Features
Export and print
Paper, PDF and .gp for everyone you play with, plus MIDI for other software and WAV audio rendered by the Resonance Engine.
Print-quality PDF, or straight to paper
A4 or Letter, portrait or landscape, with margins, scale, which tracks to include, headers and page numbers — then write a PDF or hand the same settings to the system print dialog. The output is vector, from the same renderer that draws the screen.
.gp that Guitar Pro opens
Tonograph writes .gp. Before it does, it tells you exactly what the format cannot carry from your score — so nothing goes missing quietly.
Your own format
.tonograph is JSON: readable, diffable and yours. Auto-save and crash recovery use it.
{
"format": "tonograph",
"formatVersion": 2,
"savedAt": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
"appVersion": "0.1.0",
"model": {
"title": "Scarlet Engine",
"subtitle": "Tonograph sample score",
"artist": "Noop",
"music": "Noop",
"copyright": "© 2026 Noop. Sample score — free to modify and use.",
"tempoBpm": 132,
"tempoLabel": "Driving",
"masterBars": [
{
"keySignature": {
"accidentals": 0,
"mode": "minor"
},
"section": {
"text": "Intro"
}
}
],
"tracks": [
{
"name": "Lead Guitar",
"shortName": "Ld.",
"color": "#f0d264",
"midiProgram": 30,
"tuning": [
40,
45,
50,
55,
59,
64
],
"displayTransposition": -12,
"volume": 14,
"bars": [
{
"voices": [
{
"beats": [
{
"duration": "whole",
"isRest": true,
"notes": []
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"name": "Rhythm Guitar",
"shortName": "Rhy.",
"color": "#88aef2",
"midiProgram": 29,
"tuning": [
40,
45,
50,
55,
59,
64
],
"displayTransposition": -12,
"volume": 11,
"balance": 5,
"bars": [
{
"voices": [
{
"beats": [
{
"duration": "eighth",
"pickStroke": "down",
"notes": [
{
"string": 5,
"fret": 0,
"isPalmMute": true
}
],
"dynamics": "mf"
},
{
"duration": "eighth",
"pickStroke": "down",
"notes": [
{
"string": 5,
"fret": 0,
"isPalmMute": true
}
],
"dynamics": "mf"
},
{
"duration": "eighth",
"pickStroke": "down",
"notes": [
{
"string": 5,
"fret": 0,
"isPalmMute": true
}
],
"dynamics": "mf"
},
{
"duration": "eighth",
"pickStroke": "down",
"notes": [
{
"string": 5,
"fret": 0,
"isPalmMute": true
}
],
"dynamics": "mf"
},
{
"duration": "eighth",
"pickStroke": "down",
"notes": [
{
"string": 4,
"fret": 2,
"accent": "normal"
},
{
"string": 5,
"fret": 0,
"accent": "normal"
}
],
"dynamics": "mf"
},
{
"duration": "eighth",
"pickStroke": "down",
"notes": [
{
"string": 5,
"fret": 0,
"isPalmMute": true
}
],
"dynamics": "mf"
},
{
"duration": "eighth",
"pickStroke": "down",
"notes": [
{
"string": 4,
"fret": 5
},
{
"string": 5,
"fret": 3
}
],
"dynamics": "mf"
},
{
"duration": "eighth",
"pickStroke": "up",
"notes": [
{
"string": 4,
"fret": 7
},
{
"string": 5,
"fret": 5
}
],
"dynamics": "mf"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
}Exporting and printing are in the paid version.
See the full comparison →Manual
Exporting and printing
Save your score and export it as .gp, PDF, MIDI or WAV.
Start with the free version
Open your .gp files, play them through the Resonance Engine, and decide afterwards.
Get the free version for Mac