• Registered: 2008-05-09
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Topic: How can I edit songs or add new ones??

How can I edit songs or add new ones in chordie?

  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 2,069

Re: How can I edit songs or add new ones??

Hello verosimms & welcome to chordie!

How to edit songs:
Move song into your songbook.  Go to your songbook and open the file using the little green 'edit' button at the end of its listing.  Now, the upper pane is where you can make your changes.  Use the 'save' button between the panes to save your changes and see how they look in lower pane.

If you then wish to update the public listing of the song in chordie's index, simply copy your whole improved file in your songbook (from the edit pane).  Now go to the index, open the song the regular way and click 'improve song' at the bottom of the song's page.  You will again see that edit pane - now just zap the 'old nasty' version and paste in your 'new hot' version (and click 'save changes').

All this might seem to be complicated - but it is not too hard once you start the process.

How to add songs:
You cannot add a new song directly to chordie's index.  However, if the song is 'out there' on the web somewhere, you can request that the site where it is located be included in chordie's search parameters.  See the 'Resources' page for more info.

Hope this helps,  James

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
  • Posts: 6,205

Re: How can I edit songs or add new ones??

Hi Verosimms and welcome to Chordie,

Firstly you cannot add new songs to Chordie. Please read the 'Sticky' at the start of the secition for an explanation.

Editing songs is fine however. It is best to put the song in your songbook first as you can take your time with the editing then to ensure it is correct. Once you have finished the editing highlight, right click and 'copy' your amended version. Then go to the original song and at the bottom you will see an 'Improve This Song' button. Click on that then delete the original version and 'paste' your amended version in its place. Do not however edit the song title or artist. Anyone going to the song now will see a message at the bottom saying that song was imrproved by you.

If I have not made anything clear please say so.

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

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