A chord chart is structure: bars, sections and repeats. In this editor you type that structure as plain text and the print preview draws a clean lead sheet next to it, live.
It runs in your browser, so there is nothing to install; if you like, install it as an app on your phone, tablet or computer, and it also opens without internet. Free has everything to write, transpose and print a chart, without an account. Pro adds your own song library, the tools to practise and Setlists. Prices are on the pricing page.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Chord sheet editor with live print preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| The complete notation: sections, repeats, lyrics, drawn tab, chord diagrams | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transpose and move chords | ✓ | ✓ |
| Print and save as PDF | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open and save .txt files | ✓ | ✓ |
| PNG export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Settings, dark interface, full screen, zoom | ✓ | ✓ |
| Draft kept in your browser | ✓ | ✓ |
| Install as an app, also without internet | ✓ | ✓ |
| My songs: your songs on every device, with categories and search | – | ✓ |
| Template menu: ready-made and own templates | – | ✓ |
| Import from Ultimate Guitar | – | ✓ |
| Edit tab: visual tab editor | – | ✓ |
| Spotify player with loops | – | ✓ |
| Practice player: your own audio, slow down, pitch, loops, speed trainer | – | ✓ |
| Setlists: your songs, setlists and the stage viewer | – | ✓ |
Free: write, transpose and print
Editor with live print preview Free
Type the chart as plain text on the left; the print preview on the right is redrawn with every keystroke. Line numbers, colours for the notation and autocomplete help you type, and messages in the status bar point to mistakes and jump to the line.
The complete notation Free
Header, bars and barlines, repeats with 1st and 2nd endings, D.S. and Coda, rehearsal marks, text boxes, time signatures, rhythm notation, colours, lyrics with chords, text blocks, ASCII tab drawn as tablature, chord diagrams and empty staves. One or more columns, page breaks and a minimum number of pages. Everything is in the notation guide.
Transpose and move chords Free
Show a song in another key with one click, or with a line @transpose: +2: the text keeps its own key, so the original is always one click away. Every song in a file has its own. Lyrics chords, chord diagrams and the key in the header move along. Or transpose only the chords you selected in the preview, and nudge them to the left or right to place them above the right beat.
Print, PDF and PNG Free
What you see in the preview is what comes out of the printer, on A4 or US Letter. Save as PDF from the print dialog, or export a PNG image to share in a chat.
Open and save .txt files Free
A chart is plain text: save it as a small .txt file on your device and open it again later, or share it with your band. Your latest text is also kept as a draft in your browser.
Settings and screen Free
Choose the handwritten chord font, jazz symbols or text chords, the sizes and spacing, and the lyrics and tab fonts. Zoom the preview, use a dark interface or work in full screen. Settings are kept in your browser.
Pro: your library and practice tools
My songs Pro
Your songs are stored with your account, so they are ready on your laptop, tablet and phone. Sort them in categories, search by name, drag them to another category, rename them and save a copy with Save as…. Names are unique, and the editor always asks before unsaved changes would be lost. Your songs are private.
Template menu Pro
Template… puts a ready-made piece of text at the cursor: a header, a section, a 12-bar blues, guitar and bass tab, chord diagrams, a lyrics block or a complete example. Make the menu your own: write your favourite headers, sections and patterns in one template file, each with a // Title. Start from the templates of the site with Load default. The format is checked while you type.
Import from Ultimate Guitar Pro
Paste a song with the chords above the lyrics, as on Ultimate Guitar, and get a chart: lyrics blocks with the chords in the text, rows of bars with the lyrics below, or the lyrics only without chords. Section names such as [Chorus] are kept. You see the result before you insert it.
Edit tab Pro
Edit guitar or bass tab in a visual tab editor instead of typing dashes: click a string, type the fret, and choose whether typing replaces, shifts or inserts. Copy, cut and paste parts, add chord names, then apply the tab to your chart.
Spotify player with loops Pro
Link a Spotify track to your chart and add loops for the solo or the bridge. The player below the editor repeats a loop until you move to the next one, so you can play along with the record. Playing needs a Spotify account and a computer: on a phone or tablet Spotify only plays a 30-second preview, so practise there with the practice player.
Practice player Pro
Practise with your own recordings (mp3, m4a, wav, ogg) with a waveform. Slow down to 25 % without changing the pitch, change the pitch in semitones and cents without changing the tempo, and loop any part. A pre-roll, a pause between repetitions and the speed trainer, which plays a little faster each time, help you get a part up to speed. Your recordings stay in your own browser.
On stage
Put your charts in a setlist and play them from a tablet: Setlists, part of Pro, shows your chord sheets next to your PDF's, with page turns by swipe or pedal. They are drawn live, so a change in the editor is in the setlist at once.