Blank Sheet Music

Empty 5-line staves for writing down melodies, exercises and lesson notes.

Also called: staff paper, manuscript paper, music paper

Blank Sheet Music printable preview
Grid5-line staves, 2 mm between lines
On this sheet15 staves · 2 mm line spacing
FormatVector PDF, prints at exact size
PriceFree
Line color

Customize spacing & line weight in the generator →

Blank Sheet Music in every paper size

SizeDimensionsGrid – portraitGrid – landscapePortraitLandscape
A4 210 × 297 mm
8.27 × 11.69 in
15 staves · 2 mm line spacing 11 staves · 2 mm line spacing PDF PDF
Letter 215.9 × 279.4 mm
8.5 × 11 in
14 staves · 2 mm line spacing 11 staves · 2 mm line spacing PDF PDF
A5 148 × 210 mm
5.83 × 8.27 in
11 staves · 2 mm line spacing 8 staves · 2 mm line spacing PDF PDF
A6 105 × 148 mm
4.13 × 5.83 in
8 staves · 2 mm line spacing 5 staves · 2 mm line spacing PDF PDF
A3 297 × 420 mm
11.69 × 16.54 in
22 staves · 2 mm line spacing 15 staves · 2 mm line spacing PDF PDF
A2 420 × 594 mm
16.54 × 23.39 in
32 staves · 2 mm line spacing 22 staves · 2 mm line spacing PDF PDF
Legal 215.9 × 355.6 mm
8.5 × 14 in
19 staves · 2 mm line spacing 11 staves · 2 mm line spacing PDF PDF
11×17 (Tabloid) 279.4 × 431.8 mm
11 × 17 in
23 staves · 2 mm line spacing 14 staves · 2 mm line spacing PDF PDF

About this blank sheet music

This is plain staff paper: rows of empty five-line staves with even space between them. No clefs or bar lines are printed, so you can use it for any instrument.

Use it for composing, music theory homework, transcribing a tune you heard, or notes in lessons.

What it’s good for

  • Composing and songwriting
  • Music theory homework
  • Lesson notes for students
  • Transcribing melodies

How to print it

Pick a size above and open the PDF. In the print dialog choose the same paper size and set the scale to 100% (Actual size), so the grid comes out at exactly 5-line staves, 2 mm between lines.

Questions

How many staves are on a page?

An A4 portrait page has 15 staves; Letter has 14.

Can I make the staves bigger?

Yes – choose the music pattern in the graph paper generator and set the staff height.

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