Guitar Pro

A Message Control Protocol (MCP) server for manipulating Guitar Pro files. This server provides a set of tools for opening, modifying, and saving Guitar Pro files through a standardized interface.

Note: Currently, only Guitar Pro 5 (.gp5) format has been tested. Support for other formats (.gp3, .gp4) may be limited or untested.

Features

• Load and save Guitar Pro files
• Get song information (title, artist, tracks, etc.)
• Extract notes from tracks
• Create new songs and add tracks
• Manipulate track properties
• Export to MIDI format
• Export/Import to/from JSON format

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or higher
• PyGuitarPro library
• MCP server framework
• MIDI support (mido library)
• uv (recommended for package management)

Installation

Using uv (Recommended)

1. Install uv if you haven't already:

pip install uv

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

# Create virtual environment
uv venv

# Activate virtual environment
# On Unix/macOS:
source .venv/bin/activate
# On Windows(cmd):
call .venv\Scripts\activate.bat

3. Install the package:

uv pip install .

Running the Server

You can run the server using uv directly:

uv --directory <project_path> run -m src.run_mcp_server

For example, on Windows:

uv --directory C:\path\to\guitar_pro_mcp2 run -m src.run_mcp_server

Or using the Python module directly after installation:

python -m src.run_mcp_server

Using pip

pip install guitar-pro-mcp

From source

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/guitar-pro-mcp.git
cd guitar-pro-mcp

2. Install the package:

# Install in development mode with all dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Or install without development dependencies
pip install -e .

2. Connect to the server using an MCP client.

Usage(Direct)

1. Start the MCP server:

python src/run_mcp_server.py

2. Connect to the server using an MCP client.

Available MCP Tools

File Operations

• load_guitar_pro: Load a Guitar Pro file

  • Parameters: file_path (path to the .gp5 file)
  • Returns: Success/error message

• save_guitar_pro: Save the current song to a Guitar Pro file

  • Parameters: file_path (path to save the file)
  • Returns: Success/error message

Song Information

• get_song_info: Get basic information about the currently loaded song

  • Returns: Dictionary containing title, artist, album, copyright, subtitle, notice, and track count

• get_song_statistics: Get detailed statistics about the current song

  • Returns: Dictionary containing track counts, measure counts, note counts, and detailed track information

Track Operations

• get_gp_tracks: Get a list of tracks in the current Guitar Pro song

  • Returns: List of tracks with their name, index, strings, and instrument

• get_track_notes: Get all notes from a specific track

  • Parameters: track_index (index of the track)
  • Returns: List of notes with their properties (measure, beat, string, value, etc.)

• add_gp_track: Add a new track to the Guitar Pro song

  • Parameters: name (name of the track)
  • Returns: Success message and track index

• set_track_properties: Set properties of a track

  • Parameters:
    • track_index: Index of the track
    • name: New track name (optional)
    • instrument: Instrument ID (optional)
    • volume: Volume level (optional)
    • pan: Pan position (optional)
  • Returns: Success/error message

Measure Operations

• add_gp_measure: Add a new measure to the Guitar Pro song

  • Returns: Success message and measure index

• set_gp_time_signature: Set the time signature for a measure

  • Parameters: measure_index, numerator, denominator
  • Returns: Success/error message

• set_gp_key_signature: Set the key signature for a measure

  • Parameters: measure_index, key
  • Returns: Success/error message

• set_gp_tempo: Set the tempo for a measure

  • Parameters: measure_index, tempo
  • Returns: Success/error message

Note Operations

• add_gp_note: Add a note to a specific track and measure
  • Parameters:
    • track_index: Index of the track
    • measure_index: Index of the measure
    • string: String number
    • fret: Fret number
    • duration: Note duration (default: 4)
    • voice_index: Voice index (default: 0)
    • beat_index: Beat index (default: 0)
  • Returns: Success/error message

