📘 Guitar Scribble Help & Instructions

Complete guide to creating guitar tabs with Guitar Scribble

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🚀 Getting Started

Guitar Scribble is a free, fully-functional guitar tab editor that works entirely in your browser. No downloads, no installations, and no rhythm entry required – just focus on the notes!

What Makes Guitar Scribble Different?

• No Rhythm Required: Unlike other tab editors, you don't need to specify note durations or time signatures
• Visual Cursor: See exactly where you're typing with a highlighted cursor
• Click to Edit: Click anywhere to position your cursor instantly
• Cloud Saves: Save your work and access it from any device

✏️ Basic Editing

Positioning the Cursor

• Click: Click on any position in the tab to place your cursor there
• Arrow Keys: Use ←→ to move horizontally, ↑↓ to move between strings
• Home/End: Jump to start/end of current line

Adding Notes

• Type 0-9: Enter fret numbers directly
• Double Digits: For frets 10+, type both digits (e.g., "12")
• Letters: Type letters for special notation (x for muted strings, etc.)
• Bar Lines: Type | (Shift+\) to place a bar line on the current column (it overwrites that column). Press Ctrl+Shift+\ instead to insert a bar line in a new column, pushing the rest of the line to the right so nothing gets overwritten. Placing a bar line on or right next to an existing bar or repeat sign replaces it in place, and a bar line placed as the last thing on a line does not add a blank column after it.
• Repeat Signs: Open the 🔁 Structure menu in the toolbar's Insert group (or type { and }) to add opening and closing repeat signs. See Song Structure & Repeats for details.
• Dashes: Type - to add spacing

Deleting & Editing

• Backspace: Delete the character before the cursor
• Delete: Remove the character under the cursor (handy for the last note on a line)
• Ctrl+Backspace or Remove Column Button: Remove entire last column from all strings
• Spacebar or Insert Column Button: Add a blank column to all strings at the cursor. Works even when a line is full: the last column rolls over to the start of the next line, so you can shift everything right without retyping.

Managing Tab Lines

• Add Line: Click the ↵ New Line button in the toolbar to add a new staff below your current work (it matches your current string count)
• Remove Line: Click the − Remove Staff button to delete the current staff at cursor location (including all notes, chords, and picking marks on that line)
• Automatic Line Wrap: When you reach approximately 100 characters, a new staff is automatically created to keep your tab readable

🎚️ Strings, Bass & Ukulele (4-7)

Guitar Scribble isn't only for 6-string guitar. Use the Strings dropdown (next to the Tuning selector) to switch the whole tab between 4, 5, 6, or 7 strings, so you can write for 7-string extended-range guitar, for 4- and 5-string bass, or for ukulele (4 strings with a ukulele tuning, see below).

• Adding strings (for example 6 → 7) keeps everything you've already typed and adds the new string at the bottom (a 7-string adds a low B).
• Removing strings asks you to confirm first, then drops the lowest string(s) and any notes on them.
• Each string count starts in its standard tuning: 6 strings is standard guitar (EADGBE), 7-string adds the low B, 4 strings is bass standard (EADG), and 5 strings is 5-string bass with the low B (BEADG). Want something else, like Drop D or ukulele GCEA? Pick it from the Tuning dropdown right after switching.
• The change applies to every staff in the tab, and it is undoable.
• Your string count is saved with the tab, restored when you reopen it, and carried through to PDF and PNG exports.

When you change the string count, the Tuning dropdown updates to show the tunings that fit that instrument (see below).

🎸 Alternate Tunings

Guitar Scribble supports any tuning you need!

How to Change Tuning

Fastest way: use the Tuning dropdown next to the Strings selector. The list automatically matches your current string count: 6-string guitar tunings (Standard, Drop D, the drop tunings all the way down to Drop A, Half Step Down, DADGAD, Open G, and more), 7-string tunings, 4/5-string bass tunings, and ukulele tunings (standard GCEA and baritone DGBE). Pick one and every string label updates across all staves in the song at once. The dropdown shows "Custom" if your string labels do not match a preset.

