# AI Guitar Stem Splitter: the guitar on its own > Guitar stem splitter for YouTube songs: isolate the guitar to hear every strum and lick, or mute it and play the part over the band. Free to try. Source: https://chordlens.app/guitar-stem-splitter AI Guitar Stem Splitter Isolate the guitar in any song: solo it to hear every strum and lick, or mute it and play the part yourself over the band. On a YouTube video with the Chrome extension, or by uploading your own audio in the Studio with the chords in time. Free to try: Free splits a 2-minute part. [Add to Chrome — it’s free](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chord-lens-ai-youtube-cho/iedoccahfccciahmalgjakejfmbnahnp) [Open the Studio](https://chordlens.app/studio) Last updated October 2026 ![The Chord Lens Studio’s stems mixer with the Guitar stem soloed: its waveform lit and the other five stems dimmed, with the solo and mute buttons beside each one.](https://chordlens.app/assets/landing/product/stem-guitar.webp) Solo: just the guitar Or mute it and play The short version ## At a glance. hear it, then play it Chord Lens splits a song into six stems, one of them the guitar, so you can listen to it alone or take it out and play it yourself. Everything else on this page is the detail. - **The guitar stem** one of six from every split - **Solo it** every strum, on its own - **Mute it** play the part over the band - **Chords in time** with the shape for each one - **Slow it down** the pitch stays put - **Loop the riff** until your hands have it - **Capo and key** shapes you already know - **YouTube or your own files** extension on YouTube, upload in the Studio - **Free to try** a 2-minute part on Free 01 / 10 · What it is ## The guitar. On its own. A guitar part is hard to hear in a full mix: the vocal sits on top, the keys share its notes, the drums cover the strums. Hearing it alone is the fastest way to learn it. Chord Lens splits the song into six stems, vocals, drums, bass, piano, guitar and the rest, and the guitar gets its own fader, solo and mute, with the chords and shapes in time on screen. It works from the recording itself, so covers, live takes and new uploads split the same way as hits. Use the Chrome extension on the YouTube video, where it listens to the song as it plays, or upload your own audio in the Studio. Have the song as a file? The Studio splits MP3, WAV and M4A the same way. Elsewhere ### Upload-a-file splitters Want the song as a file first, then hand back the guitar as a file to load somewhere else. Chord Lens ### Split where you play Splits the song you’re watching and keeps the guitar, the chords and the loop in one place. 02 / 10 · How to ## Isolate the guitar in four steps. a few presses 1. **Open the song** Add Chord Lens to Chrome and open the YouTube video, or upload your own MP3, WAV or M4A in the Studio. 2. **Split the song** Press Split. On Free, pick the 2 minutes you want. 3. **Solo the guitar** Press S on Guitar to hear it alone. 4. **Or mute it and play** Press M and play the part over the band, chords on screen. On a Mac? The Chord Lens app runs the same Studio, with the split on your own computer. [Get the Mac app](https://chordlens.app/download) 03 / 10 · The six stems ## Six stems. The guitar is one. Every split gives you the same six stems. The guitar is its own, so you can solo it, mute it or set it under the rest. - Guitar - Vocals - Drums - Bass - Piano - Other - **Solo it** Hear every strum and bend alone. - **Mute it** Play the part over the rest of the band. - **Turn it down** Keep a little as a guide while you play. Acoustic and electric guitars both land in the Guitar stem. Each stem also has a pan, and a metronome sits under the six with a fader of its own, clicking on the song’s beat. 04 / 10 · Practise it ## Loop it. Slow it. Move it. the guitar follows Loop A–B Loop the riff and play it until it sits. Speed 0.75× Slow the guitar down to catch a fast run; the pitch stays put. Capo Fret 2 Set a capo and the chart shows the shapes to play. The chart keeps running while the guitar plays alone: the chord on the beat lights up with its shape, and the next one waits beside it. Move the key up to 12 semitones in the Studio or 6 in the extension, and the stems move with it. To slow a whole song down without the split, see [slow down songs](https://chordlens.app/slow-down-songs). 