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Isolate the guitar.
Right in your browser.
Input
or click to choose
MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus, AIFF and more — plus the audio of MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM, MKV and other video
Six ways to split a track
- FastFastest. Works on phones tooVocals + backing
- 4stem FastFour parts, still light — works on phonesVocals, drums, bass, other
- StandardPick this if unsure — quality without the waitVocals + backing
- 4stemSplit into band partsVocals, drums, bass, other
- 6stemDown to guitar and piano6 parts
- High QualityBest possible — and it takes a whileVocals + backing
Drop in a track and you pick from these. Estimated run times appear then, along with a reason for anything this device does not have the memory to run.
Result
About this process
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Guitar extraction isolates the guitar parts — for copying a riff, learning the rhythm work, or lifting material for a remix.
Guitar is the hardest of the six. The timbre range is enormous, from clean acoustic to heavily distorted, and it shares register with keys and synths — so piano can bleed in. It is genuinely useful for working out a part by ear; check the result before using it as standalone material.
On a twin-guitar record, both players land in one guitar track. The model separates instruments, not performers. Where the two were recorded hard left and hard right, though, listening to the extracted track channel by channel will often tell you who is playing what. Where they sit together in the centre, nothing will.
Guitar separates best where it sounds most like a guitar. Distorted riffs, funk chording, arpeggios — the playing that has guitar character in it stays put. Long clean sustained chords that behave like a synth pad, or tones buried under heavy effects, drift into other. The same song can behave differently from section to section for exactly this reason.
Highlights
- 6stem separates guitar
- Splits into vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and other, with guitar exportable on its own.
- Minus-one in the same run
- Mute the guitar and export the mix for a track to play over yourself.
- Phrases you can follow
- With the rest of the band out of the way, detail and nuance are much easier to hear.
- No upload
- Audio is processed only in your browser.
When to use it
- Transcribing a riff or a solo
- Practising over a minus-one mix with the guitar removed
- Checking the voicings in a backing part
- Sampling a riff
Three simple steps
Choose a file
Drag & drop an MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC or video, or click to select.
Pick a model and start
Guitar comes out on its own only with 6stem. In 4stem it is folded into 'other'. 6stem needs a lot of memory, so it is not offered on phones — run it on a desktop.
Adjust and export
Preview and adjust each part, then download what you need as WAV.
Guitar extractor — frequently asked questions
- Which model do I need for guitar?
- 6stem. It is the only one that treats guitar as its own part — in 4stem the guitar is folded into "other".
- Does it work for acoustic as well as electric?
- Both are handled. Heavily distorted guitar, and parts whose timbre is close to a synth, can bleed into "other" — results vary by track.
- Can I separate the lead from the rhythm guitar?
- No. The model separates instruments, not the roles they play, so lead and rhythm share one track. Where the parts were panned apart in the original, listening to the extracted guitar one channel at a time gets you some of the way.
- Does bass bleed into the guitar track?
- Rarely. Bass sits far enough down the spectrum to be an easy call for the model. The parts that bleed are piano, synths and strings — the ones sharing both register and timbre. When something sounds wrong at the bottom, the more likely explanation is guitar low strings going out to the bass track.
- Why is it unavailable on my phone?
- Guitar only comes out on its own with 6stem, and that model exceeds what a phone can allocate; the page states as much where the option would be. Phones run up to 4stem, where guitar is folded into other and cannot be isolated. Open the page on a computer.
- Is it really free? Do I need to sign up?
- It’s completely free with no account needed. Just open the page and pick a file.
- Is the song I choose sent anywhere?
- No. All separation happens entirely inside your browser.
- Which file formats are supported?
- MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC and OGG, plus the audio track of video files.