Topic: newbie
dudes ... Its been awhile since I visited your site . It has changed a lot .
so I am a new member .
Are chord diagrams available for every song , or are some songs
only displayed in TABS . Also how do you change the key of a song?
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Re: newbie
Hi bydna and welcome to Chordie.
Chordie is a search engine and does not actually host any of the songs you see here. This is from the FAQ and info links that can be found under the Resources tab:
This service is a search engine specialising on chopro-files. As most other search engines, it does not host any of the indexed files.
You can not transpose songs that are presented in plain text format. Like this one. Transposing only works when the Chordie engine recognizes a song. Here is an example of a working song. Use the dropdown menu on the right to transpose it. Generally songs with tablatures can't be transposed.
http://www.chordie.com/faq.php
On songs that are in the proper format (chopro), you can change the key by clicking on the dropdown menu under Transpose Chords.
Hope this helped.
Rule No. 1 - If it sounds good - it is good!
- James McCormick
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Hi bydna & welcome (back?) to chordie!
Chord diagrams are available for some songs - some songs only have tabs. Chordie is a search engine that finds, formats, and presents stuff from elsewhere on the net.
If chordie finds a song that is in 'chordpro' format, then chords will be displayed. Songs in this format can easily be transposed to another key by using the little 'Transpose Chords' thingy on the right side of the song page.
Some songs are found in 'tab' format. These songs cannot be transposed using the transposer thingy.
When searching through the artist index, it is possible to specify what you want to see listed. You can specify 'Show All Songs' (default), or 'Only Easy to Play', or 'Formatted Chord Grids', or 'With Tabs'. Look in the upper right corner of the Artist Listings pages for this selection option.
Go to the 'Resources' tab above and take a look through the listings there for all sorts of useful stuff.
If it has been several months since you last visited chordie, there are indeed many changes. More features have been added and the number of registered users has grown considerably.
Hope this helps, James
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Re: newbie
HA! I love it!
I was typing my answer to this query while another administrator was also composing a response - great example of just how helpful the chordie community can be!
"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]
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Re: newbie
James McCormick wrote:
HA! I love it!
I was typing my answer to this query while another administrator was also composing a response - great example of just how helpful the chordie community can be!
But you had the better, more thorough answer James. Must be the educator in you! 
Rule No. 1 - If it sounds good - it is good!
Re: newbie
I am speechless. I have been searching the net for more than two years looking for songs and music. This is hands down the best location that I have found. You guys and fantastic. What an incredible find. I am soooo excited that I can't explain it. This place is gonna really help me with music that I can use. I have been stumbling around looking for sheet music that I can actually use.
Words fail me and I don't know how to express my thanks for the wonderful job y'all are doing. Thanks for being a breath of fresh air in my music!
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BillZ
Welcome to Chordie.
Ah I remember the feeling when I fell over Chordie. It's great site with real helpful people.
Enjoy.
Ark
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BillZ wrote:
I am speechless. I have been searching the net for more than two years looking for songs and music. This is hands down the best location that I have found. You guys and fantastic. What an incredible find. I am soooo excited that I can't explain it. This place is gonna really help me with music that I can use. I have been stumbling around looking for sheet music that I can actually use.
Words fail me and I don't know how to express my thanks for the wonderful job y'all are doing. Thanks for being a breath of fresh air in my music!
hi Billz and welcome.
Glad you like the site, a right bunch of friendly folk here all helping each other as well as some banter in the chordie chat section.
Ken
ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending