Photograph the page.
Play it while the app listens.
Printed music, PDFs, MusicXML, Guitar Pro or MIDI become notes and guitar or bass tab. Then the cursor follows you, note by note.
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What do you want to play?
Read the notes, see the frets, play it back to the mic
Every score gets six-string tab with the frets worked out. Start with the free lessons, tune up, then bring your own music.
- 12 lessons, from first notes to chord progressions
- Wait for me hears you in any octave
- Built-in tuner and metronome
Pull the bass line out of any score
Pick the bass part from a full score and get four-string tab. Transpose it, then lock in with the metronome in Play along.
- Choose one part from a band or choir score
- Transpose by semitones
- Play along from 50% tempo up
Your old books, back on the music stand
Photograph a page or upload a PDF. Recognition turns clean printed music into notes and tab you can practise.
- Photos, PDFs, MusicXML, Guitar Pro and MIDI
- Free: 3 pages a month, first 32 bars of each page
- Plus: 200 pages a month
Turn exercise sheets into practice your students can do
Convert the sheets you hand out and export them. Students open them in Musicalio and practise with Wait for me at their own tempo.
- Students practise free, on any device
- Scored Play along shows how a piece is going
- Export as MusicXML or MIDI with Plus
Wait for me
It waits until you get the note right.
Your laptop or phone mic hears each note, in any octave. A wrong note flashes, the right one moves you on. Loop two hard bars until they stick.
Audio is analysed in your browser. Nothing is recorded or uploaded.
Play along
Start slow. Finish at full speed.
A count-in, a metronome with an accented downbeat, and a cursor that keeps time. Every note is scored, so you can see yourself getting better.
Formats
Whatever you have, it ends up as notes and tab
| You have | Files | How it opens | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo of a page | Files.jpg .png .webp .tif | How it opensRecognised automatically, usually under a minute a page | PlanFree: 3 pages/monthPlus: 200 pages/month |
| PDF score | Files.pdf | How it opensRecognised page by page, progress in the queue | PlanFree: 3 pages/monthPlus: 200 pages/month |
| MIDI | Files.mid .midi | How it opensConverted to notation, rhythms tidied up | PlanFree: 3 pages/monthPlus: 200 pages/month |
| MusicXML | Files.musicxml .mxl .xml | How it opensOpens instantly in your browser | PlanFree, no limit |
| Guitar Pro | Files.gp .gpx .gp3–.gp5 .gp7 | How it opensOpens instantly, tab kept as written | PlanFree, no limit |
You get
Clean printed scores work best. Handwriting isn’t supported.
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Pricing
Practising is free. Forever.
Free includes 3 converted pages a month. Plus gives you 200. No card needed to start.
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- All viewing and practice
- Tuner, lessons, offline
- 3 converted pages a month, first 32 bars each
Questions
- Which file formats work?
- MusicXML, Guitar Pro, MIDI, PDF and photos of printed music.
- How accurate is photo and PDF conversion?
- Clean printed scores work best. Handwriting isn’t supported, so check tricky passages against the original.
- Do I need special hardware?
- No. Any microphone in a modern browser.
- Is my playing recorded?
- No. Audio is analysed in your browser and never uploaded or stored.
- Does it work offline or on a phone?
- Yes. Install it as an app and saved pieces open without a connection.
- Which instruments are supported?
- Guitar and bass get tab. Any instrument can read the notation and practise with the mic.
Got a page of music on your stand? Start with that.
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