Tunings follow standard practice for each instrument. A 7-string's lowest string is a low B, so Drop A on a 7-string lowers that B to A (A E A D G B e), which is different from 6-string Drop A. Bass standard tunings are E A D G (4-string) and B E A D G (5-string).

Ukulele: set the string count to 4, then pick Ukulele (GCEA) for standard uke or Baritone Uke (DGBE) from the Tuning dropdown. Tab reads the usual way: the A string is the top line and the G string is the bottom line (with re-entrant tuning that bottom G sounds high, but it stays on the bottom line like in every uke songbook).

Or set a string by hand:

1. Click on any tuning letter (e, B, G, D, A, E) on the left side
2. Type the new tuning (up to 2 characters)
3. Press Enter or click elsewhere to confirm

Popular Alternate Tunings

Tuning Name	Strings (High to Low)
Standard	e B G D A E
Drop D	e B G D A D
DADGAD	d A G D A D
Open G	d B G D G D
Half-Step Down	Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb
Drop A	b Gb D A E A

🎵 Adding Symbols

Symbols add expression and technique notation to your tabs.

How to Add Symbols

1. Select notes: Click and drag across the notes you want to mark
2. Click symbol button: Choose from the toolbar on the left
3. Cycle options: Click the button multiple times to cycle through variations

Available Symbols

🎸 Picking Marks

Add picking direction and fingerpicking notation to your tabs.

How to Add Picking Marks

1. Click on the note where you want to add a picking mark
2. Click the picking symbol button in the toolbar
3. The symbol appears above the note

Important: Picking symbols are added at the current cursor position. To remove a picking symbol, click the symbol's button at the desired cursor position to cycle it on or off.

Available Picking Symbols

Symbol	Meaning
⊓ (n)	Downstroke
V	Upstroke
p	Thumb (pulgar)
i	Index finger
m	Middle finger
a	Ring finger (anular)
c	Pinky (chiquito)
T	Tap

🎼 Chord Names

Add chord names above your tab for reference.

How to Add Chords

1. Position your cursor at the column where you want the chord
2. Click the ♪ Chord button in the toolbar
3. Type your chord name (e.g., Am, G7, Cmaj7, C#m7)
4. Press Enter or click "Add Chord"

How to Remove Chords

1. Position your cursor at the same column as the chord
2. Click the ♪ Chord button again
3. The chord will be removed

🏷️ Section Labels

Mark the parts of your song (Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo, Bridge) with a clear heading above the staff line.

How to Add a Section Label

1. Click anywhere on the staff line you want to label
2. Click the [ ] Section Label button in the toolbar
3. Type the label (e.g., Verse, Chorus, Intro, Solo)
4. Press Enter or click "Add Label"

How to Remove a Section Label

1. Click on the labeled staff line
2. Click the [ ] Section Label button again
3. The label will be removed

📝 Text Notes

Drop free-form text anywhere in your tab — performance reminders like “let ring,” “Capo 2,” a tempo, dynamics, or any note to yourself. Unlike a section label, you can place several per line and choose where each one sits.

How to Add a Text Note

1. Click the spot on a staff where you want the note (this sets the column)
2. Click the T Text button in the toolbar's Insert group
3. Type your text, then choose Placement (Above or Below the staff), Size (S/M/L), and a Color
4. Press Enter or click "Add Note"

How to Edit or Delete a Text Note

1. Tap the note — it highlights and a small ✎ Edit / ✕ Delete bar appears
2. Delete removes it (use Undo if you change your mind); Edit reopens the options to change the text, placement, size, or color

🔁 Song Structure & Repeats

The 🔁 Structure button in the toolbar's Insert group collects everything for song form and navigation: Segno and Coda marks, D.C. and D.S. jumps, repeat signs, and ending brackets. Everything you place shows up in your PDF and PNG exports.

