Blank Staff Paper Generator

Generate blank five-line music staves with adjustable line spacing on Letter, Legal, or A4 paper.

Customize your page

Getting the controls ready…

Paper size
Orientation
Units
Grid / line spacing

Distance between the lines of each staff.

Margins

Live preview

US Letter · portrait
8.50 in × 11.00 in

The preview is scaled to fit your screen. Your PDF uses the selected page dimensions and margins; print at 100% for accurate spacing.

How to use this sheet

Set the page size, orientation, spacing, and margins. The preview updates as you go. Select Download PDF to save the file, or Open PDF to print to print it.

Staff spacing controls the distance between adjacent lines.

Each group has five horizontal lines for writing notation by hand. The space between groups grows with the line spacing, leaving room for additional markings. Use the blank manuscript paper for melodies, exercises, or composition drafts.

Useful for

  • Writing melodies
  • Composition drafts
  • Music lessons

For best results, print the PDF at Actual size or 100% instead of “Fit to page.”