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Use AI to create guitar tabs for songs nobody has tabbed, check your ear against the result and slow the playback down until the part sits under your fingers.
Guitar Tab Generator: Turn Any Recording Into Guitar and Bass Tabs
Drop in an MP3, record your playing or open a MIDI file, and this free guitar tab generator writes the notes as tablature right in your browser. Fix any fret in the built-in editor, play it back with a moving cursor, or start a blank tab and write your own. No sign-in, and your file never leaves your device.
Free, No Sign-inGuitar, Bass and UkuleleBuilt-in Tab EditorTXT, PDF, MIDI Export
Upload a song or recording to turn it into guitar tabs
Supported formats: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, MP4, MIDI, up to 10 minutes analysed
or drag and drop an audio or MIDI file here
Runs in your browser, nothing is uploadedFree, no sign-inPDF, TXT, MusicXML and MIDI
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Why a Guitar Tab Maker Beats Working Out Songs by Ear
You hear a riff you want to learn, but nobody has tabbed it, or the version online is wrong. Working it out by ear means rewinding the same bar again and again, guessing the string and fret for every note and then typing the whole thing into a text file. A guitar tablature maker that listens for you gives you a playable starting point in a minute, so your time goes into playing instead of transcribing.
- Rewinding one bar dozens of times to catch a single fast lick wastes a whole practice session.
- The same note can be played in up to five places on the neck, and picking the wrong one makes a part unplayable.
- Tabs on fan sites are often wrong, missing the solo, or written for a different tuning.
- Typing tablature by hand in a text editor is slow, and the columns drift out of line.
- Most tools want an account and a paid plan before you see more than a short preview.
What You Get With This Free Guitar Tab Generator
An online guitar tab maker that transcribes, edits, plays and exports on one page, with nothing to install.
AI Tabs From Any Recording
AI tabs that make sense: Basic Pitch detects every note, then a fingering engine places each one on a string and fret you can actually reach.
A Real Tab Editor
Tab editing without the dashes: click any note to change the fret or string, type new frets with the keyboard and undo a change with one shortcut.
Guitar, Bass and Ukulele
Six or seven string guitar, four or five string bass, or ukulele: switch instruments and the tab is rewritten for the new neck.
Alternate Tunings and Capo
Standard, half step down, Drop D, Drop C, D standard, DADGAD and open G, D or E, plus a capo up to the ninth fret.
Playback With a Cursor
Hear the tab played back, follow the cursor across the strings and slow the tempo down to practise a hard passage.
Free and Private
A free guitar tab maker with no account, no watermark and no upload. Your recording and your tabs stay on your own computer or phone.
How to Use the AI Guitar Tab Generator in Three Steps
Here is how to make a guitar tab with AI in about a minute, or how to use the same page as a guitar tablature creator when you would rather write every note yourself.
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Add a recording or start blank
Drop an MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC or OGG file into the upload box to turn audio to guitar tab, record straight from your microphone, open a MIDI file, or choose a blank tab to create a tab from scratch. A clean recording of one guitar gives the best result.
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Choose the instrument and tuning
Pick guitar or bass, the tuning the song is played in and a capo position if there is one. The AI listens to the clip, detects every note and lays the part out across the neck.
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Play, edit and export
Play the tab back with the cursor, fix any fret in the editor and download the result as a text tab, a printable PDF, a MIDI file or MusicXML.
Features of the EzTranscriber Guitar Tab Maker
Everything a guitarist needs to go from a recording to a part you can play.
AI Tab Generator for MP3, WAV and More
The AI tab generator runs Basic Pitch, the open source note model from Spotify, inside your browser, so even a polyphonic part with chords comes out as real notes. A fingering engine then chooses where to play each one: it keeps your hand inside a comfortable span, prefers open strings when they fit and moves up the neck only when the melody does. That is why an MP3 to guitar tab conversion here reads like something a guitarist wrote, not a list of random frets. Use it as a guitar tab generator from MP3 files, voice memos of your own playing or any other recording, and turn on standard notation to see the same part on a staff above the tab lines. Tab the full part, the melody only or just the bass line. No recording at hand? Play into your microphone, or open a MIDI file: MIDI to guitar tab skips the listening step, because the notes in the file are already exact.
Turn My MP3 Into TabsA Guitar Tab Editor That Doubles as a Tab Writer
Every generated tab opens in a full guitar tab editor. Click a note and type a new fret, move it to another string, set its length, mark hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, vibrato, palm mutes, dead notes and harmonics, insert, duplicate or delete bars, and undo anything with a shortcut. Prefer to write it yourself? Start a blank sheet and use it as a tablature writer: arrow keys move the cursor, number keys enter frets and the spacing stays perfectly aligned, which is the part that always goes wrong in a text file. Think of it as a guitar tab builder that turns your ideas into a clean digital guitar tab, and a guitar tab program that runs in a browser tab instead of a desktop install. It is the quickest way to make your own tabs, edit tab files you started earlier and keep every version tidy.
