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Guitar tabs from FLAC and lossless audio

FLAC to Guitar Tab

FLAC is lossless, so it keeps the full detail the transcriber relies on - often from a source cleaner than a streamed or MP3 version. Upload your FLAC and Tabtify drafts an editable guitar tab.

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MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, .mid or .midi

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GP5, GPX, GP, MusicXML, MXL

Guitar, bass, 7-string or ukulele. Exports to Guitar Pro and MIDI.

AI-Powered Guitar Tab Generation

Paste a link or file, get an editable draft, then play and export in the browser.

Tabs back in minutesGuitar, bass, 7-string, ukulele

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Paste a link or upload audio

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, MIDI, or a recording.

02

AI writes the tab draft

Notes and rhythm land as an editable guitar tab.

03

Play, tweak, export

Loop hard bars. Export GP5, MIDI, PDF, MusicXML.

Use cases

What players convert here

Hi-res music library

Convert a FLAC from your lossless library into an editable guitar tab.

CD rips

Use a FLAC CD rip when you want the cleanest available source audio.

Archival recordings

Transcribe a high-quality FLAC capture of your own playing.

Tabtify editor on a laptop - guitar tab with playback

After the AI draft

A real tab editor, not a static download.

Play it back, edit any note, open GP5 or MusicXML you already have, and export in the format you need.

  • Edit the draft

    Fix notes, timing, measures, and fret choices.

  • Check by ear

    Play back, loop bars, match the source.

  • Export when ready

    Guitar Pro, MIDI, PDF, MusicXML.

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Tabs made with Tabtify

Real AI drafts you can open in the editor - same path as convert.

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I Don't Wanna Live Forever

ZAYN & Taylor Swift

GP5
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Stairway To Heaven

Led Zeppelin

GP5
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Sittin' On Top Of The World

Doc Watson

GP5
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Havana

Camila Cabello

GP5
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Thinking Out Loud

Ed Sheeran

GP5
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Give me love

Michal

GP5
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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Tabtify's AI-powered guitar tab creation platform. From audio conversion to professional export formats.

Does FLAC give better tabs than MP3?
It can. FLAC is lossless, so it preserves detail that compressed MP3s discard, giving the transcriber more accurate information to work from.
Can Tabtify read FLAC files directly?
Yes. Upload the FLAC in the Audio tab - there's no need to convert it to another format first.
What FLAC works best?
A clean, guitar-forward FLAC or an isolated stem. Dense full mixes are harder to separate into a single part.
Where do FLAC files usually come from?
Bandcamp purchases, CD rips, and archive downloads mostly. If you bought the track in lossless, convert that file instead of hunting down an MP3 of the same song.
Should I convert FLAC to WAV first?
No. Upload the FLAC as it is. Decoding happens on the way in, and converting formats yourself adds a step without adding quality.

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Converter notes

From source to editable tab

These notes are here for setup context. The main workflow starts above in the converter, then continues in the editor.

  • Reads lossless FLAC - no compression discarding musical detail.
  • Great for hi-res libraries, CD rips, and archival-quality recordings.
  • Opens in the editor for note, rhythm, and position cleanup.

Steps

  1. 01Locate or export your FLAC file, ideally a guitar-forward source.
  2. 02Upload the FLAC in the Audio tab and choose the instrument setup.
  3. 03Run AI transcription and open the tab in the editor.
  4. 04Adjust notes and rhythm with playback, then save or export.

Source quality

  • Guitar-forward FLAC sources or stems transcribe best.
  • Trim to the section you need so review is faster.
  • Set the correct tuning before converting to keep fret positions realistic.
  • A full-mix FLAC is only as separable as the mix - isolated parts still work best.
  • Large FLAC files upload slower on slow connections.
  • AI output is a first draft that benefits from editor cleanup.