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Creating chord charts

A chart is a grid of bars with chord symbols, organised into rows and sections — created in the app or imported, then edited freely.

Creating and editing

  • Create a new chart from the library, or import one (.html, MIDI, MusicXML / .scordial).
  • Tap a bar to edit its chord; an alternative-chords palette suggests substitutions.
  • Add or remove bars, split rows and merge rows to control the layout.
  • Add section labels, repeat signs, double bars, a final barline, time-signature changes mid-chart, and D.S. / al Coda navigation signs.
  • Add free text annotations anywhere on the chart.

Notation inside charts

  • Insert a notation row (a real stave) between any two chord rows. Choose the clef, then place notes from the on-screen piano keyboard or draw on the stave by hand.
  • Add mini staves on top of the chart for melody cues — see Mini staves.
  • Draw freely on the chart with the pen tool. Ink is anchored to the chart's musical layout, so it stays in place on any device or screen size.

Playback aids

  • Set a per-song BPM (tap tempo supported) and use the built-in metronome.

Tip: everything in a chart — chords, sections, notation rows, ink and key state — travels inside a single .scordial file when you share it.

Still stuck?

Email us with your device model and what you were doing when it went wrong. A screenshot or short screen recording helps us fix things much faster.

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