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

[Ella Yu]

Hi Beth, I don't need a PDF from you, I just want a link to something you
intend to download off of Ultimate Guitar so I can see what file formats
are available to download. I'm surprised that PDF is your only option on
Ultimate Guitar so I just want to investigate. Thanks.

On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM Beth Gustin, LPC <bethglpc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ella,
>
> I will definitely send you a PDF when I can figure out how to extract just
> the part I want.
>
> That is part of the challenge with this endeavor is the ultimate guitar
> and muse score.com are not fully accessible. Lots of unlabeled buttons.
> However, I appreciate your offer and I will get something to you hopefully
> this weekend.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 7, 2025, at 4:10 PM, Ella Yu <ellaxyu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi Beth, My recommendation is, if at all possible, and I know this is not
> always possible, find an editable notation file, even if it is the full
> score of all parts, open it in the appropriate program, extract XML of just
> your part, and then run through GOODFEEL. I'm not sure how Ultimate Guitar
> works for non-guitar stuff, would you mind giving me a link to something
> you want so I can check it out? The site might not be the most accessible
> in the first place, which is a whole other problem.
>
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM Beth Gustin, LPC <bethglpc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My understanding is ultimate guitar has piano as well as guitar. I’m
>> looking more for the piano or the horn sections of Music scores. I believe
>> you can just select a part such as horn section or piano score, and just
>> print that to a PDF. So my hope is I can use that and change it into a file
>> I can read in braille. I will look further file format though, as I have
>> not seen others.
>> I agree you cannot convert guitar tabs to braille. But I’m hoping the
>> other instruments will work. I don’t play guitar. I play trumpet and sing
>> and some piano.
>>
>> I’m hoping to find a way to be able to hold my own more quickly with the
>> band. They like to site read a lot of songs and I know that is something I
>> cannot do.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Beth.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Nov 7, 2025, at 2:19 PM, Ella Yu via MusicTlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > 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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