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Overview

As the name says, Chord Chart Studio is a tool to create and manage chord charts. It is web-based and can be freely accessed online.

Chord Chart Studio will allow you to:

  • Create chords chart in the ChordMark format
  • Transpose songs
  • Harmonize chord accidentals
  • Display chord charts in a multi-column layout, on screen or printed
  • Display the chords only (chord grid anyone?), the lyrics only, or both
  • Format chords charts to be viewed on screen, printed, saved as PDF or exported as text files
  • Import songs in ChordPro or Ultimate Guitar formats
  • Exports songs in ChordMark or ChordPro format

Use cases​

I created Chord Chart Studio because I needed a ChordMark editor for my personal transcriptions needs.

My typical workflow starts with importing lyrics or existing chords charts in various formats, such as ChordPro or Ultimate Guitar. I then proceed with either transcribing the song myself if I only have the lyrics, or with adding the rhythm information if I start from an existing chord chart. Finally, I format the chart for whichever support I want to use it:

  • For printing, I use the Print/PDF preview module and use the formatting functionality to make sure it fits on a single page, two at the most.
  • For use in the excellent Mobile Sheet Pro on my phone, I use the Export preview module to create a ChordPro file that I can import in the application.

I also use Chord Chart Studio as a repository for my songs; when I'm at home, I play by directly looking at my computer screen, taking advantage of the Screen view mode functionality.

If you are interested in knowing why I built Chord Chart Studio instead of using existing tools, I invite you to read the story behind the ChordMark format.

That's it, I hope you will have fun with Chord Chart Studio!

System requirements​

To run Chord Chart Studio, you need a computer (laptop or desktop) with a recent browser. Mobile devices such as phones or tablets are not properly supported.