Music — Guitar Transcription
Service
TRUSTED BY THE PROS — 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Quick overview of services offered:
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Professional music, guitar transcription service. All instruments, styles and genres.
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Full tablature, or just standard notation or both. Chord diagrams.
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Songwriter lead sheets for registering with ASCAP.
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Big Band arrangements.
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Something else in mind? — contact me.
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I also transcribe Suno AI generated songs into sheet music.
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Guitar-Pro, Sibelius or any other music notation software you prefer.
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Experience:​
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Over 20 years experience working for professional musicians, large online educational websites and thousands of private clients around the world.
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Recently completed Grammy Award winning banjo player Alison Brown and Steve Martin's songbook — Safe, Sensible and Sane.
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Do the guitar transcriptions for many Nashville and LA studio guitarists such as Guthrie Trapp and Bryan Sutton.
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Price:
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Prices vary from 10 $USD minimum. Most jobs land between 70 $USD and 120 $USD.
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No job is too small or not interesting enough.
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The price depends on the length and complexity of the music.
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How the transcription is completed:
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All transcriptions are done by myself. Nothing is subcontracted out in order to assure the highest quality. You always know who you are dealing with.
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All jobs are done by ear. The transcriptions are never AI generated or computer generated. This ensures the highest quality.
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Full after service if you are not satisfied with anything—included in the price.
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I can guarantee you will be satisfied with my service
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Request a free price quote on anything.
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Explore the rest of my website for more information or feel free to email me with any questions.
I look forward to hearing from you!
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Example of a recently completed transcription:
A super arrangement by Kent Nishimura — featuring his full band on a guitar sound!
WHAT DO YOU DO?
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I will transcribe any music recording or video exactly as played — note for note in guitar tablature and/or standard notation.
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I have experience with all genres of guitar and bass playing including altered tunings — Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Folk, Classical, Metal, Punk … if I can hear it, I can write it out.
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I also do other stringed instruments such as ukulele, mandolin, banjo, violin etc …
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I can also add vocal parts and lyrics if you want.
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ALL INSTRUMENTS WELCOME
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Music Transcriptions can be written in standard notation, tablature, chord symbols, chord diagrams or any combination of the above.
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many formats possible — see here.
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I will also arrange any music for guitar or guitars or any other instruments or combination.
HOW ACCURATE ARE YOUR TRANSCRIPTIONS?
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I pride myself on providing note for note 100% accurate music transcriptions — so written exactly as played by the artist.
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I do regular work for pro musicians in Nashville, Los Angeles and many prominent youtube channels — see a selection of some of the artists I currently work with or have worked for.
WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND AND
EXPERIENCE?
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I am a pro guitar player and understand the instrument intimately.
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I have a Bachelor Degree in guitar performance and music theory from McGill University in Montreal.
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I have provided this service to thousands of clients for over 20 years. I do all the transcriptions myself. I have subcontracted work in the past but the results were far from satisfactory.
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I have done the transcriptions for the online guitar schools of such artists as Martin Taylor, Brent Mason and Guthrie Trapp —see a partial list HERE.
WHAT IF I AM NOT SATISFIED?
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I have been providing this service to private clients and corporations for over 20 years. I honestly cannot remember a dissatisfied client.
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I will however re-look at any section you are not 100 % satisfied with free of cost. I take pride in my work and will never leave a client hanging.