A program that converts Guitar Tabs into MIDI files.
- Reads the file from the location specified by the user
- Preprocesses the file
- Removes unwanted characters
- Maps the notes in the tabs to MIDI pitch information
- Converts the preprocessed output into
.mid
file- Sets the tempo and instrument for the track
- Places the notes into the MIDI file
- Plays the
.mid
file
The initial note of each string (open string notes) are mapped to the MIDI pitch as shown in fig. The subsequent notes on the fretboard is the shift from the intial note on that string. note pitch = inital pitch of string + fret number
Mapping of the fretboard and MIDI pitch
- Python3
- MIDIUtil
- Timidity
Install the required files to run on your local system:
-
Cloning the repository
git clone https://github.com/Sarath18/guitar-tabs-to-MIDI
-
MIDIUtil
pip3 install MIDIUtil
-
Timidity
sudo apt-get install timidity
Run the program by typing the following in terminal:
python3 main.py
- Open cmd as run as administrator
- upgrade pip if prompted
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
- Install MIDIUtil:
pip install MIDIUtil
- py main.py
- copy from sample_empty.txt
- when ask name of your file: sample_empty.txt
- when ask tempo set 40
- play output.mid file
- enjoy!