How it works
Neural-Fretboard turns any song into notes you can see and play on a real guitar neck. Here's what it does and how to use it.
Getting started
What is Neural-Fretboard?
A real 3D guitar that plays your tab. Drop in a MIDI or Guitar Pro file and the instrument performs it note for note, on the strings and frets a hand would actually use, and records that as a video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Then it listens: in Practice Mode the song holds on the note until your microphone hears you, and a missed chord is answered with the string that was missing rather than a percentage. The demo songs are free to practice; your own uploads need Creator. Nothing to install; your own files are kept in your private library.
What can I drop in?
The Player takes MIDI (.mid) and Guitar Pro tabs (.gp, .gp3 to .gp7, .gpx, MusicXML), both played note-for-note - see the free Guitar Pro player guide for the full details.
How do I turn a guitar tab into a music video?
Save the tab as a file, not a screenshot: Guitar Pro (.gp to .gp7), MusicXML and MIDI all work. Load it into the 3D Guitar, pick which track the guitar should perform, and the whole band plays while a photoreal 3D guitar performs your part note for note, on the exact strings and frets the tab says. Style the instrument with one of eleven looks or your own design, then export a 9:16 video for TikTok, Shorts and Reels or 16:9 for YouTube, rendered in your browser. The free plan includes 3 videos a month at full 1080p, with a small neural-fretboard.com mark in the corner. The tab-to-video guide walks through it step by step.
Do I need an account?
You can try the Player, Tuner and Chords without one. An account lets you save songs to your library, keep your practice progress, and sync across devices. The Tuner is always free and needs no login.
The two views
What are the two views?
Portrait (vertical neck) and Landscape (horizontal neck). Both show the same song, so pick whichever helps you see the notes best. Switch any time with the view toggle, which also links straight to the 3D Guitar.
Is my audio uploaded anywhere?
No. All audio and microphone processing happens locally in your browser, and your recordings are never sent to us or any third party. Song files you open (Guitar Pro, MusicXML, MIDI) are different: when you are signed in they are saved to your private library so you can open them again, and you can delete them at any time. See the Privacy Policy.
Chords and tuner
What's in the Chords section?
A library of chords with finger positions, plus a progression builder with strum and fingerpicking patterns and a key highlighter. Click any chord to hear it.
How accurate is the Tuner?
The Tuner uses your microphone and autocorrelation pitch detection to show the note and how many cents sharp or flat you are, with a needle that locks green when you're in tune. It supports standard and several alternate tunings (Drop D, Eb, Open G, Open D). It's free and needs no account.
Practice mode
How does Practice mode work?
Practice is the player in “wait” mode. It freezes on the current note and only advances when you actually play it on your microphone. Single notes and full chords are both detected. It works in both views. You need a mic; there is no need to plug your guitar in. The ten demo songs are free to practice, five classics and five riffs, XP, streak and rank progress included. Practicing your own uploads is a Creator feature.
Plans and privacy
Is there a free trial?
Yes, and it takes no card. Creating your free account starts a 7-day learner trial that unlocks three things on the songs you upload: Practice Mode, the deep slow-down below 25% all the way to 5%, and the real sampled guitar sound. Video export stays at the free level throughout, 3 videos a month at 30fps. Nothing is ever charged: when the 7 days are over those three features lock again and you decide whether Creator is worth it. See Pricing.
What's free and what's paid?
Playing is free: the player in both fretboard views, chords and the tuner all work without paying, and so do looping, the speed control from 25 to 200% and Practice Mode on the ten demo songs. Free accounts get the standard synth sound, 3 saved songs (demo songs never count against that), and 3 videos per month at full 1080p, with a small neural-fretboard.com mark in the corner. The Creator subscription (€7.99/month or €59/year) adds Practice Mode on your own songs and the deep slow-down below 25%, down to 5%, the real guitar sound, unlimited saved songs, and unlimited videos at 60fps with every look, advanced effect controls, your own logo and saved looks. Cancel anytime with the Cancel subscription link in the footer, no sign-in needed; access stays until the end of the paid period. See Pricing.
Do free videos have a watermark?
Yes. Since 7 September 2026 every video exported on the free plan, and during the learner trial, carries a small neural-fretboard.com mark in one corner. Since 30 September 2026 a free video also ends on a short card (under two seconds, after the music) with the address neural-fretboard.com/v, and in the upright 9:16 format the mark sits just inside the area Instagram, TikTok and Shorts keep free of their own buttons, so it is not hidden under them. Creator exports carry no mark and no end card. This is a promise we withdrew: free exports used to be unmarked, and we would rather say that plainly than edit the old wording away. Nothing else about the free export changed, still 3 videos a month, still full 1080p, still 30fps, still yours to post.
Do you use tracking cookies or analytics?
There are no tracking cookies, no ad pixels, and no cross-site tracking. We use only a strictly necessary login cookie and functional browser storage, which is why there's no cookie banner. To count visits we use Vercel Web Analytics, a cookieless service that only gives us aggregated numbers like page views, and we count a few moments in the app ourselves (for example the pricing page or an export) without storing anything on your device. Details in the Privacy Policy.
Technical
What do I need to run it?
A modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari) with WebGL and Web Audio. It works on phones too: the Player, Tuner, Metronome and Chords are built for touch, and the 3D Guitar shows its preview and exports on a phone, but the full studio with every control and 60 fps is best on a desktop. On that page your phone offers to email you the link. Microphone features need mic permission and a secure (HTTPS) connection.
What are the minimum requirements for video export?
Video export needs a browser with WebCodecs video encoding: Chrome or Edge (desktop and Android), or Safari 16.4 and newer. On those browsers the exporter measures your device before recording. Fast machines record in one real-time pass; slower machines and phones automatically switch to a two-step export that first plays the song once to capture the sound and then renders every video frame in full quality. That render step runs slower than the song on weak hardware, but the finished file is always smooth and in sync, at the full frame rate your plan allows - 30 fps on Free, 60 fps on Creator. Only browsers without WebCodecs (for example Firefox on Android) fall back to a real-time screen capture, where the file can only be as smooth as your device renders live - you will see a notice in the export bar if that applies to you.
Still stuck? Reach us at info@neural-fretboard.com and we'll help.