Navigation Marks

1. Click the spot in the tab where the mark belongs (this sets the column)
2. Click 🔁 Structure and pick a mark: Segno, Coda, To Coda, Fine, D.C. al Fine, D.C. al Coda, D.S. al Fine, or D.S. al Coda
3. The mark appears above the staff at your cursor position

• Move it below the staff: pick the same mark again at the same spot, or tap the placed mark and use the ⇩ Below button. Jumps like D.C. al Coda traditionally sit below the staff at the end of a measure, and that also keeps them clear of an ending bracket above.
• Remove it: tap the mark and hit ✕ Delete, or keep picking the same mark at the same spot to cycle above, below, gone.

Repeat Signs

• |: Repeat Open and Repeat Close :| insert repeat signs at the cursor, drawn the way printed music draws them: a thick and thin bar with two dots facing the repeated section.
• Placing one on or right next to an existing bar line converts that bar line in place, so you can finish a measure and turn its closing bar into a repeat with one click.
• To make the very first bar of a staff an opening repeat, put the cursor at the start of the staff (right after the tuning letters) and insert Repeat Open. The | Bar Line button in the same position turns it back into a plain bar.
• Keyboard: { and } (Shift+[ and Shift+]) do the same thing.

Ending Brackets (1st and 2nd Endings)

1. Select the columns the ending should cover, or just click where it starts (the bracket will run to the next bar line)
2. Click 🔁 Structure and pick 1st Ending or 2nd Ending
3. For anything else, click Other… and type the label: 3, 4, or a doubled ending like 1,2 under a single bracket

• The bracket draws above the staff, over the chord names, with the number tucked inside, just like a printed volta bracket.
• Span multiple lines: for an ending that continues onto the next staff, place the same ending label again starting at the very beginning of the next staff. The two brackets pair up automatically: the first stays open on the right and the continuation draws without a repeated number, matching printed music.
• Remove it: tap the bracket and hit ✕ Delete, or place the same ending over the same spot again.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
← →	Move cursor left/right
↑ ↓	Move cursor up/down between strings

Editing

Shortcut	Action
0-9	Insert fret number
Shift+\ |	Insert bar line on the current column (overwrites it)
Ctrl+Shift+\	Insert bar line in a new column (shifts the rest of the line right)
Shift+[ { / Shift+] }	Insert opening / closing repeat signs (the { and } keys)
- or _	Insert dash/spacing
Spacebar	Insert a blank column (space) at the cursor, pushing later notes right (on a full line, the overflow rolls onto the next line)
Backspace	Delete previous character
Delete	Delete character at cursor
Ctrl+Backspace	Remove last column from all strings
Enter	Start a new line (adds a fresh staff below)

Selection & Clipboard

Shortcut	Action
Shift+→ Shift+←	Extend selection horizontally
Shift+↑ Shift+↓	Extend selection across strings
Ctrl+C	Copy selected notes
Ctrl+X	Cut selected notes
Ctrl+V	Paste notes at cursor position

Undo/Redo

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Z	Undo last action
Ctrl+Y	Redo last undone action

View & Zoom

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl +	Zoom in
Ctrl -	Zoom out
Ctrl 0	Reset zoom to 70%

Tab Techniques (select notes first)

Drag-select two notes (or a single note for bend), then press one of these keys to draw the technique symbol. Works exactly like clicking the matching toolbar button.

Shortcut	Action
H or P	Hammer-on / Pull-off arc between selected notes (press again to cycle position and the H/P letter)
B	Bend (cycles: 1/4 → 1/2 → Full → 1½ → Arrow Only → Remove)
S	Slide between selected notes

💾 Exporting Tabs

Important: Upon PDF/PNG export, lines will appear solid for quality printing and display.

Preview Output: The editor is a working view, so it shows dashed connector lines and a grid feel. To see exactly how your tab will look when exported, click 👁️ Preview Output. It renders the real PDF/PNG image (solid lines, clean spacing) right in a window so there are no surprises when you download.

Export to PDF

Creates a high-quality, multi-page PDF perfect for printing or sharing.

• Song title and artist are required and appear at the top of the first page
• All tab lines render as solid, professional lines
• Longer tabs automatically split across multiple 8.5" × 11" pages (up to 8 staves per page)
• Page numbers appear at the bottom of each page for multi-page exports
• Staves are sized consistently across all pages for a professional look
• Custom tunings are preserved in the export
• Free accounts include a "guitarscribble.com" watermark; Pro exports are clean and watermark-free
• Clean, readable output suitable for performers

Export to PNG

Creates a PNG image of your tab.

