GoPlayAlong
Sync Guitar Pro tabs with real audio and practice along
About GoPlayAlong
GoPlayAlong is a desktop practice app for Windows and macOS that renders Guitar Pro and PowerTab scores and syncs them automatically with the original recording, so you can play along with the real song instead of MIDI. An optional cloud plan adds browser access, song sharing, and synced multi-device rehearsals for bands, creators, and music tutors. It is built and supported by an independent developer based in France.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Plays tabs against the real recording instead of MIDI, which makes practice closer to playing with the band
- Low one-time price with a perpetual license and a 60-day refund guarantee
- Automatic score-to-audio alignment handles most well-transcribed tabs without manual work
- Spectrogram overlay is useful for checking whether a downloaded tab is accurate
- Free cloud accounts let students and bandmates play shared songs without paying
- Direct email support from the developer, even for non-paying users
Cons
- Cannot edit tabs in the app; you need Guitar Pro or another editor and must reload the file, which can break sync markers
- Auto-sync struggles with tabs that have extra bars, wrong repeats, or other transcription errors
- No backing tracks or tab library included; you supply your own audio and score files
- Desktop app is Windows and macOS only, with no native mobile app
- Some users report occasional bugs when uploading songs to the cloud
Key Features
Automatic score-to-audio sync
Aligns a tab or score with your MP3, M4A, FLAC, or WAV recording automatically on first load, with manual sync markers for tricky tracks.
Guitar Pro and PowerTab rendering
Opens Guitar Pro 1-8 and PowerTab files and renders professional notation and tablature with adjustable stave spacing, bar layout, and symbol visibility.
Practice tools
Customizable metronome, count-off, tempo and pitch control (in Hz or semitones), seamless looping, and a tempo trainer, all synced with the original audio.
Riffs mode
Saves song selections as riffs so you can isolate and drill key sections of a score.
Spectrogram overlay
Overlays transcribed notes on the audio spectrogram to check tab accuracy and spot transcription mistakes.
Song library and songbooks
Builds a local song library you can filter by tempo, key, instrument, and tuning, and group into songbooks.
Track merging and annotations
Combines multiple instrument tracks into one view and attaches lyrics or chords to any instrument.
Cloud sharing and embeds
Uploads songs to GoPlayAlong Cloud, shares them by invite or public link, and embeds interactive tabs on your website.
Synced multi-device rehearsals
Plays a song on several connected devices in time, with each musician choosing their own instrument and notation, and lets tutors remote-control playback in class.
Pricing
- Browser version
- Store and play unlimited songs shared by others
- 20 MB of cloud storage for your own songs
- Desktop app in trial mode
- Perpetual version 5 license (Windows or macOS)
- Free minor updates
- Auto-sync score and audio
- Song library with tempo, key, and tuning filters
- Songbooks and riffs
- 60-day refund guarantee
- Everything in Desktop
- 20 GB cloud storage for one year
- One year of major updates
- Access songs from any device
- Share songs or songbooks with access control
- Simultaneous playback on multiple devices
Best For
Learning songs by ear and tab
Guitarists and bassists load a Guitar Pro tab and the original MP3, then loop and slow down difficult passages while hearing the real recording.
Verifying transcriptions
Transcribers and tab creators use the spectrogram overlay and synced playback to catch errors before publishing a tab.
Music lessons
Tutors share songs with students through the free cloud plan and remote-control playback during in-person or online classes.
Band rehearsals
Bands share a songbook and play it back in time on several devices, with each member viewing their own part.
Publishing interactive tabs
Creators embed interactive, audio-synced tabs on their own websites.