Export/Import Operations

• export_to_midi: Export the current song to MIDI format

  • Parameters: file_path
  • Returns: Success/error message

• export_to_json: Export the current song to JSON format

  • Parameters: file_path
  • Returns: Success/error message

• import_from_json: Import a song from JSON format

  • Parameters: file_path
  • Returns: Success/error message

Tab Operations

• get_track_tab: Generate ASCII tab representation of a track
  • Parameters: track_index
  • Returns: ASCII tab representation as string

Song Structure Management

• add_repeat_group: Add a repeat group to the song

  • Parameters:
    • start_measure: Starting measure index
    • end_measure: Ending measure index
    • repeat_type: Type of repeat ("normal", "alternate", "repeat_1st", "repeat_2nd")
    • repeat_count: Number of times to repeat (default: 2)
    • endings: List of ending numbers (optional)
  • Returns: Success/error message

• get_repeat_groups: Get all repeat groups in the song

  • Returns: List of repeat group objects with their properties

• add_section: Add a section to the song

  • Parameters:
    • start_measure: Starting measure index
    • end_measure: Ending measure index
    • name: Section name
    • text: Optional section text
    • color: Optional section color as RGB tuple
  • Returns: Success/error message

• get_sections: Get all sections in the song

  • Returns: List of section objects with their properties

• add_coda: Add a coda marker to a measure

  • Parameters: measure_index
  • Returns: Success/error message

• add_double_bar: Add a double bar line to a measure

  • Parameters: measure_index
  • Returns: Success/error message

• get_song_structure: Get the complete song structure

  • Returns: Dictionary containing:
    • sections: List of all sections
    • repeat_groups: List of all repeat groups
    • markers: List of all markers (codas, double bars, etc.)

Metadata and Lyrics

• set_lyrics: Set the lyrics for the current song

  • Parameters: lyrics (string containing the lyrics)
  • Returns: Success/error message

• get_lyrics: Get the lyrics of the current song

  • Returns: The lyrics as a string

• set_page_setup: Set the page setup for the current song

  • Parameters: page_setup (dictionary containing page setup properties)
  • Properties include: pageSize, pageMargin, scoreSizeProportion, headerAndFooter, title, subtitle, artist, album, words, music, wordsAndMusic, copyright, pageNumber
  • Returns: Success/error message

• get_page_setup: Get the page setup of the current song

  • Returns: Dictionary containing page setup properties

• set_advanced_metadata: Set advanced metadata for the current song

  • Parameters: metadata (dictionary containing metadata properties)
  • Properties include: subtitle, words, music, tab, instructions, notice
  • Returns: Success/error message

• get_advanced_metadata: Get advanced metadata of the current song

  • Returns: Dictionary containing metadata properties

Chord Operations

• add_chord: Add a chord to a specific beat

  • Parameters:
    • track_index: Index of the track
    • measure_index: Index of the measure
    • beat_index: Index of the beat
    • chord_data: Dictionary containing chord properties
  • Chord properties include: name, root, type, extension, bass, tonality, fifth, ninth, eleventh, firstFret, strings, barres, fingerings
  • Returns: Success/error message

• get_chord: Get the chord from a specific beat

  • Parameters:
    • track_index: Index of the track
    • measure_index: Index of the measure
    • beat_index: Index of the beat
  • Returns: Dictionary containing chord properties

Claude configuration (with uv run):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "guitar-pro-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "<path to folder>",
                "run",
                "-m",
                "src.run_mcp_server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Claude configuration (direct usage):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "guitar-pro-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "<path to folder>\\src\\run_mcp_server.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Claude configuration (with uv run):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "guitar-pro-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "<path to folder>",
                "run",
                "-m",
                "src.run_mcp_server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Implementation Details

The implementation uses the PyGuitarPro library to parse and manipulate Guitar Pro files. The MCP server provides a simple API to access the functionality of the PyGuitarPro library.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.