05 / 10 · On your computer ## Split on your own computer. The split runs in your browser on your own computer, not in a queue somewhere. The first time, the Studio sets the splitting engine up: it downloads once, about 140 MB. After that a song splits while you watch the progress, and the engine stays ready for the next one. Splitting needs a computer, in Chrome or Edge. Phones and tablets don’t give a web page enough memory to split a song, so on a phone you still get the chords, the words and the sections, but not the split. 06 / 10 · How clean ## Clear enough to learn from. Honest about the rest. A lead or rhythm guitar that stands apart in the mix usually comes out clear enough to learn from. Guitars share space with keys and other guitars, so the guitar stem is harder than drums or bass: two guitars can land in one stem, and some can drift into Other. It’s a practice tool, not a studio stem. We don’t print a quality score, because no single number is true of every song. The honest test is your own: split a verse, solo the guitar and listen. ### Missing part of the guitar? 1. Turn Other up: a second guitar often lands there. 2. Solo Guitar and Other together. 3. Slow it down to hear through the bleed. 4. Try a studio version: live takes split less cleanly. 07 / 10 · Compared ## Chord Lens vs other ways to isolate guitar. Three ways to hear the guitar alone in a song you heard on YouTube. | | Upload-a-file splitters | Guitar lesson videos | By ear | Chord Lens | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Works on the YouTube video you watch | No, a file | Only songs covered | Yes | Yes | | The original guitar | Yes | Re-played | Yes | Yes | | Chords and shapes in time | No | Sometimes | — | Built in | | Loop and slow | Another app | The player | — | Built in | | Works on phones | No | Yes | Yes | Chords yes, split no | | Cost | Per file | Free or paid | Your time | Free to try | Working a part out by ear is still the best training there is, and a lesson video shows you the hands. Chord Lens is for the moment in between: you heard the song, and you want the original guitar alone, with the chords there while you learn it. 08 / 10 · How players use it ## Four ways players use it. - **Learn a solo** Solo the guitar, loop the bars, slow them to 0.75×. - **Find the strum** Hear the rhythm part alone to copy its pattern. - **Play the part** Mute the guitar and play over the band. - **Work out a tone** Listen to the guitar alone to hear how it sits. Bands use it to learn a cover before rehearsal, each player with their own part soloed. Worship guitarists use it to learn a new song in the key they play it in, with a capo and the stems moved to match. 09 / 10 · What it won’t do ## What it won’t do. so you know before you split - **Not for sharing or publishing** On Free the stems play in Chord Lens. Premium downloads them as MP3 and Pro adds WAV, for your own personal study and practice, not to share or publish. - **No split on phones** Splitting needs a computer. On a phone you still get the chords. - **No tab** It gives you the guitar audio and the chords, not tablature. - **Not one guitar per stem** Two guitars can share the stem; some can land in Other. Chord Lens is for practising and studying a song yourself: learning it, working out a part, playing along. That kind of personal use is broadly considered fair use under US copyright law, with similar rules elsewhere. Stem downloads on Premium and Pro are for that same personal study, not to share, sell or publish. To publish a cover, use the original audio under YouTube’s licensing, or get a sync license. 