Chordpro
Chordpro is a platform independent format for editing and organizing song texts with guitar or ukulele chords (chord sheets). There are numerous software applications available.
Syntax
The syntax is pretty simple:
| Code | Function | Example |
|---|---|---|
| [ … ] | chord | [Am] |
| {t: … } | title | {t: Imagine} |
| {st: … } | subtitle | {st: John Lennon 1971 |
| {c: … } | comment | {c: 2 x} |
| {instrument: … } | instrument | {instrument: ukulele} |
| {key: … } | key | {key: Am} |
| {sob} | start of bridge (music) | |
| {eob} | end of bridge | |
| {soc} | start of chorus | |
| {eoc} | end of chorus | |
| {sot} | start of tablature | |
| {eot} | end of tablature | |
| # | annotation (not shown in ouptput) |
- Several songs can be compiled to songbooks.
Software Tools
I am neither liable for reliability, safety, usability or availability of the applications listed, nor do I endorse any of these applications.
- Chordastic – Editing (WIN)
- ChordPro Buddy – Editing (OSX)
- GuitarTeX2 – Editing with output in LaTeX (OSX, WIN, Linux)
- OnSong – Editing and organizing (iOS)
- SongBook – Editing and organizing, with chord libraries for guitar, mandoline, and ukulele (OSX, WIN, Android, iOS)
- Song-a-Matic Editor – Online tool for editing
- Songsheet – Editing and organizing (iOS)
- Songsheet Generator – Editing and organizing (OSX, Win)
- Songpress – Editing (WIN, Linux)