GuitarTab Flow Editor Help
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This guitar tab/chord editor is designed to work like a text editor: chords and tabs flow with the text naturally. Add lyrics, then use the + button to add tabs or chords. For tabs, click on string lines to set frets, or click the chord line to type chords. Lock mode makes tabs/chords follow your edits. Bugs and requests to: contact@inductorsoftware.com
Features
- Cross-platform: Tuned to work on Mac/PC and mobile browsers
- Edit lyrics: Click or type directly in the gray lyrics line
- Add tabs: "+" button next to lyrics adds tab lines. Then click on string lines (e, B, G, D, A, E) to open fretboard widget, click frets to select (0-24), click again to deselect
- Add chords: "+" button next to lyrics adds the chord line (âĒ). Click on it to type chord names (e.g., Cmaj7, Am)
- Lock/Unlock: đ locked = tabs/chords follow text edits; đ unlocked = tabs/chords stay in place while text moves
- New lines: Press Enter to split lines, Backspace/Delete at line edges to combine
- Copy/Paste: Ctrl+C/V (Cmd on Mac) copies lyrics with tabs and chords in Ultimate Guitar format
- Undo/Redo: Use âļ/⡠buttons or Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y (Cmd+Z/Cmd+Shift+Z on Mac), remembers last 100 actions
- Show/Hide tabs: Click on string labels (eBGDAE) or "tabs" button to toggle tab visibility per line
- Font size: Use A+ and A- buttons to adjust tab/chord/lyrics size (saved automatically)
- Document menu: đ button opens menu with "Copy All" (exports to clipboard), "New" (clears editor, undoable), "Open" (switch between saved documents, undoable), and "Delete" (select and delete documents, undoable)
- Metadata: Click + button above tabs to add song info (Title, Artist, or custom). Edit name/value directly, press Enter on empty name to delete
- Sections: "+" button followed by "Section" adds section labels (Intro, Verse, Chorus, etc.). Click to edit, delete all text to remove
- Auto-save: Work saves automatically via localStorage. Only available where your localStorage is synchronized, and saves disappear if you clear localStorage