Chordtunes is an iPad app for creating chord sheets for guitar, ukulele, and mandolin. You can think of Chordtunes as a text editor for creating chord sheets. Entering chords is as easy as typing. There is no need to decide which instrument to create your chord sheet for. Your chord sheet will display for any instrument the app supports. A custom keyboard provides an easy way to select and enter the chords. Chordtunes supports transpose, lyrics, six tunings, three PDF formats, and has over 1,700 chords.

TablEdit is a program for creating, editing, printing and listening to tablature and sheet music (standard notation) for guitar and other fretted, stringed instruments, including mandolin and bass. Additionally, TablEdit, while designed for guitarists, by guitarists, but is not limited to guitar like other Tablature programs.

TablEdit can open/import ASCII, MIDI, ABC, MusicXML, Bucket O' Tab, TabRite, and Wayne Cripps files. Files can be saved in TablEdit format or exported to ASCII, HTML, ABC, RTF, MIDI, Lilypond or WAV formats. TablEdit runs on Windows, Macintosh, and Windows Mobile (PocketPC.)

GuitarScript makes writing tablature really simple and easy. Create your own song sheet in seconds, to play along for practice or share it with your friends! GuitarScript now features 13 instrumental voices and built-in tunings with customizable presets for guitar, bass and ukelele! Build your own instrument with GuitarScript by selecting the strings and tunings you want! Touch and drag to add notes and rearrange your tab, then play your tab to hear what it sounds like. Adjust the time signature and tempo to perfect your song.

Comment: I use this app with Capo to transcribe tunes for ukulele as I listen to the tune in Capo and create the tablature in GuitarScript.

GuitarScript makes writing tablature really simple and easy. Create your own song sheet in seconds, to play along for practice or share it with your friends! GuitarScript now features 13 instrumental voices and built-in tunings with customizable presets for guitar, bass and ukelele! Build your own instrument with GuitarScript by selecting the strings and tunings you want! Touch and drag to add notes and rearrange your tab, then play your tab to hear what it sounds like. Adjust the time signature and tempo to perfect your song.

Comment: I use this app with Capo to transcribe tunes for ukulele as I listen to the tune in Capo and create the tablature in GuitarScript.

GoChords is a free, easy-to-use writing and playing tool with moveable chord symbols and a custom chord builder. Create your own lead sheets, including chord symbols, lyrics and simple notation. Change your instrument or the key of your song and see the chords change instantly! Print out different sheets for different players. Customize your music by creating your own chord shapes.

Sheet Music Live for iPad dynamically translates music files from the internet (Midi) into sheet music. You can select from a number of genres to download songs, select tracks to view the staff, loop, solo, variety of views and mixer console supported. Includes high quality sound with reverb and EQ; upload files from your Mac/PC or choose from thousands on the internet.

Chordsongs provides a simple interface for creating chord charts. Chords for six tunings are available: Soprano Uke (ADF#B), Tenor Uke (GCEA), Baritone Uke (DGBE), Guitar (EADGBE), Mandolin (GDAE), and Mandola (CGDA). You only need to create a chord chart once. Selecting a different tuning will convert your tune to that tuning.

Chordette is a ukulele chord library program that can used as a stand-alone application, or in conjunction with a word processing program, such as Word. As a stand-alone, it provides a handy interface for looking at uke chords in first and second position on the fretboard. When used with a word processing program, chord charts can be built by using the keystroke information for mapping the chords. Chordette requires eight uke chord fonts, which are included with the application.