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Short riffs, licks, intros, and hooks

Riff to Guitar Tab

Turn short guitar riffs from audio files, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram, or recordings into editable guitar tabs with AI setup and playback.

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GP5, GPX, GP, MusicXML, MXL

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

Social riffs

Capture a memorable riff from YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram, or a quick public lesson clip.

Practice loops

Turn the phrase into a tab you can slow down, loop, and move through bar by bar.

Original ideas

Record a quick idea before it disappears, then convert it into a cleaner tab draft later.

Before you hit convert

Best source

A 10-60 second clip where the riff is louder than the voiceover, drums, or backing track.

Setup choice

Lead profile works for single-note hooks; rhythm profile works better for chord riffs.

Expected cleanup

Check duplicate loop bars, slides, and muted notes after the AI draft opens in the editor.

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 AI convert a short guitar riff into tabs?
Yes. Short, isolated riffs are one of the strongest use cases because there is less arrangement noise to interpret and less cleanup after conversion.
Should I upload audio or paste a link?
Use a public link when the clip previews correctly. Upload audio when you have a cleaner recording or the platform blocks extraction.
Can I edit the riff after conversion?
Yes. Tabtify opens the generated draft in an editor so you can fix notes, change positions, loop sections, and export after review.

Related paths

Other ways to start

View all workflows
Video Link to Guitar TabYouTube Shorts to Guitar TabTikTok to Guitar TabAudio to Tabs ConverterGuitar Solo to TabFingerstyle Guitar to TabSave Riffs from YouTube Shorts as Tabs

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: Guitar players learning ideas from clips, lessons, and covers.

  • Works best with short, focused guitar phrases that are easy to review.
  • Choose tuning, capo, and playing profile before the AI pass.
  • Open the draft in the tab editor to loop, slow down, and clean up notes.

Steps

  1. 01Paste a public media link or upload a short audio file with the riff.
  2. 02Preview the source metadata and confirm the clip is focused enough.
  3. 03Choose guitar type, tuning, capo, and lead or rhythm profile.
  4. 04Convert the riff, then loop and refine the generated tab in the editor.

Setup checklist

  • Confirm the clip is focused on one riff or phrase.
  • Set guitar type, tuning, capo, and lead/rhythm profile.
  • Use the cleanest public link or upload the original audio.

Source quality

  • Trim the source to the riff when possible instead of converting a full song.
  • Avoid clips with loud voiceover over the guitar part.
  • Use lead profile for single-note hooks and rhythm profile for chord riffs.

After the draft

  • Loop the first two bars and check the rhythm.
  • Move awkward notes to nearby strings where needed.
  • Remove repeated bars from looping social clips.
  • AI transcription is a strong draft, but dense mixes can still need cleanup in the editor.