# ProTabs - Guitar Tabs — Tabs, Chords & Play-Along

> Tabs, Chords & Play-Along (iPhone/iPad app by Jan van der Heide.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/protabs-guitar-tabs/id6511227693 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jan van der Heide](https://appshunter.io/developer/1659811253)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0.0 · 72 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-11-04
- Data updated: 2026-11-04

## What is ProTabs?

Learn the songs you love, note for note — and play along.

ProTabs gives you accurate guitar and bass tabs, chords and play-along tools. Follow the tab with the music video, play chords along with the original song and practice every riff at your own pace.

EVERY KIND OF SONG
• ProTabs – our own interactive tabs, synced to the music video. Watch, listen and follow every note.
• Guitar Pro tabs – thousands of songs with built-in playback: loop, slow down and practice.
• ProChords – chords that follow the YouTube video in real time, with chord diagrams.
• Chords – lyrics with chords, autoscroll, transpose and every chord shape at a glance.
• Tabs and bass tabs – play them back in the built-in player.

PRACTICE TOOLS
• Loop any part and repeat it as often as you like.
• Speed trainer: start slow and speed up every repeat until you play at full tempo.
• Slow down to 25% without losing the notes, with count-in and metronome.
• Circle of fifths with the chords of every key and popular progressions.
• Chord changes trainer that listens through your microphone.
• Tuner and metronome.

YOUR OWN LIBRARY
• Save favorites and build playlists for practice or your next gig.
• Search by artist or song and filter by type, difficulty and style.
• Missing a song? Request ProChords right in the app.

PROTABS PREMIUM
Unlock every song and all practice tools. Try it free for 2 weeks with the yearly plan.

• Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase (after the free trial, if applicable).
• Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings.

Terms of Use: https://www.gitaartabs.nl/voorwaarden?lang=en
Privacy Policy: https://www.gitaartabs.nl/privacy-policy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ProTabs - Guitar Tabs | $34.95 | per year |
| Play music | $9.99 | per month |


## Is ProTabs safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess ProTabs.

## Is ProTabs legit?

ProTabs - Guitar Tabs appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ProTabs is 85 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.3 — 2026-11-03

• Small improvements and bug fixes
• Enjoying ProTabs? You can now rate us right in the app. It really helps other guitarists find us!

### 2.3.2 — 2026-10-22

• New ProChords player: big chords, chord diagrams and a timeline that follows the video
• Chord names follow the key (Bb in F major, not A#)
• Purple chord diagrams in dark and light mode
• Notifications when your requested ProChords are ready, or new ProChords from artists you follow
• We email you a reminder before your free trial ends
• Bug fixes and small improvements

### 2.3.1 — 2026-10-17

• My requests: the ProChords you requested now show up under Favorites, with their status
• Artists without a photo get a clean ProTabs image
• The tuner stops the microphone when you leave it
• Smoother side menu and song lists on iPad
• Bug fixes and small improvements

### 2.3.0 — 2026-10-14

ProTabs is now made for iPad.

• New iPad design: a side menu, big Song of the week and ProChords video cards
• Play a song right next to the song list, or go full screen
• ProChords in landscape: the video on the left, chords and controls on the right
• Request a song: see what other players requested, and request popular songs in one tap
• New Favorites, Playlists, Profile and Settings screens on iPad
• Smarter search: type the artist and title together, like "neil young heart of gold"
• Cleaner artist list and many small improvements

### 2.2.0 — 2026-10-11

Explore ProTabs right away — no account needed.

• New welcome screens: see ProTabs, ProChords and Guitar Pro in action
• Explore first: browse, search and play without creating an account
• Every version of a song in one place: ProTabs, ProChords, Guitar Pro, Tabs and Chords — switch with one tap
• Popular songs on every artist page
• Missing a song? Request ProChords for any song on YouTube
• Tabs now also as notation, with playback for subscribers
• Song of the week is free for everyone
• Faster start, smarter search and many small improvements

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## More apps by Jan van der Heide

- [Gitaartabs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gitaartabs/id1659811251)
- [Chord Practice: Learn Guitar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chord-practice-learn-guitar/id6819405900)

All apps by Jan van der Heide: https://appshunter.io/developer/1659811253

## Related topics

[guitar tab pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/guitar-tab-pro) · [bass tabs](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/bass-tabs)

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