MP3 to Electric Guitar Tab
Upload an MP3 of a riff, solo, or lead line and Tabtify returns an editable electric guitar tab. Set the tuning first so bends, slides, and high-fret runs land in sensible positions.
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MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, MP4, WEBM, .mid or .midi
GP5, GPX, GP, MusicXML, MXL
Guitar, bass, 7-string or ukulele. Free export to Guitar Pro, MIDI, PDF, and MusicXML.
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
Learn a riff or solo
Turn an MP3 of a solo or riff into a tab you can loop, slow down, and correct.
Songwriting ideas
Capture an electric guitar idea recorded to MP3 as editable notation.
Cover lead parts
Convert the lead part of a cover MP3 into tablature instead of transcribing by ear.
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.
Electric guitar tabs made by Tabtify
Open any of them in the editor: play along with media sync, change a note, export to Guitar Pro or PDF.
Scar Tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers
In Bloom
Nirvana
You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Do I Wanna Know
Arctic Monkeys
Come As You Are
Nirvana
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Basket Case
Green Day
Killing in the Name
Rage Against The Machine
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Fear Of The Dark
Iron Maiden
Cocaine
Eric Clapton
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Tabtify's AI-powered guitar tab creation platform. From audio conversion to professional export formats.
Can I get an electric guitar solo tab from an MP3?
Does distortion affect accuracy?
Can I set a drop tuning?
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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 MP3 files directly - good for riffs, solos, intros, and lead lines.
- Set drop, half-step-down, or standard tuning before transcription.
- Opens in the editor where bends, slides, and vibrato can be added or corrected.
Steps
- 01Upload your MP3 file in the Audio tab.
- 02Choose the guitar setup and 6 or 7 strings, then check tuning and capo before conversion.
- 03Run AI transcription and open the tab in the editor.
- 04Add bends, slides, and vibrato, check with playback, then export.
Source quality
- Isolated or guitar-forward MP3s transcribe better than dense band mixes.
- Set the real tuning first - drop tunings mapped as standard produce wrong fret positions.
- Short riffs and solos are easier to verify than full multi-section songs.
- Heavy distortion, palm-muting, and effects can blur pitch detection.
- Fast legato runs, tapping, and whammy dives usually need manual cleanup.
- Two guitars panned together in one MP3 are hard to separate into a single part.