Turn the music you imagine into a score.

ShamiScore

A score-writing app for shamisen. Write intuitively, listen straight away, and bring your musical ideas to life.

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An illustrative iPad displaying the ShamiScore editor beside a printed Sakura Sakura score

Write. Listen. Refine.

Use numeric input or the piano roll. Place notes, play them back, and fine-tune the details. Check your work in TAB or Bunka notation as you write.

An actual ShamiScore iPad screenshot showing three-string TAB and the numeric input panel

See how your music moves.

Edit pitch and duration in the piano roll. Listen as you work and shape each phrase at your own pace.

The actual ShamiScore piano roll, with TAB above red and blue note blocks

On paper, too.

Export your score as a PDF for printing and sharing, or as MIDI or audio. Save a .shami document to keep editing your work.

The actual Sakura Sakura PDF exported from ShamiScore

Start for free.

Create up to 64 measures for free. Try writing, playback, and export, then choose ShamiScore Pro for features including multiple tracks and MIDI import. Check the app for current pricing.

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From writing to practicing.

Open your ShamiScore .shami files in ShamiTrainer and start practicing.

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