Free · No sign-up · No install
Create guitar tabs online — free
TellMeScore is a free online guitar tab & sheet music editor. No download, no registration — click a string and start writing, right in your browser.
Everything you need to write a song
Fast number-key entry
Move the cursor with arrow keys and type fret numbers — Guitar Pro-style speed, no mouse required.
Notation + tab, together
Standard notation and tablature are rendered side by side and always stay in sync.
Instant playback
Hear what you wrote at any time with built-in audio playback and a follow-along cursor.
Lyrics mode
Attach syllables beat by beat in a dedicated lyrics mode — built for vocal songs, with full IME support.
Chord diagrams
Define a chord once and get fingering diagrams above the score plus chord names over every beat.
Print & PDF (A4)
What you see is what prints. Paginated A4 output straight from your browser's print dialog — save as PDF anytime.
How it works
Create a new score
Pick a title, tuning, time signature and key in the start wizard — or just keep the defaults.
Enter notes
Click a string, type fret numbers, move on with the arrow keys. Effects and lyrics are one click away.
Play, print, save
Check it by ear, print to A4 or PDF, and save your song as a file you own.
Free tool
Learn the fretboard — any key, whole neck
An interactive scale fretboard: pick a key and see the major scale across the entire neck in movable-do, with five root-position boxes to memorize.
Free lessons📖🎵
Learn music theory, the visual way
The theory a guitarist actually uses — notes, intervals, chords, scales, keys and the harmony behind real songs — taught with interactive fretboards and diagrams so each idea clicks and sticks.
Your music stays yours
TellMeScore has no accounts and no cloud. Your scores are autosaved in your own browser and exported as .tmscore.json files that live on your disk. Nothing you write is ever uploaded — there is simply no server to upload it to.
Frequently asked questions
- Is it really free?
- Yes. TellMeScore runs entirely in your browser — there are no servers to pay for, so there is no paid tier, no trial, and no feature limits.
- Do I need an account?
- No. There is no sign-up at all. Open the editor and start writing.
- Where is my music stored?
- In your browser (autosaved as you type) and in .tmscore.json files you can save to and open from your own disk. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.
- Does it work on mobile?
- The editor is designed for desktop keyboards — that's where the speed comes from. Viewing and playback work in mobile browsers, but for writing we recommend a computer.
- Is this a free Guitar Pro alternative?
- For writing guitar tabs in the browser, yes — TellMeScore covers the everyday tab-editing workflow (notation + tab, playback, chords, printing) with nothing to install and no account. For reading, the free Viewer page opens Guitar Pro (.gp3–.gp5, .gpx, .gp) and MusicXML files in your browser, with playback and PDF printing.
- Can I import Guitar Pro files?
- Yes. Open them on the Viewer page to read, play and print — the file stays on your computer. Open in editor then brings one six-string track into the editor as an editable TellMeScore song, optionally with a second track as the vocal melody staff (the remaining tracks and drums stay behind). The editor saves its own .tmscore.json format.