Manual Compilation

Compilations of charts

A compilation is a convenient way to add multiple chord sheets to a single PDF.

Have a look at the example compilations.

You can export different variants of a compilation.

just the TOC

A way to make a setlist

just the chord charts

A way to make a chart book

just the lyrics

A way to make a text book

charts and lyrics

A way to make a song book

double page

practicing songs with lyrics

Double Page View

Good for practicing one page songs with lyrics - see an example

Use the image gallery to browse through the songs in full screen size.
Works best on a large screen. Not so good on small mobile devices.

Remember, only the first page of the charts or lyrics is displayed.

Transpose and annotation per compilation item

You can optionally add transposes and annotations for every chart in the compilation.

The annotations appear in the table of contents.

This can be useful if you want to add additional instructions.
For example, I use this to remember which blues harp to use for a song in the setlist.

The transpose per item is useful when you want to offer different chart variants.

For example, you could create a compilation using the Nashville number system or for transposing instruments such as brass instruments.

Since this transpose only exists in the context of the compilation, you don't need to change the charts themselves.

A to Z

For simplicity's sake, in the edit view there is a button that allows you to sort your compilation from A to Z.

A recommended approach is to create a compilation that contains your entire repertoire in alphabetical order.
You can then copy this main compilation and create your set list from it by removing and reordering the songs.

Please note that you cannot undo the new order after saving. It is therefore advisable to always make a copy of the compilation before making major changes.

Table Of Contents / TOC

There are some options for the TOC.

Alignment

left, center or right alignment

Numbering

number consecutively

Separating lines

Add dividers after specific elements. E.g. "3,10,15", "5" (after every fifth line), "5," (only after fifth line. Note the trailing comma!)

Zebra Stripes

optional alternating background

YouTube videos

If some of the songs in the compilation have a YouTube URL, a playlist and overview of all videos will be available.

This is useful e.g. if you want to learn a lot of new songs, you can listen to them in the order of your setlist.

While the playlist only shows the first video of each song, the overview page lists them all. This only matters if you assign more than one video to a song.

Miscellaneous

You can export the compilation list as a CSV file.
This can be useful for use in other applications.