This plugin assists in the creation of staffless lead sheets, also called chords sheets. It defines a [chordsandlyrics] shortcode which can be used in your post or page text. It does not require any editing of your template files.
Text appearing between the [chordsandlyrics] and [/chordsandlyrics] tags will be formatted for chord symbols written in square brackets (eg. [Cmaj]) embedded inline within lyrics. It will then display the chord symbol at the same horizontal position above the lyrics. For example:
[C]Oh [F]say can you see…
will be reformatting using HTML table to display as
C F Oh say can you see…
with the C correctly positioned over “Oh” and the F positioned over “say”. The commonly used alternative is to use fixed fonts which isn’t very attractive. This syntax is similar to the that used by ChordPro/Chordii.
Features:
- Format lead sheets, keeping chord symbols above the correct lyric.
- Appearance options page allows each end user to select Lyrics only or Chords And Lyrics display via their profile (user’s option page).
Directions for Use
- Create Posts or Pages containing the [chordsandlyrics] … [/chordsandlyrics] tags.
- Embed chord symbols within square brackets inline with lyrics within these tags. For example: [chordsandlyrics] [C]Mary had a little lamb, [G]little lamb, [C]little lamb. [C]Mary had a little lamb whose [F]fleece was [G]white as [C]snow. [/chordsandlyrics] Note that chords can appear in the middle of lyric words.