Write shamisen tablature
Enter position numbers, rests, durations, dots, ties, grace notes, triplets, techniques, dynamics, and finger markers in a score surface built around shamisen strings.
A shamisen-first notation studio for writing, teaching, and arranging.
ShamiTab is a browser-based editor for creating shamisen tablature, shaping practice material, importing outside scores, checking playback, and preparing clean printed output.
Why ShamiTab exists
General notation tools can be powerful, but shamisen writing has its own needs: tuning choices, position-number tablature, string-focused entry, technique marks, lyrics, teaching notes, and rhythm conventions such as Oyama-style notation. ShamiTab puts those needs at the center instead of treating shamisen as a workaround inside a guitar or staff-notation workflow.
The goal is a practical Guitar Pro-style workspace adapted for shamisen players: fast note entry, readable tabs, useful playback, and page output that can move from practice desk to lesson room.
Built for real shamisen workflows
ShamiTab is designed for the full path of making a score, not just drawing notes. You can start from a blank score, choose rhythm style and tuning, enter positions from the keyboard, add rests and durations, organize bars with repeats and section markers, and refine the page for printing or PDF export.
Practice and teach
Use playback, tempo, metronome, count-in, tuner, lyrics, comments, repeats, and section labels to make scores useful for rehearsal, lessons, and study.
Import and output
Bring in Guitar Pro, MusicXML, MXL, or MIDI files, adapt them for shamisen, save editable ShamiTab projects, and prepare browser-based print or PDF output.
Support development
Help keep ShamiTab growing.
ShamiTab is an active project. Ko-fi support helps fund continued development, testing, documentation, and shamisen-specific features for future releases.