• Song title and artist appear at the top
• Tab lines render as solid for clarity
• High resolution (2x scale)
• Custom tunings are preserved in the export
• Free accounts include a "guitarscribble.com" watermark; Pro exports are clean and watermark-free
• Perfect for social media or embedding in websites
• Sharp, clear output ideal for digital sharing

Export to .scrb

Creates a Guitar Scribble project file (.scrb) containing your complete tab data. Unlike a PDF or PNG, a .scrb file can be reopened to keep editing your tab later.

• Proprietary format exclusive to Guitar Scribble
• Saves all tab content, tuning, symbols, and zoom level
• Perfect for backup or transferring between devices
• Can be imported back into Guitar Scribble anytime

Every account gets 3 free .scrb exports to try it out. Pro members get unlimited .scrb exports. (Accounts created before this feature launched keep unlimited free .scrb exports.)

Import .scrb Files

Load a previously exported Guitar Scribble project file.

1. Click the 📂 Import .scrb button
2. Select a .scrb file from your computer
3. The tab will load with all original content and settings

Bulk Export (Pro)

Pro subscribers can download all saved tabs at once as a ZIP file containing individual .scrb files. Visit My Tabs and click the "Download All (.zip)" button.

☁️ Saving & Loading Tabs

Saving Your Work

1. Log in to your account
2. Enter a song title and artist name (both required)
3. Click the 💾 Save Tab button (appears when logged in)
4. Verify the title and artist in the save dialog
5. Click Save

Loading Saved Tabs

1. Go to My Tabs page
2. Click Load on any saved tab
3. Tab opens in the editor with all your work

What Gets Saved

• Song title and artist (required fields)
• All tab content (notes, symbols, chords)
• Tuning customizations
• Picking marks
• Multiple staves

📱 Mobile & Tablet Usage

The tab editor now has a built-in touch keypad designed for phones and tablets, so you can enter and edit tabs without depending on the device's soft keyboard.

The Touch Keypad

On any touch device (or any narrow browser window), a keypad sits along the bottom of the screen:

• Row 1: Numbers 0 through 9 for fret entry, plus ⌫ delete.
• Rows 2-3: Direct two-digit fret buttons 10-24, one tap per fret. At the end of a full line these keep both digits together by starting the next line automatically. Higher frets (25-36, for extended-range guitars) can be typed as two digits and stay together the same way.
• Bottom row: Undo and redo, cursor arrows (← ↓ ↑ →), dash (─) for spacing, | for bar lines, the technique buttons h (hammer-on), p (pull-off), b (bend), s (slide), and a Slim toggle for a more compact keypad.

Copy & Paste on Touch

1. Press and hold on the tab, then drag to select the notes you want.
2. A floating Copy / Cut / Paste bar appears in the top right corner; tap Copy or Cut.
3. The bar stays up showing Paste: tap where you want the notes to go, then tap Paste. The × hides the bar at any time, and your selection stays active for the hammer-on, slide, and bend buttons.

Entering Notes

1. Tap a position on the tab to place the cursor.
2. Tap fret numbers on the keypad to enter notes.
3. Use the arrows to move between strings and columns.
4. Tap | for a bar line, ─ to insert spacing, and ⌫ to delete.

Applying Hammer-on, Pull-off, Bend, or Slide on Mobile

Drag-selecting can be fiddly on a small screen, so the keypad supports a simpler workflow:

1. Single-tap the first note where the technique starts.
2. Tap h, p, b, or s on the keypad.

For h, p, and s, the editor automatically extends from your tapped note to the next note on the same string and draws the arc. For b, it applies bend to the tapped note and cycles through 1/4 → 1/2 → Full → 1½ → Arrow Only → Remove on repeated taps.

If you prefer to select a range first (press and hold, then drag across the phrase), that still works too. The auto-extend only kicks in when you have not made a selection.

