Save Riffs from YouTube Shorts as Tabs
Keep the riffs you find in YouTube Shorts. Paste the link, convert the clip to an editable tab, and practice it before it disappears into your watch history.
Or drag and drop here
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.
From the converter
Tabs made with Tabtify
Real AI drafts you can open in the editor - same path as convert.
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.
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
Short riff clips
Turn a quick riff or hook into a tab before the idea gets lost in your watch history.
Lesson snippets
Use short educational clips as the starting point for cleaner practice material.
Cover highlights
Capture one useful part of a cover without converting a full song first.
Before you hit convert
Best source
A public Shorts URL where the guitar part is clear and the clip is not dominated by voiceover.
Listen for
Loops, repeated endings, and backing audio that may create duplicate bars in the tab.
Expected cleanup
Trim repeated bars and check the first loop carefully before practicing the whole draft.
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.
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 paste a YouTube Shorts link?
Are Shorts better than full songs for AI tabs?
Can I export a Shorts tab?
Related paths
Other ways to start
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 saving short video ideas as editable tabs.
- Shorts are naturally focused, which helps with fast tab review.
- Metadata preview confirms the clip before tab setup.
- The result opens in the same editor as full YouTube and audio conversions.
Steps
- 01Paste the public YouTube Shorts link into the Media tab.
- 02Confirm the title, thumbnail, and duration after metadata loads.
- 03Choose instrument setup, tuning, capo, and playing profile.
- 04Convert the short clip and refine the generated tab in the studio.
Setup checklist
- Paste the original public Shorts URL.
- Confirm title, thumbnail, and duration before setup.
- Choose lead, rhythm, bass, or ukulele profile based on the clip.
Source quality
- Pick Shorts where the guitar is louder than voiceover or backing tracks.
- Use the original public Shorts URL, not a copied embed code.
- For repeated loops, delete duplicate bars after conversion.
After the draft
- Delete duplicated loop sections.
- Check timing around the clip start and end.
- Loop the final tab at slower playback speed.
- AI transcription is a strong draft, but dense mixes can still need cleanup in the editor.