Words3Music.ph

free piano arrangements

About the Site

Words & Music started 9 years ago when I couldn't find any free sheets for the popular music I like. So I tried my hand with arranging the music myself and decided to share it through the internet -- and the rest is history.

This website started out as a one-pager site with only the links the sheets provided. Then the no. of sheets grew and I began to organize sections such as sheets, links and the likes. I change layout once in while when I grow bored with the current one. I changed hosts in between, too, so it can be really be confusing for you out there. Hopefully I'll stay for good in words3music.ph.

So! If you're curious how I created the music sheets, I follows these simple steps:

  • I make use of the song's guitar chords and "convert" them into piano scales. You may visit http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart to see how the "conversion" is done.
  • With the left hand guided by these piano scales and taking into account the rhythm or riffs of the song, I then play the melody by ear with my right hand.
  • However, if I need to be more accurate, or there are no available chords, then I'll make it a point to listen to the song more closely and try to play what I hear.
  • The sheets are first transcribed by hand, and then encoded into the free software notation Finale Notepad, it's free and available from http://www.finalemusic.com. Recently I got hold of the Finale Songwriter (not free, though) where I can save the files into MIDI's.
  • And then the notations are converted into PDF through Adobe Distiller.

If you want to play your favorite song but can't find the sheets for it, you may follow what I did. It's easy, really, once you get the hang of playing with only the guitar chords. 8notes offers some tips in playing piano riffs. So start arranging now! :)