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Tab Builder app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 2096 ratings )
Music Utilities
Developer: Anxious Developers
1.99 USD
Current version: 3.1.1, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 29 Jul 2011
App size: 4.4 Mb

Create your own guitar or bass tablature. Write tabs for instruments with up to 7 strings or as few as 3. Add text and lyrics. Share tabs with AirDrop. Export as PDF or text. Use a string-based cursor or a chord-based cursor. Multitouch enabled arpeggio buttons for easy arpeggios or for selecting a subset of strings in a chord for a tab entry. Programmable chord buttons for rapid entry.

Update to Tab Builder Premium to enable tablature Copy-and-Paste functionality and 3 new themes.

Pros and cons of Tab Builder app for iPhone and iPad

Tab Builder app good for

Il prendre le temps de la prendre en main cest vrai, une fois fait ça fait des tablatures claires et exportables très facilement Une mise a jour pour indique un capodastre serait utile :) You have to take your time to lean how this app work, but it worths it. Once learned, its really clear and you can share very easily. An update to be able to put a capo would be appreciated :) And make the numbers being closer when linked with a sign (Or example 3 0p3 and not 3 0 p 3), it would be cool I think :3 And Auto save please x) Finally, there are some things to change, when we change a chord (for example G 320003 to G 320033), it doesnt affect the button in the Tab Builder, it will still be the original "G" (Sorry for all the edits)
It does what it says it does! I looked for something to build tabs with my iphone and found this app! Thanks!! Keep it on!!
Great App! But it would be Even better if i could Write my Text under the Tabs Thumbs up!
Thank you so much for making this Ap!! it is exactly what I have been looking for for months. It is so super simple to enter masive amounts of information quickly. You can set up nifty quick keys for custom chords, and there are keys for quickly entering a picking pattern. Super quick. Support this ap I am excited to see where it goes!
Ive been looking for an app like this, and this is the first one that Ive found on the iOS AppStore. The whole app is really easy to use and is a great way to keep/write your ideas. 10/10 for sure!
I like this app quite abit, the tab is easy to read and its good for remebering rifts you make, but i think it needs a bass tab version, i play bass mostly and to be able to place 2 or more notes on the same area without haveing to make a new chord, but all in all its a very well done app

Some bad moments

Please touching up to listen to the tabs!!! Or else the app isnt convenient!
... a lot of symbols missing. Using the app ist is just possible to mark the strings. Symbols for a strum direction, repeats, devidere, and so on are missing. You should add all the symbols a guitarist needs! By the way: once you inserted a whole new line, it is not possible to remove it. So you have to enter all the entered figures in a new file. So I can resume: horrible and not worth any penny!
I cant believe I wasted money on this it does not work I cant write anything with a capo, or put in tabs individually I have to have a chord first and than can only put individual tabs of the notes in this chords essentially if this app got rid of that it would be great otherwise not worth it!!!
Its a hassle to choose individual frets, if you play chords its dec but otherwise a waste, id save the the couple $$ and use pen nd paper
I simply wanted to make an easy tab to teach "O Canada" to a beginner. Theres no help button or instructions and its not as user friendly as it claims to be. Also it seems limited to chords only - theres no guidance or explanation on how to add or edit pre-existing chords - I tried to add a Bb Major chord And now I cant access the original chords!! Frustrating.
No playback, awkward way to add notes. Useless if you want to write down some complicated riffs.