Honestly, I had no idea what chordpro is until I just googled it (although I've seen it mentioned on various forums). At first glance it doesn't look like it would be too difficult to make a chordpro version of my songbook, but it does look very time consuming. But, time I have. Kind of wish I'd taken that path in the beginning but my songbook predates '92 so chordpro wasn't around when I started down this rabbit hole. I can't say it's priority for me at this point but perhaps I'll give it a whirl down the road. Thanks for the suggestion though.
2 2018-09-23 19:23:46
Re: Songbook in MS-Word Format (8 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Just wanted to let anyone who has visited my personal website in the last 6 years and downloaded a version of Songbook that I'm in the middle of what I'm calling "The Grand Revision," revisiting all 600+ songs and adding things like intro's and instrumental bridge work and such. Really pleased with how it's going thus far (up through songs beginning with the letter "L" as of this posting). I really encourage anyone who downloaded a previous version to have a look at the latest one. I also added "Guitar Playing 101", also available in both MS-Word and PDF, which is a beginners guide to guitar and chords. As always, I'm not trying to sell anything - just a hobbyist trying to share! -- A.T.
3 2014-03-24 16:03:41
Re: How to write chords in Microsoft Word? (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I know it's been a while since this thread was posted but I too have been working on a project of assembling my favorite music into a MS-Word document (approaching 600 songs now) which is portable and editable.
Like Roger and Deadstring mentioned, I also found the best way was to insert the chord name in the lyrics. But I also included the chord diagrams at the introduction as well so you can glance up and see the finger formation as you play/sing. Also indexed the whole thing by title, artist, and genre, and then hyperlinked everything together so it was easy to move around the document as a whole.
It's here if you want to take a look for ideas (the website is just a delivery mechanism):
http://songbook19.my-free.website/
Play on!
Al
4 2012-04-04 14:57:41
Re: Songbook in MS-Word Format (8 replies, posted in About Chordie)
I've had a few requests to include an artist index. Done. - A.T.
5 2012-03-17 21:54:47
Topic: Songbook in MS-Word Format (8 replies, posted in About Chordie)
For anyone who might be interested, I've made a 600+ Songbook in easily editable MS-Word format. You can find it at http://songbook19.my-free.website/ (I'm not trying to sell anyone anything - the website is just a delivery mechanism.)