Guitar Tab Editor

A modern, interactive guitar tablature editor built with React. Create, edit, and play guitar tabs with a clean and intuitive interface.

Features

• Interactive Tab Editor: Create and edit guitar tablature with a user-friendly interface
• Audio Playback: Listen to your tabs with realistic guitar sounds
• Multiple Block Types: Combine tab blocks and text blocks for complete song documentation
• Real-time Formatting: Automatic tab formatting and alignment
• Export/Import: Save and share your tabs easily
• Customizable Tunings: Support for standard and alternate guitar tunings
• Responsive Design: Works on desktop and tablet devices
• Dark/Light Mode: Choose your preferred theme

Tech Stack

• React 19 with TypeScript
• Vite for fast development and building
• Tone.js for audio synthesis
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• Zustand for state management
• Radix UI for accessible components
• Lucide for beautiful icons

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/guitar-tab-editor.git
cd guitar-tab-editor

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the development server
npm run dev

Usage

1. Creating Tabs: Click "Add Tab" to create a new tab block
2. Editing: Click the edit button to modify tab content
3. Playback: Use the play button to hear your tab
4. Formatting: Use the format button to align your tab properly
5. Text Notes: Add lyrics, chords, or notes with text blocks
6. Saving: Export your tab to share or save for later

Development

Project Structure

src/
├── components/     # UI components
├── stores/         # State management
├── utils/          # Utility functions
├── audio-utils/    # Audio processing
├── types.ts        # TypeScript type definitions
└── App.tsx         # Main application

Building

# Build for production
npm run build

# Preview the production build
npm run preview

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Tone.js for the audio engine
• shadcn/ui for UI component inspiration
• Lucide Icons for the beautiful icon set