# Guitar Tabs & Chords - TabBank — Find songs, learn & play music

> Guitar tab creation, editing, playback, and sheet music conversion tool. (iPhone/iPad app by Better Notes, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-tabs-and-chords-tabbank/id360256771 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Better Notes, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/360256774)
- Category: Music, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 268 App Store ratings · 100 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 100 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-03-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-15
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-tabs-and-chords-tabbank/id360256771/reviews.md

## What is Guitar Tabs & Chords?

“TabBank makes writing 
your own guitar music easier than ever” - Lifehacker

“makes creating and editing guitar tabs a breeze.” -Engadget

“one of the most fun music related apps I’ve tried in a long time. Creating a song on the go just made sense.” -Chasing Sound

“does an incredible job of importing at lightning fast speed so you can get back to rocking.” -techdigg

“A powerful, yet easy to use, songwriting app” -The Loop

** FEATURED BY Guitar Player, Engadget, Lifehacker, and more **

Turn your plain text guitar tabs into beautiful, printable sheet music with TabBank.

Create, edit, play, and print guitar tabs. You can even import tabs from the web to your own personal library.

Tap on chords to hear how they sound, or tap on lines of tablature to hear them played.

Define chords, and see custom diagrams.

Many of TabBank's features are free but, for just $4.49 per month or $44.99 per year, a TabBank All Access subscription provides full access to all of TabBank’s features.

If you decide to purchase a subscription to TabBank All Access, an initial payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of each subscription period, at a rate of $4.49 per month or $44.99 per year.

You can turn off auto-renewal at any time via your iTunes Account Settings. 

You can find our privacy policy at https://chordbank.com/privacy, and our terms of service at https://chordbank.com/terms-of-service.

We hope TabBank helps you play your best, learn, practice, and play guitar the way you've always wanted to. If you enjoy the app, or have suggestions to make it better, please let us know at chordbank.com/support. Thanks!

## Key features

- Create and edit guitar tabs
- Convert text tabs to sheet music
- Import tabs from the web
- Hear chords and tablature playback
- Define custom chords and diagrams
- Printable sheet music

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TabBank All Access | $4.49 | per month |
| TabBank All Access (Yearly) | $44.99 | per year |
| All Access Bundle | $119.99 | per year |
| All Access Bundle | $14.99 | per month |
| TabBank Pro | $4.99 | per month |
| TabBank Pro | $47.90 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Upgrade | $4.99 | one-time |
| TabBank Basic | $13.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Guitar Tabs & Chords?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy-to-use interface for songwriting and tab creation
- 🎵 Ability to import tabs from web and paste ASCII text
- 🎸 Useful chord and lyrics organization features
- 🔄 Cross-device sync functionality (when working)
- ▶️ Playback of chords and tabs
- 📤 Export and PDF generation capabilities
- 🎯 Clean, simple design
- 🔑 Key transposition feature
- 📱 Performance/Play mode for live use
- 💾 Cloud sync for song storage

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 🔄 Sync feature unreliable and often non-functional
- 📏 Chord alignment issues in preview and export
- 🎵 Chord playback sound not working
- 🔧 Poor customer support and unresponsive developers
- 💰 Expensive subscription model for basic features
- 📝 Difficult and clunky tab editing experience
- 🗑️ Data loss and duplicate song creation issues
- 🎬 Performance mode camera permission issues
- ⚙️ Inconsistent save functionality

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch or during use
- Sync not working between devices despite being signed in
- Duplicate songs created repeatedly and unable to delete
- Chord sound playback fails
- Chords misalign in preview and PDF export
- Tab lines don't fit margins or shuffle when editing
- Recently created sections deleted when minimizing app
- Saved tab lines become corrupted
- Camera permission cannot be reset for Performance mode
- Quotation marks appearing in song headers causing issues
- Undo function disappears inconsistently
- Last edits not saving properly
- App doesn't recognize active subscription
- Transposition only affects verses/choruses, not intro/outros
- Consecutive notes cause entire tab to shuffle

**Most requested features**

- Auto-scrolling with adjustable speed
- Two-column layout option
- Album organization (beyond artist grouping)
- BPM/tempo metadata and playback control
- Pinned header with song info while scrolling
- Bass guitar and ukulele tab templates
- Capo feature for guitar
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Bulk export via AirDrop
- Chord diagram selection from library
- Background music playback while using app
- Different string count options (4/5/6 strings)
- Metronome feature
- Customizable fonts and backgrounds
- Better tab editing mechanics and layout
- Search functionality for tabs
- iCloud sync across iOS devices
- Ability to create custom chord sheets
- Save autoscroll speed per song
- Tuning options for playback

## Recent user reviews (10 of 100)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-tabs-and-chords-tabbank/id360256771/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The music app I’ve always wanted but could never find!

*2025-09-07*

I love this app. It’s the app I’ve always wanted but never found. One problem: the Sync feature isn’t working. I’m signed in to the same account on both devices (iPhone & iPad). I even did the Restore Purchase feature. Nothing. I’m current in the yearly trial. I’d be happy to pay every penny if the sync would work. Not sure I’ll keep it based on the broken sync. Any advice?

EDIT: Ok. It finally synced and I am THRILLED! I guess it just needed a little time? Totally going to keep the yearly sub now. The apps are amazing. Thanks again!

### 3/5 — I thought it would have scrolling

*2025-03-11*

This app would be so much better if it was able to scroll songs a different speeds. I bought the app thinking it would have that feature. A little disappointing.

