Piano to guitar tab conversion

Piano to Guitar Tab Converter

Use Tabtify to convert piano to guitar tab: upload a piano or keyboard recording, declare it as piano, and get an editable tab draft on a guitar or ukulele neck instead of learning to read piano sheet music.

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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.

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AI writes the tab draft

Notes and rhythm land as an editable guitar tab.

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Play, tweak, export

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

Use cases

What players convert here

Piano songs on guitar

Turn a piano ballad or riff into a guitar tab draft you can play along with.

Piano covers on ukulele

Map a piano melody and chords onto four strings for a ukulele arrangement draft.

Learning without notation

Read a piano part as tab numbers on a neck instead of a grand staff.

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 by Tabtify

Open any of them in the editor: play along with media sync, change a note, export to Guitar Pro or PDF.

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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.

Can Tabtify convert piano music to guitar tab?
Yes. Upload a piano recording, declare it as piano, choose guitar tab as the output, and Tabtify lays the transcribed notes on a guitar neck as an editable draft.
Can I convert piano to ukulele tab instead?
Yes. The same piano source can come back as a ukulele tab: choose the ukulele output and out-of-range notes are folded by octaves onto the four strings.
What happens to chords a guitar cannot play?
A piano can sound more simultaneous notes than six strings can hold. Chords that do not fit are thinned to a playable voicing, and the editor shows the result so you can rework it.
What piano recordings work best?
Solo piano with a clear melody over accompaniment works best. Dense two-hand playing and piano buried in a full band mix need more cleanup.
Can I get sheet music instead of tab?
Yes. Choose the sheet music output and the piano part is engraved as a notation staff that keeps the piano sound in playback.

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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.

  • Declares the recording as piano so the AI listens for piano, not guitar.
  • Choose the output before converting: guitar tab, ukulele tab, or sheet music.
  • Opens in the editor so positions, timing, and voicings can be corrected.

Steps

  1. 01Upload a piano recording, MP3, audio file, or supported public media link.
  2. 02Choose Piano or keys as the source, then pick guitar tab, ukulele tab, or sheet music as the output.
  3. 03Run AI transcription and open the generated tab in the editor.
  4. 04Check the draft with playback, fix positions and timing, then save or export.

Source quality

  • Solo piano recordings convert better than piano buried in a full mix.
  • Sparse textures - melody over chords - fit a guitar neck better than dense two-hand playing.
  • Pick the output (guitar, ukulele, or sheet music) before you convert.
  • A piano can sound more notes at once than six strings can hold, so dense chords are thinned to stay playable.
  • Wide two-hand parts may shift octaves to fit the neck; review the draft in the editor.
  • AI output is a first draft for cleanup, not a finished arrangement.