Apps Tabber

Tabber

Early access

The guitar tab editor that works on your phone. Write tab anywhere, hear it played back, and save it for Guitar Pro or print it as a PDF.

Made for phones and tablets · works great on PC and Mac too

Most tab editors are hard work on a phone. Tabber was built for it: tap a string, tap a fret on the big keypad, and your tab appears with the rhythm underneath. Add bends, slides, hammer-ons and palm mutes, press Play to hear it, then carry on at your computer with the keyboard. Print a tidy lesson sheet or save a file that opens in Guitar Pro and TuxGuitar.

Made for: Teachers writing lessons, and anyone who writes tab, at home or on the go

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Tabber showing a blues lick in A with a bend, a pull-off, vibrato and an A7 chord diagram

Tabber on a phone: a blues lick in tab above the touch keypad with note lengths and fret numbers

What you can do

Everything in Tabber

Made for phones and tablets

A big touch keypad for note lengths and frets, swipe to move along the tab, and press and hold a note for its techniques. Add Tabber to your home screen and share files straight to other apps.

Great on a computer too

On a PC or Mac, type fret numbers and move with the arrow keys, with shortcuts like Guitar Pro's. Notes never spill into the next bar: if a note is too long, Tabber shortens it to fit.

Every technique you teach

Bends and releases, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs, vibrato, palm mutes, let ring, harmonics, tapping, trills, grace notes, whammy bar and more.

Hear it played

Press Play and Tabber plays your tab, with the notes lighting up as it goes. Slow it down, loop a few bars, or add a metronome and count-in.

Clean lesson sheets

Print or save a PDF with the title, tuning, chord diagrams and page numbers, ready to hand to a student.

Works with Guitar Pro

Save as a Guitar Pro 5 file that opens in Guitar Pro and TuxGuitar, or MusicXML for MuseScore and other notation programs. Open your existing Guitar Pro files too.

Several parts at once

Guitar, 7-string, bass and ukulele parts in any tuning, with a capo, repeats, 1st and 2nd endings and tempo changes.

Take a look

See it in action

Tabber on a tablet held sideways, with the tab, an A7 chord diagram and the touch keypad — On a tablet: the whole lick on screen, with the keypad underneath.

A fingerstyle example in 3/4 with chord names and diagrams above the tab, let ring and natural harmonics — Chord names and diagrams above the tab. Here, a fingerstyle piece with let ring and harmonics.

The bend window, with bend shapes to choose from and a graph of the bend — Bends made easy: pick a shape and how far, or draw the curve.

A printed page of tab with the title, tuning, palm mutes and power chords — Print a clean page, or save it as a PDF.

Getting started

Three steps and you're playing

Ask for an invite
Send us a quick email with the address you want to use. It's free.
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Once you're added, open the app and enter your email. You'll get a one-time code to sign in, with no password to remember.
Start writing
On a phone or tablet, tap a string and a fret on the keypad. On a computer, click a string and type the fret. Press Play to hear it.

Good to know: Tabber runs in the web browser on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Mac, with nothing to install, and you can add it to your home screen like an app. Use headphones or speakers to hear your tab played back. Tabs are saved on the device you write them on.

Try Tabber

Tabber is in early access. Send a quick email and we'll add you as a tester. It's free.

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