GuitarSet

dataset·guitar transcription·active

Acoustic-guitar recordings with hexaphonic audio and time-aligned note, chord, beat and technique annotations.

Verified facts

Official site	https://zenodo.org/records/3371780 ↗
Geography	United States
doi	10.5281/zenodo.3371780
size	players: 6 · excerpts: 360 · duration hours approx: 3
scope	Acoustic guitar transcription and performance analysis.
genres	Jazz; Bossa Nova; Rock; Singer-Songwriter; Funk
license	MIT stated by mirdata loader; deposit rights metadata should be checked per file.
steward	NYU MARL
creators	Qingyang Xi; Rachel M. Bittner; Johan Pauwels; Xuzhou Ye; Juan P. Bello
versions	1.1.x
languages	not_applicable
modalities	hexaphonic WAV; microphone WAV; pickup mix WAV; JAMS annotations
geographies	United States
access method	Open Zenodo deposit; mirdata loader available.
intended uses	guitar transcription; chord estimation; beat tracking; performance analysis
related papers	GuitarSet: A Dataset for Guitar Transcription
annotation method	Per-string capture supports automated pitch, fret, chord, beat, downbeat and style annotation.
collection method	Six players recorded acoustic guitar through hexaphonic pickup and microphone.
current availability	Files available on Zenodo.
commercial use limits	No noncommercial restriction stated in mirdata's canonical loader.
us market scope basis	Publicly available or materially used in US-facing music/audio-AI research.
limitations biases disputes	Small performer pool and five styles.; Zenodo documents corrected timing, negative-fret and duplicate-note errors.
redistribution restrictions	License notice and attribution should be preserved.