[MusicTlk] Looking for a way to convert Ultimate Guitar PDF to XML to use with Lime Software

[Ella Yu]

I've never used Ultimate Guitar, but it should have formats other than PDF
if I recall correctly. There should be an editable Guitar Pro format or the
like, and I believe MuseScore notation software can open Guitar Pro files.
Still, I do not believe Lime/GOODFEEL or any well-known MusicXML to braille
program can convert guitar tablature to braille, as guitar tab is a totally
different ball game from standard sheet music. If Ultimate Guitar does have
standard staff notation, then you'll somehow need to convert the Guitar Pro
files or equivalent to MusicXML and that requires a program other than the
GOODFEEL suite. I hope this helps.

On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM Beth Gustin via MusicTlk <
musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am back with yet another question. I am demoing The Feel Good Suite of
> software, and the band members I play with use Ultimate Guitar when
> practicing. I noticed all the downloadable scores are in PDF. Is there a
> way to convert them to XML to use with Lime? Adobe says it does this, but
> when I tried it with sighted help, it just gave me text, not notation.
>
> I have been looking at Musescore.com as this does have downloadable XML
> scores, but does not appear to have many of the songs we play.
>
> Thoughts/suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Beth
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