MIDI to Electric Guitar Tab
MIDI carries the exact notes, so pitch detection isn't a factor. Upload a MIDI riff or lead line, choose your tuning, and Tabtify maps it to the electric guitar fretboard for you to expressively refine.
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MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, .mid or .midi
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.
01
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
Programmed riffs
Convert a MIDI riff written in your DAW into a playable electric guitar tab.
Solo sketches
Turn a MIDI lead line into tab, then add bends and vibrato to make it feel real.
Voicing tests
Map a MIDI idea to the fretboard to see how it lays out on electric guitar.
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.
Tabs made with Tabtify
Real AI drafts you can open in the editor - same path as convert.
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 MIDI make electric guitar tabs more accurate?
Can I convert a MIDI riff in a drop tuning?
Why do positions sometimes need adjusting?
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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.
- Exact MIDI pitch means accurate notes; you focus on positions and expression.
- Set standard, drop, or half-step-down tuning before mapping to frets.
- Add articulation - bends, slides, vibrato - in the editor after converting.
Steps
- 01Export or locate the guitar MIDI file, ideally on its own track.
- 02Upload it in the MIDI tab and choose electric guitar and tuning.
- 03Run the conversion and open the tab in the editor.
- 04Add bends, slides, and vibrato, adjust positions, then save or export.
Source quality
- Choose the real tuning first so drop-tuned riffs don't map as standard.
- Keep the guitar part isolated on its own MIDI track for the cleanest mapping.
- Split very fast or dense passages if you want easier position cleanup.
- MIDI note data has no bends, slides, tapping, or vibrato - you add those in the editor.
- The auto-chosen positions may need adjusting for comfortable playability.
- Overlapping voices in one MIDI track can produce awkward chord shapes to tidy up.