diff --git a/src/languages/german.rs b/src/languages/german.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..138887d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/languages/german.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+//! A module for German LilyPond note input.
+
+use super::common;
+use crate::{
+    lilypond_objects::lilypond_note::LilyPondNote,
+    notation::{
+        note::Note,
+        pitch::{Accidental, NoteName, Pitch},
+        rhythm::DurationType,
+    },
+};
+
+pub static LANGUAGE_STR: &str = "german";
+
+pub static NOTE_REGEX_STR: &str = r"(?x-u)
+    # Flags: x = whitespace allowed, -u = no unicode support
+    ^(?P<note_name>[a-gr]) # note name or rest
+    (?P<accidental>(?:is){0,2}|(?:es){0,2}) # accidental
+    (?P<octave>(?:(?:,{0,3})|(?:'{0,6}))?) # octave transposition characters
+    (?P<duration>(?:1|2|4|8|(?:16)|(?:32)|(?:64)|(?:128))?) # Durations
+    (?P<dot>\.{0,255})$ # optional dot and end of line
+    ";
+
+pub fn lilypond_from_note(note: &Note) -> String {
+    // We cover the special case in German that the English b flat is covered by a simple B.
+    if (note.pitch.note_name == NoteName::B) && (note.pitch.accidental == Accidental::Flat) {
+        return format!(
+            "b{}{}{}",
+            note.pitch.octave,
+            note.rhythm.length,
+            note.rhythm.dots,
+        )
+    } 
+    format!(
+        "{}{}{}{}{}",
+        lilypond_from_note_name(note),
+        lilypond_from_accidental(note),
+        note.pitch.octave,
+        note.rhythm.length,
+        note.rhythm.dots,
+    )
+}
+
+fn lilypond_from_note_name(note: &Note) -> &str {
+    match note.rhythm.duration_type {
+        DurationType::Rest => "r",
+        DurationType::Note => match note.pitch.note_name {
+            NoteName::A => "a",
+            NoteName::B => "h",
+            NoteName::C => "c",
+            NoteName::D => "d",
+            NoteName::E => "e",
+            NoteName::F => "f",
+            NoteName::G => "g",
+            NoteName::None => "r",
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn lilypond_from_accidental(note: &Note) -> &str {
+    match note.pitch.accidental {
+        Accidental::None => "",
+        Accidental::Flat => "es",
+        Accidental::DoubleFlat => "eses",
+        Accidental::Sharp => "is",
+        Accidental::DoubleSharp => "isis",
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn note_from_lilypond(note: &LilyPondNote) -> Result<Note, String> {
+    Ok(Note {
+        pitch: Pitch {
+            note_name: note_name_from_lilypond(note)?,
+            accidental: accidental_from_lilypond(note)?,
+            octave: common::octave_from_lilypond(note)?,
+        },
+        rhythm: common::rhythm_from_lilypond(note)?,
+    })
+}
+
+fn note_name_from_lilypond(note: &LilyPondNote) -> Result<NoteName, String> {
+    match common::duration_type_from_lilypond(note) {
+        DurationType::Rest => Ok(NoteName::None),
+        DurationType::Note => match note.get_capture("note_name").as_str() {
+            "a" => Ok(NoteName::A),
+            "h" => Ok(NoteName::B),
+            "c" => Ok(NoteName::C),
+            "d" => Ok(NoteName::D),
+            "e" => Ok(NoteName::E),
+            "f" => Ok(NoteName::F),
+            "g" => Ok(NoteName::G),
+            "b" => Ok(NoteName::B),
+            e => Err(format!("Invalid note name '{}'.", e)),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn accidental_from_lilypond(note: &LilyPondNote) -> Result<Accidental, String> {
+    
+    // The German special case German b = English b flat
+    if note.get_capture("note_name").as_str().eq("b") {
+        return Ok(Accidental::Flat);
+    };
+
+    match common::duration_type_from_lilypond(note) {
+        DurationType::Rest => Ok(Accidental::None),
+        DurationType::Note => match note.get_capture("accidental").as_str() {
+            "" => Ok(Accidental::None),
+            "is" => Ok(Accidental::Sharp),
+            "isis" => Ok(Accidental::DoubleSharp),
+            "es" => Ok(Accidental::Flat),
+            "eses" => Ok(Accidental::DoubleFlat),
+            e => Err(format!("Invalid accidental '{}'.", e)),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+    use regex::Regex;
+    lazy_static! {
+        static ref LILYPOND_NOTE_REGEX: Regex = Regex::new(NOTE_REGEX_STR).unwrap();
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_note_name() {
+        let note = Note::new(NoteName::A);
+        let note_name_str = lilypond_from_note_name(&note);
+        assert_eq!("a", note_name_str);
+        let note = Note::new(NoteName::B);
+        let note_name_str = lilypond_from_note_name(&note);
+        assert_eq!("h", note_name_str);
+        let note = Note::new(NoteName::C);
+        let note_name_str = lilypond_from_note_name(&note);
+        assert_eq!("c", note_name_str);
+        let note = Note::new(NoteName::D);
+        let note_name_str = lilypond_from_note_name(&note);
+        assert_eq!("d", note_name_str);
+        let note = Note::new(NoteName::E);
+        let note_name_str = lilypond_from_note_name(&note);
+        assert_eq!("e", note_name_str);
+        let note = Note::new(NoteName::F);
+        let note_name_str = lilypond_from_note_name(&note);
+        assert_eq!("f", note_name_str);
+        let note = Note::new(NoteName::G);
+        let note_name_str = lilypond_from_note_name(&note);
+        assert_eq!("g", note_name_str);
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_accidental() {
+        let mut note = Note::new(NoteName::A);
+        let accidental_str = lilypond_from_accidental(&note);
+        assert_eq!("", accidental_str);
+        note.pitch.accidental(Accidental::Flat);
+        let accidental_str = lilypond_from_accidental(&note);
+        assert_eq!("es", accidental_str);
+        note.pitch.accidental(Accidental::Sharp);
+        let accidental_str = lilypond_from_accidental(&note);
+        assert_eq!("is", accidental_str);
+        note.pitch.accidental(Accidental::DoubleFlat);
+        let accidental_str = lilypond_from_accidental(&note);
+        assert_eq!("eses", accidental_str);
+        note.pitch.accidental(Accidental::DoubleSharp);
+        let accidental_str = lilypond_from_accidental(&note);
+        assert_eq!("isis", accidental_str);
+    }
+    fn test_regex_case(note: &str) {
+        assert!(LILYPOND_NOTE_REGEX.is_match(note));
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_regex() {
+        let notes = [
+            "r",
+            "a",
+            "b",
+            "cis",
+            "d,",
+            "ees'",
+            "fis",
+            "g,,",
+            "aes''1",
+            "bis2",
+            "c,,,4",
+            "des'''8",
+            "eis16",
+            "f32",
+            "ges''''64",
+            "ais128",
+            "b,",
+            "ces'''''1.",
+            "dis,,2.",
+            "e4.",
+            "fes,,,8.",
+            "feses,,,8.",
+            "gis''''''16.",
+        ];
+        for note in notes {
+            test_regex_case(note);
+            println!("{}", note);
+        }
+    }
+    // not currently testing these two because I can't change the value of
+    // NOTE_NAME_LANGUAGE to change the LILYPOND_NOTE_REGEX.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn test_accidental_from_lilypond() {
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("r8").unwrap();
+        let accidental_type = accidental_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(accidental_type, Accidental::None);
+
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("fis").unwrap();
+        let accidental_type = accidental_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(accidental_type, Accidental::Sharp);
+
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("ees").unwrap();
+        let accidental_type = accidental_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(accidental_type, Accidental::Flat);
+
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("gisis").unwrap();
+        let accidental_type = accidental_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(accidental_type, Accidental::DoubleSharp);
+        
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("aeses").unwrap();
+        let accidental_type = accidental_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(accidental_type, Accidental::DoubleFlat);
+    }
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn test_note_name_from_lilypond() {
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("r8").unwrap();
+        let note_name = note_name_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(note_name, NoteName::None);
+        
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("fis").unwrap();
+        let note_name = note_name_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(note_name, NoteName::F);
+        
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("ees").unwrap();
+        let note_name = note_name_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(note_name, NoteName::E);
+        
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("gisis").unwrap();
+        let note_name = note_name_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(note_name, NoteName::G);
+        
+        let ly_note = LilyPondNote::new("aeses").unwrap();
+        let note_name = note_name_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(note_name, NoteName::A);
+
+        let ly_note: LilyPondNote = LilyPondNote::new("b").unwrap();
+        let note_name: NoteName = note_name_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        let accidental_type = accidental_from_lilypond(&ly_note).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(note_name, NoteName::B);
+        assert_eq!(accidental_type, Accidental::Flat);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/languages/mod.rs b/src/languages/mod.rs
index 54ac4a7..3975b64 100644
--- a/src/languages/mod.rs
+++ b/src/languages/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 mod common;
 mod english;
 mod nederlands;
+mod german;
 
