« Click to run/download DrawMusic Suite Setup (SetupDrawMusic.exe).

Includes both ChordSong and C-Ur-Sound
Installs in seconds (only 700 KB download)
Runs in Demo Mode (no time limit!) until you purchase
For Windows/.NET [details]

ChordSong Help

This is a copy of the user Help manual from the ChordSong program, reproduced here for your convenience.

HELP CONTENTS

What Is ChordSong?
System Requirements
Obtaining the .NET Framework
Obtaining DirectX
Introduction to Using ChordSong
How to Use ChordSong (Details)
Adding Chords to Your Song
The Chord Grid
The Top Chords Window
Changing the Bass Note
Custom Chord Symbols
Diatonic Chords
Playing Your Song
Creating a Melody
Creating Melody Notes
Playing Notes Before You Add Them
Controlling Note Length
Deleting Notes
Harmonies (Polynotes)
Beat Fractions (Quantizing)
The Lines & Spaces Staff
Adding Instruments
Adding Lyrics
Adding Lines of Text
Changing Key
Adjusting Beat Spacing
Creating Audio Files
Learning to Write Music
Menu Commands Reference
Uninstalling ChordSong
Choose New ChordSong Features

Adding Lyrics

To add lyrics to your song (or change existing lyrics):

Place the blinking cursor on the beat in your song where you want to start adding or changing lyrics.

Open the Lyrics window via the Text > Lyrics menu command.

In the Lyrics window, type one beat's worth of lyrics in the Lyric edit box and then click the Apply button (or press the Enter key).

The lyric you typed appears in the main ChordSong window below the current beat. The cursor advances to the next beat and the Lyric edit box clears, ready for you to type the next lyric fragment.

You can add multiple lines of lyrics (multiple verses) below a line of chords. The Verse up/down control in the Lyrics window lets you specify which "verse" of lyrics you are editing. If you want to add a second line of lyrics, just change the number in the Verse control from 1 to 2, and then start typing the second line of lyrics.

Changing the Lyrics Font

You can change the lyrics font (for example, to make the lyrics text larger) via the Text > Lyrics Font menu command. The font you choose is applied to all lyrics in the song file you are currently working on.