Does it work with piano scores?

Yes. For MusicXML without tab, fingering is worked out from the pitches. A guitar can't play everything two piano hands do, so some notes may be left out.

Is the file uploaded?

No. Conversion happens in your browser.

Guide

Convert MIDI and MusicXML files to guitar tab

Have a song only as MIDI or as a piano score and want to play it on guitar? You don't have to work out every string and fret yourself: ShedTab picks a playable fingering and makes the tab.

How the fingering is chosen

It prefers small hand movements, low positions and chords that don't stretch the hand too far.
Open strings are slightly preferred when they work.
Notes a guitar can't play (out of range, too many at once) are left out, and you're told how many.

What you can choose

Track: if the MIDI has several instruments, pick which one to convert (a guitar track is picked first).
Tuning: Standard, Eb (half step down), D standard, Drop D, Drop C, Open G, DADGAD
Capo: none to the 7th fret

Good to know

MIDI timing is snapped to sixteenth notes and overlapping notes become one part; triplets are rounded to the nearest beat.
MusicXML that already has tab opens as it is; fingering is only worked out when there is no tab.

How to

Add the file: upload a .mid/.midi or .musicxml/.mxl file on the home page.
Choose options: pick the track, tuning and capo in the box that appears.
Start practicing: it turns into tab and plays right away.
Adjust: download .gp and change any fingering you'd play differently in the studio.

Questions

Does it work with piano scores? Yes. For MusicXML without tab, fingering is worked out from the pitches. A guitar can't play everything two piano hands do, so some notes may be left out.
Is the file uploaded? No. Conversion happens in your browser.

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