### 1/5 — Works great…except

*2025-02-08, version 3.6.6*

This app works great and basically works fine. I can’t turn the camera on for the perform mode. I believe I denied access to it when it first popped up. How do I reset that permission ? I tried from settings but not available! Works great on my other iPad. Two things I’d like to see is an auto scrolling function and ability to export all songs/library via airdrop at once vs individual files!

Update 2/3/2025

Just down graded to 1 star!  every song in the app now has at least 10 copies!  Also once it’s closed it failed to open and it returns to the iPad screen!  WTH happened!
I deleted and reinstalled still not able to clear all the copies.  As fast as I delete them, the come back!

At the top of the new/edit song page where the return/back (<) is, it’s now followed by 2 quotation marks!  <“”  I believe this is the problem causing all the multiple copies of my songs.

P.S. Don’t bother emailing help or report a bug…they don’t answer!

### 3/5 — Works great…except

*2024-12-07*

This app works great and basically works fine. I can’t turn the camera on for the perform mode. I believe I denied access to it when it first popped up. How do I reset that permission ? I tried from settings but not available! Works great on my other iPad. Two things I’d like to see is an auto scrolling function and ability to export all songs/library via airdrop at once vs individual files!

### 5/5 — THE BEST APP FOR SONGWRITING

*2024-09-29, version 3.6.6*

Super easy to use and great tool to keep all my songs in place, plus keeping track of where the chords fall onto the lyrics.

It’s so good I would love if you could have the following improvements that would make it PERFECT:

1- Organize the songs not just by artist but by “Albums” - currently all my songs are by ME so if we could group them by album too that’d be great.

2- I LOVE how in the Practice and Play view you can click on the chords and it plays for you. I just think you need to expand the chord options within your library and mainly fix that when too many chords are next to each other it only allows you to play the first one, the others are unplayable for some reason (I’m sure it’s in the code)

3- Same as Title and artist, there should be a coded feature to include the bpm of the song.

Keep up the great work! Thank you!

### 3/5 — Good app, but in-app subscription options not good.

*2024-09-07*

This is a good app for someone like me who’d be happy to pay an upfront fixed amount for the app. I understand that the devs put effort into the app, it shows. But It’s not worth it for a monthly fee.

### 5/5 — parfait

*2024-03-11*

il faut passer par l’appli pour télécharger des nouveaux morceaux. ca marche bien

### 5/5 — Tap page

*2024-01-21, version 3.6.6*

I really love it

### 4/5 — Nearly there…

*2023-12-13*

This app is great overall and very nearly suits all of my meager needs. One feature I’d love to see implemented is a simple automated scrolling of the tab with a speed selector. Performance mode is pretty nifty, but isn’t quite a fit for me as I find it distracting for one, and haven’t the coordination to issue facial gestures while concentrating on playing, singing, and operating foot switches. I just need to be able to quickly glance at the tab while playing to find my place when I get lost. It would be great also if there was a pinned header that displayed things like the song name, tempo, key, and chord structures while the tab scrolls beneath. Ancillary is the scrolling but those other items would provide great additional value, IMO.

### 4/5 — Wow, this little app has come a long way!

*2023-11-04*

This app has really matured in the past couple years. Initially quite simple, it can now import tabs from the web, perform mode, cross device sync,  and key transposition (though transposing still has a bug whereby only the verses and choruses reflect the key change, leaving the intro and other sections in the old key).  Still, it’s quite adept and useful.  Once the bug is fixed, 5 stars!

## Frequently asked questions about Guitar Tabs & Chords

### What does TabBank do?

TabBank is a powerful yet easy-to-use application designed for guitarists. It allows you to create, edit, play, and print guitar tabs. You can also convert plain text guitar tabs into beautiful, printable sheet music and import tabs from the web into your personal library.

### What are the key features of TabBank?

Key features include the ability to create and edit guitar tabs, convert them into printable sheet music, import tabs from the web, and listen to chord and tablature playback. It also allows you to define chords and see custom diagrams.

### How much does TabBank cost?

Many features of TabBank are available for free. For full access to all features, a subscription is available for $4.49 per month or $44.99 per year. This subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

### Can I import songs into TabBank?

Yes, you can import tabs from the web directly into your own personal library within TabBank. This allows you to easily manage and access the songs you want to learn or play.

### What devices is TabBank compatible with?

While the description doesn't explicitly state compatibility, the subscription payment is processed through iTunes, suggesting it is available on iOS devices. Users can manage their subscription via iTunes Account Settings.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.6.6 — 2023-11-05

- We've improved our "screen sleep" prevention technology. 

(It's a switch in the settings panel—flip it on to prevent your screen falling asleep while you play!)

### 3.6.5 — 2023-10-30

- We've revamped our Help section with dozens of videos to make learning about the app much easier!

### 3.6.4 — 2023-10-25

- We've revamped our Help section with dozens of videos to make learning about the app much easier!
- Play and practice with ease—we'll now keep your screen awake while you're viewing the Preview portion of a song!

### 3.6.3 — 2023-10-12

- fine-tune spacing in your printed tabs! Ad extra spaces to pad your verses and choruses. 
- blue is back! Due to popular demand, chords in preview mode are now blue to stand out better from the lyrics. Should we make the colors configurable? Let us know!

### 3.6.2 — 2023-10-02

We've been hard at work adding TONS of new features to this version of TabBank, including:

- Multi-column printing! Print songs with 1, 2, or 3 columns.
- Customizable fonts! Play and print lyrics, chords, tabs, and more with customizable fonts and font sizes.
- Printable chord diagrams!
- Multi-instrument support! Now diagrams are available for Guitar, Loog, and Ukulele.
- Loop and practice tab riffs! Tap on any tab section to play, practice, and loop any riff.

AND MORE. Thank you for all your suggestions, and let us know how this latest version of TabBank works for you!

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