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by fathyb 1649 days ago
If you're using Logic Pro (GarageBand might do it too): you can use the Flex Pitch feature [1] to generate MIDI data from your Audio track, then use the Score Editor [2] to view the generated MIDI track as sheet music. Select "Bass Guitar" in the "Style" setting, and you should get bass tabs that you can polish using the editor.

You can use other tools for any step, ie. use Flex Pitch, but use another software to create MIDI, and keep Logic for the MIDI to Tabs conversion.

This works well enough for me with a clean track and proper muting. It'll get confused as soon as you play multiple notes, do slides/pull offs or use a pick.

[1] https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/create-midi-from-au...

[2] https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/view-music-notation...

1 comments

Yah, bang on correct.

this is why I usually suggest just doing it the old fashioned way. As you mentioned slides, hammer-ons/pull offs, picking, sliding… basically everything that makes a baseline unique and stylish will confuse software.