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Printable Tab and Staff Paper

Write music the way guitar books do: standard notation on top, tab underneath. Each system has a treble clef staff linked to a six-line tab staff, so you can show rhythm and pitch above and fingering below.

1 page
Portrait
All levels
US Letter / A4
PDF, 71 KB

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What’s inside

5 staff-plus-tab systems per page
Treble clef on every system
Fields for title, key and tempo

How to use it

Print as many copies as you need at 100% scale.
Write in pencil so you can fix mistakes.
Keep finished sheets in a binder: your own songbook.

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Questions

Why use notation and tab together?

Tab shows where to play; notation shows rhythm exactly. Together they give the complete picture, which is why most guitar books use both.

How do I print it at the right size?

Open the PDF and print at 100% or "Actual size", not "Fit to page", so the lines and boxes keep their spacing. It is designed for US Letter and also prints fine on A4.

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