i'm a guitarist and have always agreed with Woody Guthrie that 'anything more than three chords is just showing off.'

i have a basic ability to read music - enough to peck out a part on a keyboard from the written notation - but stuff i've written for tv and radio has always been me recording a demo on guitar and voice and someone else scoring it for recording.

so until recently i've had little need of sheet music. so, if any of the real musicians here can help me now i'd be grateful.

i wanted some cole porter and a few standards and a search took me to musescore where the songs i want are listed. but i have to start a '30 day free trial' or so it says.

so i'm confused. i know the software is free but do i have to pay to download sheet music? or is it a collaborative site where musicians post their transcriptions for all to download?

is the 30 day trial for musescore pro which i certainly don't need?

finally if anyone can help, if i download a midi version will it open in RealBand with the midi piano part shown and the sheet music chords or will i have to use ACW to get the chords?

a few hints would save me making a leap in the dark. any help gratefully received.