10 / 10 · Plans ## Free to try. Free splits a 2-minute part of a song, the part you choose, a few times a day. Premium splits up to 8 minutes of a song and Pro up to 12, which is the whole of most songs, and both download the stems for your own study: MP3 on Premium, WAV on Pro. Chords and the lyrics a song already has stay free on every plan, with no ads. Key and speed are free in Chrome and, once you sign in, in the Studio, for the whole song up to your plan’s song-length limit. [See plans and prices](https://chordlens.app/#pricing) FAQ ## Quick answers. the short answers ### Still stuck? Open the Studio and send us a note with Feedback in its sidebar. A person reads every one. [Send feedback](https://chordlens.app/studio?feedback) ### How do I isolate the guitar in a YouTube song? Open the video with the Chord Lens extension in Chrome, or upload your own audio in the Studio, press Split, then S on the Guitar stem. You hear the guitar alone, with the chords in time. ### Can I remove the guitar instead? Yes. Press M on Guitar and the rest of the band plays on without it, so you can play the part yourself. Turn the fader down instead to keep a little of it as a guide. ### Does it split electric and acoustic guitar? Yes. Both land in the Guitar stem. A heavily distorted guitar or one buried under synths can bleed more, and some of it may land in Other. ### What if there are two guitars? They usually share the Guitar stem, and one of them can land in Other. The split doesn’t give each guitar its own stem; solo Guitar and Other together to hear both. ### Can I slow the guitar down? Yes. Play from half speed to double with the pitch left where it is, and loop the bars you’re learning. Every stem follows the speed. ### Does it show the chord shapes? Yes. The chart shows each chord in time with its guitar shape, and a capo setting shows the shapes you’d play with it. ### Why do I hear other instruments in the guitar? Guitars share notes and space with keys and other guitars, so a little of them can bleed into the Guitar stem. Slow it down to hear through it, or try a studio version of the song. ### Is it free? Yes, to try. Free splits a 2-minute part of a song, the part you choose, a few times a day. Chords are free on every plan. Key and speed are free in Chrome and, once you sign in, in the Studio, for the whole song up to your plan’s song-length limit. ### How much of a song can I split on Free? Free splits 2 minutes of a song, placed where you want it. Premium splits up to 8 minutes and Pro up to 12, which is the whole of most songs. ### Can I do it on my phone? No. Splitting needs a computer, in Chrome or Edge, because phones don’t give a web page enough memory. On a phone you still get the chords and the words. ### Can I download the guitar track? On Premium you can download the stems as MP3 from the Studio, and Pro adds WAV. Downloads are for your own personal study, not to share or publish; to publish a cover, use YouTube’s licensing or get a sync license. On Free the stems play in Chord Lens. ### Can I use Chord Lens on my own files, or only YouTube? Both. The Chrome extension works right on the YouTube video you’re watching, listening to the song as it plays. To split stems, upload your own audio in the Studio (MP3, WAV or M4A, up to 50 MB). Premium exports stems as MP3 and Pro adds WAV, for your own study and practice. ### Does it give me tabs? No. It gives you the guitar audio on its own and the chords with their shapes, not tablature or sheet music. ### Can I set a capo? Yes. Set the capo fret and the chart shows the shapes to play there, while the song stays in its key. ### Is this different from the stem splitter? It’s the same split. The YouTube stem splitter page is about all six stems; this page is about the guitar. Both open in the same Studio. In short ## The whole page in four lines. 1. **The guitar stem.** One of six from every split. 2. **Solo or mute.** Hear it alone, or play it yourself. 3. **Chords in time.** Loop, slow, capo. 4. **Free to try.** A 2-minute part on Free; the whole of most songs on Premium and Pro. Keep going ## More from Chord Lens. [All tools](https://chordlens.app/tools) - [YouTube Stem Splitter All six stems from your own audio.](https://chordlens.app/youtube-stem-splitter) - [YouTube to Chords The chords of a song, in time.](https://chordlens.app/youtube-to-chords) - [All Chord Lens tools Chords, stems, practice and singing.](https://chordlens.app/tools) Learning another part? The same split has a page for each: the [drum stem splitter](https://chordlens.app/drum-stem-splitter), [bass stem splitter](https://chordlens.app/bass-stem-splitter) or [piano stem splitter](https://chordlens.app/piano-stem-splitter). ## Solo the guitar. Play it yourself. [Add to Chrome — it’s free](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chord-lens-ai-youtube-cho/iedoccahfccciahmalgjakejfmbnahnp)