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  1. # Chordsheet
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  3. Chordsheet is a piece of software that generates a chord sheet, with a simple GUI.
  4. It can load and save chordsheets in its own XML-based format, and can save them in PDF format for printing.
  5. I wrote Chordsheet because no other software offered what I was looking for. I did not want to have to enter lyrics (most of the music I am charting is instrumental anyway), needed definite timing information, and wanted to be able to represent guitar chords (with a view to supporting other instruments in future).
  6. Chordsheet works on a system of blocks, each with a certain length. Blocks may have an assigned chord, or additional information. These blocks can then be ordered and the output generated.
  7. ## Current status
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  9. Chordsheet is alpha-grade software. At present, the program will crash readily given user input it doesn't expect.
  10. ### Limitations
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  12. - No support for multiple pages
  13. - Only guitar chords can be entered and shown
  14. - No support for lyrics or melody (use something else!)
  15. - PDF preview is blurry on high DPI monitors
  16. - Chord names and notes can spill out of their block if it's not big enough
  17. - Poor font handling (choice of either FreeSans or Helvetica Neue if installed)
  18. ## Dependencies
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  20. Chordsheet depends on pymupdf (to show the preview), reportlab (to generate the PDF), and PyQt5 (for the GUI).
  21. Also, a font that supports musical symbols is required. A copy of FreeSans is bundled (in the fonts folder).