Record a guitar.
Get the tab.
Point your phone at someone playing. GrabTab listens to the audio and watches the fretboard, then writes out the guitar tab and standard staff notation of what was played.
Coming soon to iOS & Android
How it works
A video is just a container. We pull the song out of it.
Audio tells us what was played and when. The camera tells us where on the neck. Fused together, you get a tab a person can actually play.
Record
Point your phone at the player. On-device smart capture frames the neck, locks focus, and records crisp 60fps video with clean audio.
Transcribe
GrabTab splits your clip into audio and frames. Audio gives the notes and timing; the camera reads the fretting hand for the right string and fret.
Get the tab
A fingering algorithm picks the most playable position and renders both guitar tab and standard staff notation. Export as PDF.
Two ways to record
Quick when you need it. Accurate when it matters.
Quick
The fastest path to a tab. Pitches are detected from the sound — fret positions are GrabTab's best guess from a playability algorithm.
- Works without pointing the camera at the neck
- Great for capturing a riff you just heard
- Tab + standard notation, PDF export
Accurate
Point the camera at the neck. GrabTab watches the fretting hand, so the string and fret it writes down are the ones you actually played.
- Hand tracking corrects ambiguous notes
- Correct voicing for chord shapes
- Tab + standard notation, PDF export
Pricing
Start free. Go Pro for longer clips, uploads, and more.
Free
The full pipeline to try it out — record, get the tab, export the PDF, keep a library.
- 3 transcriptions per day
- 10-second clips
- Record audio or audio + camera
- Tab + standard staff notation
- PDF export and your library
No video upload
Get the appPro
or €29.99/yr — save ~37%
Unlock everything: unlimited transcriptions, longer clips, video uploads, and the synced original-video playback.
- Unlimited transcriptions
- Longer clips + import your own videos
- Synced original-video-over-tab playback
- Accurate camera-fusion frets (as it improves)
- Everything in Free
Audio-only mode shares the same limits as camera mode on every plan. Pro is billed through Google Play in-app purchase, and you can cancel anytime.
Privacy
Your videos belong to you.
GrabTab's model gets better as more people use it — but only with your explicit, opt-in consent. Nothing is used for training unless you say so, and you can delete your data at any time.
We're based in the EU and built around the GDPR from day one. You always see what we're asking for and why, in plain language.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
How accurate is the transcription?+
Single-note lines are usually clean. Chords and busy passages benefit from the Accurate mode, where the camera watches the fretting hand and resolves ambiguity that audio alone can't. Accuracy improves over time as the model trains on consented submissions.
Does it work for any guitar?+
Yes — acoustic, electric, classical. The camera-assisted mode is most reliable when the neck is well-lit and the fretting hand is visible.
Can I transcribe a YouTube video?+
Not at launch. GrabTab is built around recording, not third-party video ingestion — both for copyright reasons and because the camera-assist story doesn't apply to other people's footage.
Do I need to be a great player to record someone?+
No. Anyone holding a phone can capture a tab. The smart-capture screen coaches you while you record — framing the neck, locking focus, keeping the audio clean.
What can I do with the tab once it's generated?+
View it in-app, edit notes that look wrong, and export a PDF. Pro adds a synced video-over-tab render so you can practice along to the original clip.
What about copyright?+
You own whatever you record. If you record someone else's performance, the usual rules of copyright apply — use your judgment. GrabTab never publishes your recordings.
Stop tabbing it by ear.
GrabTab is launching soon. Drop your details on the App Store or Google Play to be notified the moment it's live.