How do you transcribe guitar tabs to piano?

Answer 1

Technically a piano and a guitar are set up the exact same way the notes of the neck are

1] E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B-C-C#-D-D#-E

2] B-C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B

3] G-G#-A-A#-B-C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G

4] D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B-C-C#-D

5] A-A#-B-C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A

6] E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B-C-C#-D-D#-E

And when you get to the 12th fret (the natural octave) the pattern starts over. So, if the tab is:

e-----------1

B---------0--1

G-------0------1

D-----0----------1

A---0--------------1

E-0------------------1

your piano notes are: (The "/" doesn't mean slide, it means sharp or flat depending on the key you are in)

E-A-D-G-B-E-F-C-G#/Ab-D#/Eb-A#/Bb-F

Answer 2

Using the same score in the piano and guitar is extremely difficult and almost impossible for any piece. When transcribing to the guitar, the melody of the piano piece is taken with some corresponding bass notes to anticipate the moving. Otherwise, more than one guitar is used in the purpose, most preferably a bass guitar and a regular guitar.

When it comes to piano tabs, which are very simplified than piano sheet music, can be straight away used on the guitar.