Open the Tab EditorBass Tab Maker With Alternate Tunings and Capo
Switch the instrument to four or five string bass and the tool becomes a bass tab maker that keeps the low end on the E and A strings where it belongs. The same bass tab generator also works as a bass tab creator when you write lines by hand. Seven string guitar and ukulele are there too, so it doubles as a ukulele tab creator and uke tab maker for strummed songs. For guitar, choose standard tuning, half step down, Drop D, Drop C, D standard, DADGAD or open G, D or E, and set a capo so the frets match the shapes you play. Not sure your guitar is in tune before you play along? Check it first with our online tuner.
Make a Bass TabGuitar Tab Player: Listen, Loop and Slow Down
The built-in guitar tab player plays the part with a plucked string sound while a cursor moves through the tab, so you can hear whether a fret is right before you print it. Like a tablature player for practice, it lets you lower the tempo to learn a fast run, loop a few bars to drill them, turn on the metronome, then bring the speed back up. When the tab came from a recording, blend the original audio with the tab playback to hear exactly where they differ. Want to practise along with the original record at a slower speed? Use the BPM changer on the song itself.
Play My TabGuitar Tab Generator Example: One Riff, Three Tunings
A short fingerpicked phrase as the generator writes it. Switch the tuning, show or hide notation and press play.
fingerpicked-riff.wav
0:04 · Guitar · 2 bars ·16 notes
Tuning
Standard tuning: the G on the low E string sits at fret 3.
The notes never change, only where they sit on the neck: in Drop D the low D moves to an open string, and half step down shifts every fret so the shapes still feel the same. This is the same fingering logic the tool uses on your own recording, and you can copy or download this sample as a plain text tab.
Tunings in the Guitar Tab Maker at a Glance
Pick the tuning the song was recorded in before you generate, so the frets line up with what you hear.
| Tunings in the Guitar Tab Maker at a Glance | Strings, low to high | Common in |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | E A D G B E | Most rock, pop, folk and blues songs |
| Half step down | Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb | Classic rock, blues rock and grunge |
| Drop D | D A D G B E | Heavy riffs and one finger power chords |
| Drop C | C G C F A D | Metal and modern hard rock |
| DADGAD | D A D G A D | Celtic music and fingerstyle |
| Open G | D G D G B D | Slide guitar and rock rhythm parts |
| Open D | D A D F# A D | Slide, folk and singer songwriter parts |
| D standard | D G C F A D | Heavier rock with standard shapes |
| Bass standard | E A D G | Almost every bass line |
| Ukulele | G C E A | Strummed pop and folk songs |
Which Recordings Work Best in the AI Tab Generator
How clean the tab comes out depends on how clearly each note can be heard. Use this guide before you turn audio to tab.
| Which Recordings Work Best in the AI Tab Generator | Result | Tip for a cleaner tab |
|---|---|---|
| Clean electric or DI | Excellent | Record straight from the guitar with little effect. |
| Acoustic fingerpicking | Very good | Place the mic near the twelfth fret, away from the soundhole boom. |
| Strummed chords | Good | Dense chords may need a few frets fixed in the editor. |
| Distorted lead | Fair | Less gain gives clearer notes; heavy fuzz adds ghost notes. |
| Bass line | Good | Switch the instrument to bass so the low notes stay on the right strings. |
| Full band mix | Mixed | There is no instrument separation; use an isolated guitar part when you can. |
Who Uses a Guitar Tab Creator
From first lessons to gigging bands, a tablature tool that gets the notes down quickly saves hours every week.
Guitar Teachers
Turn a recording into a clean lesson sheet in minutes, adjust the fingering for a beginner and print it as a PDF. For many teachers it is the only guitar tablature program and music tab software they need.
Songwriters
Record a riff on your phone, create tabs from it before you forget it and keep a written version of every idea next to the audio.
Bass Players
Use it as a bass tab creator for walking lines and grooves, then export MIDI to build a backing track around the part.
Cover Bands
Use one tab builder for guitar and bass parts and share consistent tabs with every member, written in the tuning your band actually plays in, so rehearsals start with the right notes.
Video Creators
Use it as a music tab maker and tab tool for lesson and cover videos: put accurate tab on screen and offer the PDF as a download for your viewers.
What Guitarists Say About Our Tab Maker
I teach twenty students a week and half of them bring songs that have no tabs online. Now I record the part, fix a fret or two and print it before the lesson starts.
Daniel Brooks
Guitar Teacher
The fingering is what sold me. Other AI tab makers gave me notes on the twentieth fret for no reason; this one keeps everything in one position like a real player would.
