Practice Guitar Like A Game

Import your .gp5 files, play along with real-time note detection, and track every note you've ever played.
Built by a guitarist who's used it daily for 2+ years.

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Import Your Library

Drag-and-drop any .gp5 file. Organized by tuning, artist, album.

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Real-Time Feedback

C++ pitch detection tracks every note you play with responsive accuracy.

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Career Mode

Travel the world, unlock venues, earn XP. Start at dive bars, unlock stadiums.

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Measure Master

Focus on difficult sections. Practice measure 47 in isolation until you nail it.

Why I Built This

Hi, I'm Kyle. After 12 years of collecting guitar tabs, I got tired of the 20-step process to mod songs into other software. So I built SongVisualizer.

Now it's my primary way to practice—I've logged 90+ hours, 1,900+ plays, and 500+ sessions over the past 2+ years.

Every stat you see below? That's my real practice data, updated live from my database. No fake demos. No marketing fluff. Just proof that this actually works.

What To Expect

🚀 First 5 Minutes
  • Launch app, connect your guitar
  • Quick GPU calibration for smooth 60fps
  • Interactive tutorial shows you the ropes
  • Import your first .gp5 file and play
📅 Week 1
  • Play through your favorite songs
  • Unlock your first venue in Career Mode
  • Notice improvement on tricky riffs
  • Check stats: 15+ songs, 2,000+ notes tracked
🏆 Month 1
  • Measure Master helps nail impossible solos
  • Practice Queue suggests what needs work
  • Career Mode keeps you motivated
  • Stats show accuracy climbing week over week

Video Demonstration

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Check out my YouTube channel at youtube.com/@kyleabent for more videos.

SongVisualizer

A guitar learning game that imports your Guitar Pro (.gp5) files and lets you play along with real-time note detection. Track your progress, master difficult sections, and unlock venues around the world in Career Mode.

Audio Demonstration

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Visit my SoundCloud podcast at soundcloud.com/kyle-abent, where I use the software to record.

Album 3: "Resting Place" — Complete

20 original compositions — writing since 2022, recording & refining across 266 days

May 2025 266 days • 33 sessions Feb 2026
2025-05-17 2026-02-07
20 Songs Lead + Rhythm + AltLead
452 Composed 4.4% made the cut
89 Tested 69 didn't make it
532 Plays Across 33 sessions

Final Setlist

# Song Plays Best Avg
1UFOs Watching Us
53 plays99%67.3%
2Thats the Spot
30 plays100%88.0%
3So What
6 plays98%83.8%
4I Never Left
6 plays100%89.0%
5Looking For Any Reason to Doubt
19 plays97%82.7%
6Broken Record
7 plays100%88.8%
7Surgery not a BandAid v2
14 plays100%87.8%
8the Dark Poet era v4
3 plays100%99.5%
9Waking Up Slowly
4 plays100%99.5%
10Wheres my Shadow
7 plays99%69.0%
11Afraid of a Good Time
5 plays100%78.0%
12A Change Of Perspective
17 plays100%75.7%
13Lets Go to the Opera
11 plays100%87.5%
14When Everything Comes Together
17 plays100%86.0%
15Thats Just Who I Am
4 plays99%81.3%
16Spice In Life
3 plays99%99.0%
17Mature Conversations
13 plays99%97.4%
18Future Humans
7 plays99%77.2%
19Worth the Wait
9 plays100%77.5%
20I Gave my All
20 plays100%85.2%

By the Numbers

The Journey
266days of recording & refiningMay 17, 2025 — Feb 7, 2026
33recording sessions#487 — #518
19.9 hrstotal play time
80 dayslongest gapJul 12 — Sep 30, 2025
9.2 daysavg gap between sessions
Saturdayfavorite recording day333 of 532 plays
Afternoonpeak recording time388 plays
The Music
19,318total notes20 songs x 3 arrangements
60.5 minalbum length (Lead)~181.5 min all 3 arrangements
3.0 minavg song lengthshortest 2.1 — longest 3.7 min
84–161BPM rangeavg 124 BPM
131notes/min — fastestLet's Go to the Opera
75.7notes/min — chillestSo, What?
1,304notes — biggest songSpice In Life (3 arr)
649notes — smallest songThe Dark Poet Era
20.4%chord ratio231K chord vs 904K single notes
59,422three-string chord notes
9.3%of all notes were staccato105,219 notes
Time Signatures
46.1% in 4/4
53.9% non-4/4 time

