXML exports come with it, as many times as you like.
Server models use credits. You get 30 when you sign in. A pack is $4.99 for 500 credits, one-time, no subscription. On the base model that is 500 minutes of audio for $4.99, one cent a minute. On the most expensive model it is three cents a minute.
Your files
Your source audio is uploaded for the conversion and kept for 24 hours with the MIDI file, then both are deleted. Nothing is sold, shared with advertisers, or used to train models. Full details in the privacy policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is audio to guitar tab transcription?
Accuracy depends more on the recording than on the model. A clean guitar take, a bass line or a solo instrument gives readable tabs. A mastered full mix with distortion will require corrections: fix the notes in the piano roll and the tab follows.
Do I need an account?
Yes. Tabs come from the server models, and that is where your 30 free credits live.
Can I get the guitar part alone from a full song?
Yes, with Multi Track: the audio is split into stems first, then each stem is transcribed. Select the Guitar track in the editor; the tab and the PDF show only that track.
Can I convert only part of a song?
Yes. Select a region on the waveform and convert just that part: only the selection is converted and charged.
Which tunings are used?
Standard tuning: E A D G B E on a 6 string guitar, E A D G on a 4 string bass. Bass tracks go to the bass, every other track to the guitar.
Which formats can I export?
Tablature PDF, Score + Tab PDF, Sheet Music PDF, MusicXML and MIDI.
Can I edit the tab?
Not on the tab itself: it is read only. Edit the notes in the piano roll, on this page, and the tab is redrawn from them. For more, export the MusicXML and finish it in your notation software.
Which software opens the MusicXML file?
MuseScore and other notation software that read MusicXML. The .mid opens in any DAW.
Can I convert MP3 to guitar tab?
Yes. MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A and 30 more formats, audio or video: the audio track is what gets transcribed.
Can I use the tabs commercially?
Yes, free of charge.
Where do my files go?
Your audio file is sent to our servers for the conversion and kept for 24 hours, so you can reload the job and get your audio, MIDI and tabs back. After 24 hours, both are deleted.
Your files are never sold, shared with advertisers, or used to train our AI models.
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