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TabCue vs Guitar Pro for band rehearsals

From the arrangement on your laptop to the parts on everyone’s screens. Choose the right tool for writing the music and rehearsing it together.

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Choose Guitar Pro when…

You need to write or edit notation, arrange instrument parts, shape playback sounds, or export scores and audio.

Choose TabCue when…

You have a tab ready to play and want to rehearse it across the band’s phones, tablets, and laptops with one set of shared controls.

Your arrangement → your rehearsalGuitar Pro → TabCue
1. ArrangePrepare the instrument parts
2. UploadOpen a compatible tab in TabCue
3. RehearseEach player chooses their track
One arrangement, separate instrument parts, shared playback controls.

Compare the rehearsal essentials

Guitar Pro and TabCue at a glance
What you needGuitar ProTabCue
Main workflowWrite, edit, and practice multi-instrument scores.Play existing tabs solo or together in a Band Room.
Editing musicNotation and tablature editing tools.Upload and play an existing arrangement.
Practice toolsLooping, speed trainer, metronome, and solo/mute.Playback speed, bar loops, and track volume, with host-controlled tempo and loops for the room.
Using your filesOpen Guitar Pro files and export formats including GP5 and GPX.Upload Guitar Pro tabs and choose the instrument track you want to follow.
DevicesWindows and macOS software; separate iOS and Android apps.A browser on each musician’s phone, tablet, or laptop.
Pricing modelPaid software, with a trial available.Solo playback and Band Rooms are free.

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Writing the arrangement and rehearsing it

Guitar Pro gives you the tools to write and edit a score. Keep it in your workflow when you are changing notes, arranging new parts, or preparing a finished score.

TabCue starts with the arrangement you want to play. Upload the file, choose a tab for the room, and let each band member select their instrument. One host handles the play, pause, tempo, and loop controls while everyone follows their own part.

Make the file your band’s common starting point

A rehearsal works better when everyone is learning the same arrangement. Keep the guitar, bass, and drum parts in one file, then choose that tab in your Band Room. The players can read different tracks without having to find matching versions separately.

Once your arrangement is in your TabCue library, use it for individual practice and your next shared session. Selecting the same tab each time gives the band a familiar set of parts to return to.

A rehearsal example: bring the rhythm section together

Imagine a short arrangement where the guitar changes chords while the bass and drums keep a steady pattern. The bassist selects the bass track on a phone; the guitarist reads the guitar part on a tablet. The host chooses the passage that needs work.

Start slowly, repeat the passage, and raise the tempo when everyone is comfortable. Each player keeps their own part in view while the room shares the host’s position and loop settings. Your attention stays on the section you are working through together.

Your first rehearsal in TabCue

  1. 01

    Prepare the arrangement

    Keep the instrument parts together in your Guitar Pro file. Finish any note or notation edits in your editor.

  2. 02

    Open a Band Room

    Sign in to TabCue and upload a supported Guitar Pro file, or select one already in your library.

  3. 03

    Bring in the band

    Share the room link or QR code. Everyone signs in, selects a track, and marks themselves ready for the host to start.

Before you bring the band

Can TabCue replace Guitar Pro for writing tabs?

TabCue is a player for existing arrangements. Use Guitar Pro when you need to write or edit the music, then use TabCue for browser playback and shared rehearsal.

Can I reuse the same arrangement at the next rehearsal?

Yes. Choose the tab from your library when you open the next Band Room. Each musician can select their instrument track again, so everyone starts from the same arrangement.

Can guitarists and bassists follow different tracks?

Yes. Put both parts in the same arrangement, then each player selects their track inside the Band Room. The host’s playback and loop controls apply to everyone.

Do I need Guitar Pro installed on every device to use TabCue?

Each member opens TabCue in a browser and signs in to the room. The file is loaded in TabCue, so members can follow their parts without opening the Guitar Pro application.

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Bring your parts together.

Open a Band Room, invite your musicians, and follow the same passage on your own screens.