HelpTextFile.txt

<< Measures and beats: >>

All measures are 4/4: Each measures has the duration of one whole note. One measure contains 4 beats. 
A beat has the duration of one quarter note. Other timings are not supported.

<< Chord and text lines: >>

C = 1 measure with C chord of a whole note.
C C = 2 measures with two times a C chord.
C * = 2 measures with one time a C chord that is sustained into the second measure.
C G Am F = 4 measures; 1st measure C chord, 2nd measure G chord, 3rd measure Am chord, 4rd measure F chord.

|C| = 1 beat with C chord of a quarter note
|C C| = 2 beats with C chords of a quarter note
|C G Am D| = A measure with 4 chords of a quater note each.

Example:
   F        C        |F C7 C C7|
Hello , how are you?

<< Song text with embedded chords: >>

[C] = 1 measure with C chord.
[C G] = 2 beats with C on 1st beat and G chord on 2nd beat
[C * G] = 3 beats with C chord on 1st beat, no chords on second beat, and G chord on 3rd beat.
[C G Am * ] = 1 measure (of 4 beats) with chords on first three beats. No chord on 4th beat.
[C G Am F] = 1 measure with 4 different chords on every beat.
[* * * C] = 1 measure with no chord on first three beats, and a C chord on the 4th beat.

Example:
[F]Hello, how [C]are you?

<< Drums patterns: >>
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{drum left: b h S H} Set drum pattern for the 'left hand' for the next measures.
You can set 3 drum pattern at the same time: left, right, foot. All drum pattern have 4 beats.
{drum right:} Disables the drum pattern for the 'right hand'.

(label) = a label used to indicate verses, chorus, breaks etc..
-(label) = disable this part

# Line with comment song text = A line of the song text.

/ = start of comment
/ = end of comment

{title: name of the song}
{instrument: X} = an instrument change
{tempo: X} = beats per minute if number
{transpose: +/- X}