Below is a list of the best free and paid music notation software with support for guitar tablature.
I wanted to find some free software to easily create guitar tab snippets to post on this website alongside tutorials.
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A lot times I’ll come across a cool lick or riff mentioned in a video or lesson online that I want to write down for easy reference instead of having to fast-forward and rewind back to where the notes are shown or mentioned over and over again.
Older versions of software for mac. Having music notation software that supports guitar tablature is good tool to have to help learn new guitar parts, patterns and shapes really fast.
- IOS notation and tablature editor with MIDI and MusicXML files support and chromatic scales analyze of the score. TpSort Score 28,500,000. Reflow is a music notation app that runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- ‎A simple notation and tab editor, Stave'n'Tabs could become your indispensable helper in music creation. Use smart and convenient tools of Stave'n'Tabs for composing and improving scores on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Get inspired by viewing majestic classics scores or practicing good old jazz.
Sometimes when you learn a new riff it pushes an old one out of your brain. A quick look at the tablature can bring the notes combinations all back again.
So without further ado, here’s the list of music notation software with tablature support for stringed instruments like guitars and bass. This list is in no particular order other than free options are listed first.
Music Notation Software
MuseScore – MuseScore is free open source music notation software with a solid amount of features. MuseScore can import and export MIDI and MusicXML files and export to PDF, image formats, WAV and other audio formats. There’s also a MuseScore Player for iOS and Android devices. MuseScore works with Windows, Mac, Debian/Ubuntu, and Linux.
LilyPond – LilyPond is free music writing software with special emphasis on creating beautiful sheet music following the best traditions of classical music engraving. LilyPond supports tablature notation and long list of features, and works with Windows, Mac and Linux.
Power Tab Editor – Designed for Windows, Power Tab Editor is a free tablature creating tool designed specifically for making guitar sheet music. The software includes chord names, chord diagrams, rhythm slashes, bends, slides, hammer-ons/pull-offs, harmonics and palm muting. It can import MIDI tracks and can export to ASCII Text, HTML and MIDI files. It hasn’t been updated in forever but it still works well once you get used to it.
TuxGuitar (Beta) – TuxGuitar is a guitar tablature editor written in Java-SWT. The software is free and supports GuitarPro, PowerTab and TablEdit files, and is listed as working with Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Guitar Pro 6 – One of the most popular commercial options for guitar tablature editing is Guitar Pro, which has a ton of features and includes extra goodies like importing and exporting MIDI files and playing sound libraries like drums and guitars. It sells for around $40-$60 depending on the version.
MusicEase Software – MusicEase has been developing music notation software for over 25 years, with special attention paid to creating a good user-friendly interface. The full version of their software can be downloaded and used for free; the only limitation is printouts are watermarked. To upgrade the standard version costs $80 and the Professional version is $250. The software works with both Windows and Mac computers.
Finale NotePad – NotePad is the entry-level free version of Finale’s music writing software. It works with Windows and Mac computers. But it requires setting up an account to download so I won’t be trying this one anytime soon…
TablEdit – TablEdit is designed for creating, editing, printing and listening to tablature and sheet music for guitar and other instruments. TablEdit runs on Windows and Macintosh, and Lite versions are available for iPad and Windows Mobile. The demo version is limited; the full version of the software costs $60.
Sibelius First – Avid’s Sibelius First is the big fish in the pond. Apparently it’s the world’s best-selling music notation software, according to their own claims. It costs around $120 and works with Windows and Mac computers.
Overview
A notation and tab editor, Stave’n’Tabs could become your indispensable helper in music creation. Use smart and convenient tools of Stave’n’Tabs for composing and improving scores on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Get inspired by viewing majestic classics scores or practicing good old jazz. Easily edit sheet music and tablature with user friendly interface like never before. Share your musical inspiration with groupmates through Stave’n’Tabs files.
Specifications
- Available on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
- Available on Mac
- Uses iCloud Drive
- Works with MIDI devices
- Multilanguage: English, French, Italian, Russian
- Supports printing
- Category: Music
Application features
- Staffs and tablatures editing
- Two dozen templates
- Intuitive instrument-independent interface
- Virtual Piano Keyboard and Fingerboard
- Piano Roll and Drums Editor
- Multiple instruments (keyboards, guitars, strings, drums, percussions, etc.)
- Lyrics
- Starred scales: determining and adjusting of the chromatic scales
- Enharmonic equivalents of the notes
- Customizable voices
- Tracks board
- MIDI, MusicXML, Compressed MusicXML, Guitar Pro (GPX, GP5, GP4, GP3) and Karaoke (KAR) files support
- Score printing and export to PDF
- Note values and pitches transformations (diminution, augmentation, subdivision, transposing)
- Connecting with MIDI devices
- Playback
- Various layouts
Overview
Massage Maps is the iOS, macOS and watchOS application based on the theory of reflexology. The app presents reflex zones associated with various body organs and symptoms. For mac coreldraw x4.
Specifications
- Available on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
- Available on Mac
- Available on Apple Watch
- Multilanguage: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Supports printing
- Category: Health
Application features
- Charts of the reflexology zones on different body parts.
- Convenient navigation over charts.
- Various views of the body part.
- Lists of the organs and symptoms for each chart.
- Search in the lists and transition to the reflexive zone on the chart.
About reflexology
Reflexology provides us an effective alternative method of the massage. This method uses pressure techniques on specific areas of the body. These areas reflect real organs. The massage of such reflex zones has a positive impact on your body and health. In some cases it can heal various medical conditions.
Overview
Hawkmark is a simple Markdown editor with a dozen of nice features and tools. It helps to write beautiful notes, essays and documentation easily and quickly. Use its power to share your great ideas with the world in a beautiful way!
Specifications
- Available on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
- Available on Mac
- Works with Markdown
- Uses Touch Bar
- Supports printing
- Category: Productivity
Application features
- Customizable Input Accessory Bar on iOS and Tab Bar on macOS
- Convenient keyboard shortcuts
- Sophisticated Help with Markdown cheatsheets for Mac
- Automatic syntax highlighting
- Line numbers
- Pane with generated HTML code
- Preview of rendered HTML
- Converting and insertion of Base64 images (jpg, png, gif)
- Touch Bar support
- Markdown Tables
- Easy printing
- Export to HTML
- CSS Styles
Overview
Handy tool for creating romantic stickers with “I Love You” phrase in different languages.
Staven Tabs
Specifications
- Available on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
- iMessage App
- Multilanguage
- Category: Stickers
Application features
- Romantic sticker creation tool
- Translations of “I Love You” in more than 50 languages and dialects
- Transcriptions of the phrases, so you could pronounce them and send audio messages
- Various decoration elements
- Handy colors and shades customization
- Storage your own stickers pack
Overview
The app of the regional advertesing festival.
Specifications
- Available on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
- Works with online data
- Category: News
Application features
Stave'n Tabs Mac
Stave And Tabs
- Festival newsfeed
- Works of participants
- Schedule
- Information about judges, speakers and partners
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