Songhub FAQ Frequently asked questions

A chord chart is a song written out as lyrics with the chords marked above (or inline with) the words they change on, rather than full musical notation.

It's the format most gigging musicians actually read from, because it shows exactly what to play and sing without needing to read music.

In Songhub, a chord chart is also live data rather than a flat page — it can be transposed to a new key, adjusted for a capo, and reused across multiple setlists.

Sheet music notates the exact melody, rhythm and often every note of an arrangement using standard music notation.

A chord chart only marks which chord to play and where, leaving the melody, rhythm feel and voicing up to the musician — it's faster to read live and much faster to write.

Songhub is built primarily around chord charts (with the ChordPro format), but you can also import PDF or Word sheet music directly if that's what a song calls for.

Yes — Songhub supports most of the ChordPro file format, including its directive syntax like {title: ...}, {key: ...} and {capo: ...}.

Chords can be written the standard ChordPro way, inline in square brackets in front of the lyric they change on, or on their own line above the lyrics.

On top of standard ChordPro, Songhub adds a few of its own directives — including Nashville number chord names and line-level text styling — documented on the Songhub docs page.

Yes — set-list sharing is included on Songhub's free plan, so the whole band can see the running order for a gig without anyone retyping it.

Because a shared setlist links back to the real chord charts in your library, everyone opens the same chords, key and capo settings rather than a static copy that can drift out of date.

Songhub's free plan stores up to 50 songs, with audio recording, the chords player, auto-sync and chord diagrams all included.

The Unlimited plan removes the song limit, adds unlimited cloud storage, and gives early access to new features.

Songhub's chord library covers 5 instruments, with over 1000 chord diagrams between them, and new voicings are added regularly.

The library is browsable from the Songhub chords page, or looked up directly from inside a chord chart while you're writing or reading it.

Yes — Songhub includes audio recording so you can capture a musical idea the moment it happens, straight from your phone.

Recordings sync alongside your chord charts, so a voice memo captured on the go is there next to the chart when you sit down to turn it into a full song.