 lazy_static! {
     /// The string to be used by LilyPond to select the language,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ lazy_static! {
     pub static ref LANGUAGE_STR: &'static str = match *crate::NOTE_NAME_LANGUAGE {
         NoteNameLanguage::English => english::LANGUAGE_STR,
         NoteNameLanguage::Nederlands => nederlands::LANGUAGE_STR,
+        NoteNameLanguage::German => german::LANGUAGE_STR,
     };
     /// A regular expression string which is used to match and parse LilyPond
     /// notes.
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ lazy_static! {
     pub static ref NOTE_REGEX_STR: &'static str = match *crate::NOTE_NAME_LANGUAGE {
         NoteNameLanguage::English => english::NOTE_REGEX_STR,
         NoteNameLanguage::Nederlands => nederlands::NOTE_REGEX_STR,
+        NoteNameLanguage::German => german::NOTE_REGEX_STR,
     };
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ pub fn lilypond_from_note(note: &Note) -> String {
     match *crate::NOTE_NAME_LANGUAGE {
         NoteNameLanguage::English => english::lilypond_from_note(note),
         NoteNameLanguage::Nederlands => nederlands::lilypond_from_note(note),
+        NoteNameLanguage::German => german::lilypond_from_note(note),
     }
 }
 
@@ -70,5 +74,6 @@ pub fn note_from_lilypond(note: &LilyPondNote) -> Result<Note, String> {
     match *crate::NOTE_NAME_LANGUAGE {
         NoteNameLanguage::English => english::note_from_lilypond(note),
         NoteNameLanguage::Nederlands => nederlands::note_from_lilypond(note),
+        NoteNameLanguage::German => german::note_from_lilypond(note),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d172e69..3eddd02 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ pub enum NoteNameLanguage {
     /// - Note names: `c`, `d`, `e`, `f`, `g`, `a`, `b`
     /// - Accidentals: `is`, `es`, `isis`, `eses`
     Nederlands,
+    /// German note names and accidentals.
+    ///
+    /// - Note names: `c`, `d`, `e`, `f`, `g`, `a`, `h`, `c`
+    /// - Accidentals: `is`, `es`, `b`
+    German,
 }
 
 impl Default for NoteNameLanguage {