There are 12 other file types using
the TAB file extension!
.tab - Microsoft SQL table script
.tab - Tab separated value
.tab - MapInfo geometry or atribute data file
.tab - GPS Pathfinder Office station or session table
.tab - Lotus Notes full text index
.tab - ThinBASIC Adventure Builder adventure data file
.tab - Autodesk TR-55 tabular hydrograph
.tab - WAsP observed wind climate
.tab - 3D top and bottom movie
.tab - Avalanche Studios game data
.tab - UFO: Enemy Unknown game data
.tab - Typinator settings
TAB file extension - Guitar tablature
What is tab file? How to open tab files?
File type specification:
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
List of software applications associated to the .tab file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
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
Programs supporting the exension tab on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for import tab file action.