Chordsheet

Chordsheet is a piece of software that generates a chord sheet, with a simple GUI. It can load and save chordsheets in its own XML-based format, and can save them in PDF format for printing.

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).

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.

Current status

Chordsheet is alpha-grade software. At present, the program will crash readily given user input it doesn't expect.

Limitations

• No support for multiple pages
• Only guitar chords can be entered and shown
• No support for lyrics or melody (use something else!)
• PDF preview is blurry on high DPI monitors
• Chord names and notes can spill out of their block if it's not big enough
• Poor font handling (choice of either FreeSans or Helvetica Neue if installed)

## Dependencies Chordsheet depends on pymupdf (to show the preview), reportlab (to generate the PDF), and PyQt5 (for the GUI). Also, a font that supports musical symbols is required. A copy of FreeSans is bundled (in the fonts folder).