🎸 Tab Converter

How to use

1. In the input instrument field provide the tuning of the instrument that the tab you want to convert is about. You can choose from the presets or choose the custom option and provide a custom tuning.
2. In the input instrument field provide the number of frets of the instrument the tab is about. If you are not sure about it the preset will suffice probably.
3. In the output instrument field provide the tuning of the instrument for which you want the tab. The approach as the input instrument tuning
4. In the output instrument field provide the number of frets of the instrument the newly generated tab is will be about. If you are not sure about it the preset will suffice probably.
5. You can either select a .txt file that contains the tab you want to convert or paste the tab you want in the input tab field. You can manually change things on the tab that appears before converting it.
6. When ready, press the convert tab button. The output tab will appear or an error will be displayed. The errors are informative and you can find the way to handle them in the Error interpretation section. You can either copy or download the resulting tab.

Expected and Supported Input

The note range currently supported goes from C0 to B8 (standard piano range), the notes of your tunings need to be in this range. Every note should come with its octave number at the end. If you are not certain of your instruments octave feel free to use the tuner functionality to figure it out. You can choose to paste a tab in the input field or open a .txt file which contains a tab. From your input tab only lines with the following format are processed: |--------------------------------------| All the lines with the above format need to be of the same size. Currently pull-of, hammer-on and slide notations are not supported so they will not translate to the generated tab.

Transformation Options

Currently the only option you can control in the tab conversion process is by how many semitones you would like to move the tab. It can be either higher, e.g. 4 for moving the whole tab higher by 4 semitones, or lower, e.g. -4 for moving the whole tab higher by 4 semitones. In the case that the number does not correspond to a tab note range that your instrument can play you will get an error back.