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YouTube to piano sheet music

Hear a piano performance you want to study? Paste its YouTube link to create notation you can read and play back. Start with a clear solo-piano recording; a full mix is a harder transcription task.

Try the first 30 seconds without signing up. A free account lets you save your work. Downloads and editing require Pro.

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Use recordings and links you have permission to transcribe.

How it works

  1. Paste the performance link

    Choose YouTube in the tool below and paste a supported video link. Private, unavailable or restricted videos may not be accessible.

  2. Generate and listen

    Generate the score, then compare playback with the original. Free previews use the beginning of the recording, so choose a video where the piano starts promptly.

  3. Keep the result you need

    Read and play the score online. Pro adds editing and downloads: PDF for printing, MusicXML for notation software, or MIDI for a music-production app.

Try a short piano example

An original piano phrase made for this walkthrough. Listen to the source, then try it in the transcriber and compare the result by ear.

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The original MIDI for the same phrase. Use this as a known input for MIDI-to-score conversion; it is not a claim about transcription accuracy.

Salamander Grand Piano — Alexander Holm · CC BY 3.0

Questions about this tool

Is the YouTube preview free?

Yes. You can preview the first 30 seconds without an account. Saving work needs a free account; downloads and editing require Pro.

Does it produce the original published score?

It estimates notes and rhythm from the performance. Timing, voices and bar lines may need correction; it does not retrieve an official score.

Can I transcribe every instrument in a song?

The current default model is for piano. Use a piano recording, or the optional Pro piano-separation workflow when suitable. This page does not offer general multi-instrument transcription.

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