Sofia Marquez
Session Guitarist
I use it as a bass tab maker for our set list. Drop D, a few edits, export to PDF and the whole band is reading the same chart.
Marcus Reid
Bass Player
As a guitar tab writer it is faster than any text file. The columns never drift, and I can hear what I wrote straight away.
Emily Carter
Songwriter
Guitar Tab Generator FAQs
Answers to the questions guitarists ask before they make their first tab.
What is a guitar tab generator?
It is a tool that listens to a recording and writes the part as tablature: six lines for the strings and a fret number for every note. This guitar tab generator runs in your browser, uses AI to find the notes and then picks playable positions on the neck, so you get a tab you can edit and play. Unlike a plain tablature maker, it does the listening for you.
How do I make guitar tabs from an MP3?
Upload the MP3 at the top of this page, choose guitar or bass and the tuning, and the AI turns the recording into tab in about a minute. MP3 to tab, MP3 to tablature and MP3 to guitar tabs are all the same job here, and it works the same way for WAV, M4A, FLAC and OGG. In short, you can get tabs from audio of any kind: it is a guitar tab maker from audio, a tab generator from audio and a quick way to transcribe audio to tabs for bass as well.
Is this guitar tab maker free?
Yes. The guitar tab maker is free with no sign-in, no watermark and no daily limit, because the conversion runs on your own device. That makes it a guitar tab generator free of charge for AI tabs, and a guitar tab creator free of charge when you write from a blank page. Compared with installing free guitar tab software, a free tab creator in the browser is ready in seconds.
Can I write my own tabs without a recording?
Yes. Choose a blank tab and the page turns into a free guitar tab creator and tab writer: pick a string, type the fret, set the rhythm and keep going. It is the easiest way to create guitar tabs online and to create your own guitar tabs without lining up dashes in a text file, so how to create guitar tabs stops being a formatting problem.
Does it work as a bass tab generator or ukulele tab generator?
It does. Switch the instrument to bass and the AI bass tab generator writes the part on four or five strings; pick ukulele and you get a ukulele tab generator in standard tuning. As a tab maker for bass it works exactly like the guitar version: edit, play and export the same way. It is a tab creator for guitar, bass and ukulele in one place, so a tab creator ukulele players can use too.
What is a tab for guitar, and how do I read it?
Tab is short for tablature, so what is guitar tablature and what is tab in guitar music are the same question: a way of writing music for fretted instruments. Each line is a string, with the thinnest string on top, and each number tells you which fret to press; 0 means an open string. You read it left to right, and numbers stacked on top of each other are played together as a chord.
What is a tablature missing, and can I turn a guitar tab to sheet music?
Plain tab shows where to play but not always how long each note lasts. Switch on standard notation and the staff appears above the tab with the same notes and rhythm, so tab to sheet music takes one click and tab to notation stays in sync while you edit. To work on the score further, export MusicXML and open it in MuseScore or another notation app. For piano or vocal parts, use audio to sheet music instead.
How accurate is the AI tab generator?
Like any AI guitar tab maker, it is only as good as the recording. AI guitar tabs from clean recordings of a single guitar come out very close, and most fixes take a click or two in the editor. Busy mixes, heavy distortion and fast shredding are harder for any guitar tab AI, and the tool does not separate instruments, so an isolated guitar part always gives the best AI tablature.
Can I go from YouTube to guitar tabs?
Save the audio of a video you have the rights to use, then upload the file here. Direct links are not supported on this page yet, so a saved audio file is the way in.
Which file formats can I download?
You can download a plain text tab (TXT), a printable PDF, a MIDI file for your DAW and MusicXML, which opens in Guitar Pro, MuseScore and other notation apps. There is no native Guitar Pro (.gp) file, and you can also copy the tab as text.
Are my recordings uploaded anywhere?
No. The AI model and the fingering engine run inside your browser tab, so your audio and your tabs stay on your own device the whole time. It is an online tab maker that keeps working on a phone or tablet, so you can make guitar tabs online wherever you practise and write tabs online, free, on any device.
Can I convert MIDI to guitar tab, or tab to MIDI?
Both. Open a .mid file and MIDI to tab takes a few seconds, for guitar or as MIDI to bass tabs; MIDI guitar tabs come out cleaner than audio because the notes are exact, which is why MIDI tabs are so popular with arrangers. Going the other way, guitar tab to MIDI is one click in the export menu. To pull notes straight from a recording onto a piano roll, use the audio to MIDI converter.
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Try the Free Guitar Tab Generator
Upload a recording or open a blank tab, choose your tuning and get a tab you can play, edit and print. Looking for an AI guitar tab generator free of sign-ups? This online guitar tab generator is waiting at the top of the page, free and private.