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Convert Guitar Pro to MIDI

Drop a Guitar Pro file and download a Standard MIDI File with one track per instrument, the tempo map and every repeat played out, ready for GarageBand, Logic, Ableton Live, FL Studio or Reaper. Nothing is uploaded, and you do not need Guitar Pro.

Drop your Guitar Pro file hereor.gp, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx · converted in your browser; nothing is uploaded

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How it works

Drop your Guitar Pro file on the box above, or press Choose a file and pick it (.gp, .gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gpx).
The file is read in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
The MIDI file (.mid) downloads straight away. Press Download to get it again, pick another format, or open the score in the editor.

What comes through

Every note with its timing and loudness: dynamics and accents set how hard it is played, staccato and palm mute make it shorter
Repeats, first and second endings and D.S., D.C. and coda jumps played out in order, so the file plays exactly like the tab
Tempo and tempo changes, time and key signatures
One track per instrument with its General MIDI sound, volume and pan; drum tracks on channel 10

What changes

Whammy bar dives and volume or pan changes during the song are not read; each track keeps its starting volume and pan
A track with two staves (a piano, for example) becomes two parts, one per staff
Strings and frets: MIDI has no tab. Keep the Guitar Pro file, or export MusicXML too, if you will need the tab again
Bends, slides and vibrato play as plain notes; MIDI export writes no pitch-bend data
Guitar Pro’s RSE sounds are not part of the file; your DAW plays the General MIDI programs with its own instruments

The converter uses the same reader and writer as the editor. The details are on importing Guitar Pro and exporting MIDI.

Use the tab as a backing track

Drop the MIDI file into a DAW, put the guitar track on a virtual instrument or mute it, and play along with the rest. Because repeats are played out, the file lasts as long as the song does.

Keep the score too

MIDI carries the notes, not the writing. If you also want to edit the score in a notation program, download MusicXML from the same file: it keeps the tab, the techniques and the spelling.

Questions

What kind of MIDI file is it?

A Standard MIDI File, format 1, at 960 ticks per quarter note, with a tempo track and one track per instrument.

Are repeats included?

Yes. Repeats, first and second endings and D.S. or D.C. jumps are played out, so a repeated eight-bar section appears twice.

Why are my bends missing?

MIDI export writes notes without pitch-bend data, so bends and vibrato play as plain notes. They stay in a MusicXML or Guitar Pro export.

Is my file uploaded?

No. The conversion runs in your browser; nothing is sent to our server unless you open the score in the editor and save it.

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