TAB file extension. How to open and convert files with TAB file suffix

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TAB file extension - Guitar tablature

What is tab file? How to open tab files?

File type specification:

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File extension tab is also used for the ASCII text guitar tablature format, a text file that contains song lyrics and guitar tabs.

Guitar tablature, also known as tablature, is a type of musical notation that is primarily used for fretted stringed instruments like the guitar. In a tab file, each line represents a string on the guitar, and the numbers on the line represent the frets where the musician should place their fingers. For instance, a "0" indicates that the string should be played open, a "1" indicates that the first fret should be pressed, and so on.

Updated: December 31, 2024

Help how to open:

Best to be opened using guitar tablature software, but you can use any editor to open .tab files.

How to convert:

Tablatures can be exported to MusicXML or Midi.

List of software applications associated to the .tab file extension

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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open tab file, edit tab file, convert tab file, view tab file, play tab file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Software that import tab file - Guitar tablature

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