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Lead guitar solos and melodic parts

Guitar Solo to Tab

Convert guitar solos from recordings, covers, and public videos into editable tabs with AI transcription, playback, and Guitar Pro export workflow.

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

From the converter

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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AI-Powered Guitar Tab Generation

Tabtify is a guitar tab maker for anything you can play or paste. The AI turns chords, riffs, and fingerpicking into a tab you can edit, play, and export.

Audio to guitar tab, MIDI to guitar tab, YouTube to guitar tab, plus TikTok, Instagram, and other public links.

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

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

Lead covers

Use a cover or lesson clip as the source when you want a playable solo tab instead of replaying the video repeatedly.

Practice breakdowns

Loop difficult phrases, slow them down, and use the editor as a practice map.

Original solos

Convert your own recorded solo ideas into a saved tab you can refine into a full arrangement.

Before you hit convert

Best source

A solo-forward section, isolated stem, or cover where the lead line is not buried under vocals.

Listen for

Bends, slides, fast runs, and legato phrases that will need review after transcription.

Expected cleanup

Use playback and loops to adjust timing and fret positions phrase by phrase.

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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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 transcribe guitar solos?
Yes. Tabtify can create an editable draft from solo audio, especially when the lead guitar is clear in the mix.
Will bends and slides be perfect?
AI transcription can provide a strong starting point, but expressive techniques should still be reviewed in the editor.
Is this better with video or audio?
Clean audio usually works best. A public video link is useful when it previews correctly and the guitar part is clear.

Related paths

Other ways to start

View all workflows
Audio to Electric Guitar TabYouTube to Electric Guitar TabGuitar Cover to TabSong to Guitar TabRiff to Guitar TabSave Riffs from YouTube Shorts as TabsFingerstyle Guitar to Tab

Workflow notes

From source to editable tab

These notes help choose a better source and setup. The main action still starts in the converter above.

Made for: Lead guitar players learning solos from recordings and covers.

  • Designed for melodic lead lines, bends, runs, and solo phrases.
  • Use the editor to slow down and correct the draft after AI conversion.
  • Export-ready workflow for GP5, Guitar Pro, and practice playback.

Steps

  1. 01Upload a clean solo recording or paste a public cover/video link.
  2. 02Choose electric or acoustic guitar setup, tuning, capo, and lead profile.
  3. 03Convert the solo and wait for the editable tab draft.
  4. 04Review positions, bends, timing, and export after cleanup.

Setup checklist

  • Choose electric or acoustic guitar before conversion.
  • Use lead profile and match the tuning or capo.
  • Convert one solo section at a time when the song is long.

Source quality

  • A solo-forward mix is much better than a dense full-band mix.
  • Convert one solo section at a time for faster review.
  • Check bends, slides, and expressive timing manually after conversion.

After the draft

  • Check bends and slides against the original audio.
  • Fix string choice for fast position shifts.
  • Mark hard phrases for loop practice.
  • AI transcription is a strong draft, but dense mixes can still need cleanup in the editor.