2,256 measures across 55.6 minutes of music

17unique time signatures14 unique float values
0 / 20songs are pure 4/4every song uses multiple meters
4.0avg meter changes per songrange: 2 — 13
13 meter changesthe Dark Poet era v4progressively shrinking from 4/4 down to 1/4
Runtime by Time Signature
4/4
18 songs
46.1%
7/8
8 songs
13.0%
6/8
9 songs
12.1%
3/4
7 songs
9.5%
2/4
12 songs
5.9%
15/16
5 songs
4.0%
8/32
1 song
3.2%
13/16
3 songs
1.6%
1/4
1.2%
9/16
0.8%
4/2
0.6%
3/8
0.5%
2/2
0.4%
11/16
0.3%
5/8
0.3%
7/16
0.2%
5/16
0.1%

Equivalent pairs: 4/4 = 2/2 (1.0 beats) · 6/8 = 3/4 (0.75) · 8/32 = 1/4 (0.25)

The Gameplay

All accuracy stats exclude Rhythm arrangement (no real input detection yet)

163,829notes pluckedacross all 532 plays
8.5xalbum's worth of notes played
84.4%avg accuracy (Lead+AltLead)109,513 hits / 20,741 misses
64perfect plays (100%)across 27 unique songs
12 of 20finals achieved 100%on Lead or AltLead
345longest note streakWaking Up Slowly
Nov 28busiest day44 plays, 10,015 notes
Fret 7most played fret174,178 notes
37.9%open string hit ratefret 0 — lowest of all frets
D stringmost action237,996 notes
451 msmedian gap between notesavg 532ms, fastest 94ms
The Improvement
+69%When Everything Comes Together31% → 100%
+45%Afraid of a Good Time55% → 100%
+40%Worth the Wait60% → 100%
+39%I Never Left60% → 99%
+35%UFOs Watching Us64% → 99%
5.2 stdmost consistentSpice In Life (avg 95.3%)
29.1 stdmost variableWaking Up Slowly (avg 80.0%)
The Cuts
452 → 89 → 20drafts → auditioned → finalized4.4% survival rate
69songs cut with at least 1 play
277plays on songs that didn't make it
82,252notes played on cutsmore than the final 20 (81,577)
87.6%avg accuracy on cutsfinals averaged 80.7% — harder songs survived
445best streak ever — on a cut"With a Little Confidence" (finals best: 345)
41perfect plays on cut songs"We Deserve So Much Better" got 8 perfects, still cut
27songs cut after 1 playinstant rejects
20 playsmost invested cut"Chasing the Catch" — still didn't make it
Dec 2025busiest month109 plays (Jan: 107, Nov: 75)
+67%biggest single-session jump"Where's my Shadow" 30% → 97% in one sitting

See It In Action

Watch gameplay and tutorials on YouTube

Listen to recordings made with SongVisualizer on SoundCloud

SongCreator generated all notation using algorithms—scales, chord progressions, lead melodies, and rhythm patterns.

Computer Generated

Generated by SongCreator

Three Dimensional

Generated by SongVisualizer (improved algorithm)

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to own Guitar Pro software? +

No. You only need .gp5 files (the tab files), not the Guitar Pro application. SongVisualizer reads these files directly.

Where do I get .gp5 files? +

Many guitar tab websites offer .gp5 downloads. You can also create your own in Guitar Pro or similar software, or find them in online guitar communities.

What guitar input do I need? +

Any 1/4" to USB cable or audio interface works. SongVisualizer uses C++ audio processing for responsive note detection. We recommend a 60Hz display for optimal visual performance.

How is this different from other guitar games? +

SongVisualizer works with any .gp5 file you have—not a fixed song library. Plus, every note you play is tracked, so you can see real improvement over time with detailed statistics.

What platforms does it support? +

SongVisualizer is available on Steam for Windows and macOS. Linux support may be added in the future based on demand.

Is there a subscription fee? +

No. SongVisualizer is a one-time purchase. You own it forever, and you can import unlimited songs from your own .gp5 collection.

Ready to Start Your Guitar Journey?

Import your .gp5 files, track your progress, and watch yourself improve.

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One-time purchase. Your songs. Your progress. Forever.

Non-Kyle songs are user-imported content (.gp5 files). Song titles shown for personal tracking purposes only.