Guitar Tab Finder

Overview

Use this skill to turn a song link/title into a usable practice packet:
1) identify the song/arrangement,
2) find likely tab/sheet sources,
3) rank results with confidence notes,
4) write structured output in the user’s preferred format.

Default to flexible output (markdown/json). Use Obsidian formatting only when the user explicitly wants vault notes.

Consent + Filesystem Guardrails

• - Default behavior is web lookup + text output only (markdown or json).
• Perform any local file/vault action only when explicitly requested.
• Before writing files, require a user-provided target path/folder (or clearly confirmed default).
• Do not read/write outside the approved target path.
• If the user does not want local file operations, stay in non-local mode (markdown/json).

Workflow

1. 1. Parse input

- Accept song title, artist, and/or URL. - If URL is YouTube, resolve video title/channel first (oEmbed is enough). - Detect arrangement intent when present (e.g., fingerstyle, drop D, capo).

1. 2. Search tabs/sheet sources

- Use web search with multiple queries: - "<song>" "<artist>" guitar tab - "<song>" fingerstyle tab - "<video title>" tab - Prefer useful sources with direct learning value (tabs/sheet/video with tab links).

1. 3. Rank and filter

- Return top 3–5 links. - For each result include: - source name - URL - short reason (exact match, arrangement match, likely match, etc.) - confidence (high/medium/low) - Call out likely paywalled links clearly.

1. 4. Build practice note content

- Include fields (unless user wants a different template): - status - song - artist - arrangement - tuning - capo - difficulty - best tab links - next practice step - Keep compact and editable.

1. 5. Output mode

- markdown (default): portable note body. - json: machine-friendly object. - obsidian: include wikilinks/embeds and vault-friendly file naming.

Obsidian Mode Rules (optional)

Use these only when user asks for Obsidian output.

• - Do not duplicate title in body if vault UI already shows filename as title.
• Use one note per song under user-specified folder.
• If a local PDF is provided, place/copy it near the note and link with:

- [[file.pdf]] for link - ![[file.pdf]] for embed preview

• - Deduplicate by checking for existing note with same normalized song+artist name before creating a new one.

Quality Bar

• - Prefer accuracy over volume.
• Be explicit when uncertain.
• Do not claim tabs are free if not confirmed.
• Keep notes concise and practical (ready for immediate practice).

Example Prompts

• - “find guitar tabs for this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bApQqay1iJA”
• “get me the best fingerstyle tab sources for bee gees how deep is your love”
• “build a practice note for blackbird with top tab links and difficulty”
• “return json only with ranked links + confidence for this song”
• “obsidian mode: create a note in guitar projects/songs to learn and include tab links”
• “i uploaded a pdf tab. in obsidian mode, create note + embed the pdf”

Output Templates

Markdown template

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JSON template

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