| name | song2html |
| description | Read, write, parse, validate, transpose, and render song chord charts in the song2html format — a plain-text notation for chord charts with lyrics, Nashville numbers, and arrangements. |
song2html — Chord Chart Plugin
Create, edit, and convert song chord charts using the song2html plain-text format.
Format Quick Reference
Song Title [Key]
author: Songwriter Name
tempo: 120
time: 4/4
verse: G C D G
chorus: C D Em G
Sections:
Verse 1:
^Lyrics with ^caret markers for ^chord ^placement
Chorus:
^Chorus ^lyrics ^with ^chords
Arrangements:
Full:
Verse 1
Chorus
Key Syntax Rules
- Title line: first line, optional key in brackets
[G], [F#m], [Bb]
- Metadata: 2-space indented —
author:, key:, tempo:, time:
- Chord definitions: 2-space indented —
section-name: chord1 chord2 ...
- Sections header:
Sections: followed by named sections with 4-space indented lyrics
- Caret
^: marks where the next chord is placed above lyrics
- Nashville numbers:
1–7 auto-transpose based on key
- Slash chords:
C/G (bass), F\A (treble)
- Repetition:
(G C) x2 expands to G C G C
- Transpose directive:
<transpose +2> shifts Nashville numbers
