I will transcribe your song into accurate sheet music or guitar tabs

I will transcribe your song into accurate, readable sheet music or guitar tabs by ear, note for note, so you can play, study, or arrange the exact part you heard.

Whether you have a recording you love, an original demo that lives only on your phone, or a tricky solo you have been trying to figure out for weeks, I turn audio into clean, playable notation you can actually read. Every transcription is done by ear, by a real musician, and checked against the recording bar by bar.

What you get

• A complete, professionally engraved transcription of your chosen part delivered as PDF (print-ready) plus an editable MusicXML file and the native MuseScore (.mscz) project so you can edit it yourself later.
• Your choice of format: standard notation, guitar/bass TAB, or TAB + notation combined on the same staff.
• Accurate pitches and rhythm matched to the recording, with correct time signature, key signature, tempo marking, and bar numbers.
• Chord symbols above the staff where relevant (chord names like Am7, D/F#, Cadd9) so you understand the harmony, not just the notes.
• Performance detail captured to the level your tier allows: articulations (hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, vibrato), dynamics, repeats, and section labels (Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo).
• An optional MIDI export so you can hear the transcription play back and confirm it matches before you commit it to memory.
• A reference audio click/playback rendered from the score (on Standard and Premium) so you can hear what I wrote.
• Lyrics typed under the vocal line on request (for lead-sheet vocal transcriptions).

If you only need a single instrument (just the guitar part, just the piano, just the bass line, just the vocal melody), tell me which one and I focus entirely on getting that part right.

Plans

Feature	Basic	Standard	Premium
Length covered	Up to ~1 minute	Up to ~3 minutes	Full song / up to ~5+ minutes
Instruments transcribed	1 part	Up to 2 parts	Multi-part / full arrangement
Notation or TAB	Either	Either or both	Both, fully detailed
Chord symbols	Basic	Yes	Yes, with voicings noted
Articulations & techniques	Main ones	Detailed	Fully detailed
Delivery files	PDF + MusicXML	PDF + MusicXML + MIDI	PDF + MusicXML + MuseScore + MIDI
Revisions	1	2	3
Rush option	—	Available	Available

Tiers describe scope and detail only. Tell me your song and target part and I will recommend the tier that fits.

How it works

1. You send me the audio — a file (MP3, WAV, FLAC) or a link to where the track lives. Tell me the instrument/part you want, the format (notation vs TAB), and any timestamps (for example, "just the solo from 2:14 to 2:48").
2. I confirm scope — I listen, confirm the section, key, tempo, and instrument, and flag anything ambiguous (drop tunings, capo position, dense polyphony) before I start so there are no surprises.
3. I transcribe by ear — I work through the recording in passes: first the structure and rhythm, then exact pitches, then the expressive detail (bends, slides, dynamics, chord voicings).
4. I engrave it cleanly — I lay the notation out in MuseScore so it is readable: sensible page turns, clear beaming, proper stem directions, and section labels.
5. I check against the recording — I play the score back and A/B it against your audio, correcting anything that drifts.
6. You review and request revisions — I deliver the files, you compare them to your ear, and I refine pitches, rhythms, or formatting within your tier's revision count.

Why choose this

This is a human, by-ear transcription, not the output of an auto-detection app. Automatic note-recognition tools still stumble badly on real recordings: overlapping instruments, distortion, expressive timing, and bent or microtonal notes confuse them, and they hand you garbage you have to fix anyway. I listen the way a player listens, so the result is something you can sit down and actually perform.

You get editable source files, not just a flat image. Because you receive MusicXML and the MuseScore project, you are never locked in — you can change the key, transpose for a different instrument, fix a fingering, or extend the arrangement yourself.

I am honest about what is and is not possible. If a passage is buried in the mix or genuinely ambiguous, I tell you and offer the most musically sensible reading rather than inventing notes and pretending they are certain.

Who it's for / use cases

• Performers and students learning a song exactly as recorded, instead of trusting a wrong tab from a lyrics site.
• Teachers who need clean, correct notation or TAB to hand to students.
• Songwriters and producers who composed something by feel and now need it written down to share with bandmates, session players, or a publisher.
• Cover bands and worship/event musicians who need a readable chart for the whole group.
• Content creators and arrangers building a sheet-music version, a backing track, or a new arrangement from an existing recording.
• Archivists and estates preserving a recording as notated music.

FAQ

Q: Do you transcribe by ear or use software? I transcribe by ear as a trained musician, then engrave it in professional notation software. Automatic detection tools are unreliable on real recordings, so I do the listening myself and only use software for the clean layout and playback check.

Q: What file formats do you deliver? A print-ready PDF plus an editable MusicXML file, with the MuseScore project and a MIDI render included on the higher tiers. MusicXML opens in MuseScore, Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, and Guitar Pro, so you can keep editing in whatever you use.

Q: Can you do guitar TAB instead of standard notation? Yes. I can deliver pure TAB, standard notation, or both stacked on one staff. For guitar and bass I include techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, and palm muting.

Q: I only have a rough phone recording of my own song — can you still do it? Usually yes, as long as the part is audible. Send it over and I will tell you honestly before starting whether the audio is clear enough and which parts are reliably transcribable.

Q: Can you transcribe the full band, or just one instrument? Both. Basic focuses on a single part; Standard and Premium cover multiple instruments up to a full arrangement. Tell me exactly which parts matter most to you.

Q: How accurate is it? I match pitches and rhythm to the recording and verify by playing the score back against your audio. Where a passage is genuinely ambiguous in the mix, I flag it and give the most musically sensible reading rather than guessing silently.

Q: What do you need from me to start? The audio file or a link to it, the specific part or section you want (timestamps help), your preferred format (notation, TAB, or both), and any details like tuning, capo, or instrument so I get it right the first time.

Q: What if a note is wrong? That is what revisions are for. Point me to the bar and beat, tell me what you hear, and I will correct it within your tier's included revisions.