Vibrato and Harmonic need no selection at all: tap the note so the cursor sits on it, then hit the toolbar button. The whole note (both digits of a 12) gets the symbol.

Other Mobile Notes

• Tap to position cursor: Tap any position in the tab.
• Touch selection: Press and hold on the tab for a moment, then drag to select multiple notes. This works across columns and across strings, so you can select whole chords or several lines at once. A quick swipe (without holding first) scrolls the page instead. On Android you'll feel a small vibration when selection mode starts.
• Hamburger menu (☰): Access site navigation on phones and iPad portrait.
• Toolbar: The left toolbar stays visible for undo, redo, repeat signs, picking marks, and other tools.

🌟 Tips & Best Practices

Tab Organization

• Use bar lines (|) to organize your tab into measures
• Use repeat signs (|: Open and :| Close) to mark sections that repeat — this matches standard music notation and saves space in your tab
• Add section markers using the chord button (Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo), or directly type them on the tab lines
• Use the "↵ New Line" button to split long tabs into multiple sections

Readability

• Add spacing between sections with dashes or extra bar lines
• Use chord names to show harmony changes
• Add picking marks for complex patterns

Workflow Tips

• Save frequently! Use Ctrl+S... wait, there is no autosave yet – just click Save Tab often
• Use copy/paste for repeating sections, or use repeat signs to indicate the repeat in standard notation
• Work on small sections at a time
• Export to PDF before sharing for best quality

Performance

• Very long tabs (50+ staves) may slow down the editor
• Split extremely long tabs into multiple files
• Clear your browser cache if the editor feels sluggish

🎵 Chord Diagram Creator

Guitar Scribble includes a free chord diagram creator for building professional chord charts. You can place fingers on a virtual fretboard, create barre chords, hear audio previews, and export diagrams as PNG or SVG.

Building a Chord Diagram

• Place dots: Click any fret position to place a finger dot. Click again to remove it.
• Open and muted strings: Click the area above the nut to toggle a string between open (O) and muted (X).
• Barre chords: Click and drag horizontally across strings at the same fret to create a barre.
• Finger labels: Click any placed dot to cycle through finger numbers (1–4) and labels (T, R, etc.).
• Starting fret: Use the start fret control to shift the diagram up the neck for higher-position chords.

Smart Chord Detection

As you build a shape, the tool analyzes the sounding notes and suggests possible chord names. Because many voicings have multiple valid names depending on context (for example, Am7 and C6 share the same notes), all reasonable interpretations are shown. Click any suggestion to set it as the chord title.

Detection covers the most common chord types — triads, 7ths, extended chords, altered dominants, sus chords, and slash chords — but it may not identify every possible voicing or uncommon spelling.

Chord Lookup

If you know the chord name but need a fingering, type it into the lookup field. The tool covers nearly 400 voicings from basic open chords to complex jazz voicings. Enharmonic equivalents are handled automatically — searching "Db" will find C# chords and display them with your preferred spelling.

Lookup voicings are presented in a closed-position style and represent one practical way to play the chord, not necessarily the only or best-sounding voicing for every musical situation.

Sharing a Chord Collection

Create a collection, add chords, then click the share toggle to get a link anyone can view.

Chord Books (Pro)

A chord book turns a collection into a print-ready booklet: a titled cover page with your collection's description, then every diagram laid out twelve to a page, with page numbers and footers. Use the browser's print dialog and choose Save as PDF to get a file, or print it straight to paper. Diagrams stay sharp at any size because they are true vector drawings.

• From My Chords: open a collection and click the ⭐ Chord Book button in its header.
• From your Account page: the Chord Books section lists all of your collections. Open any one as a book, or tick two or more and bind them into a single book with a chapter per collection and a contents list on the cover.
• From public collections: Pro members can make a book from any public collection in the library. The original author stays credited on the cover.

The cover uses each collection's name and description, so give your collection a good description with Edit before printing. Chord Books are a Pro feature; free members can preview the option and upgrade in one step.

Audio Preview

Click the play button to hear your chord strummed. This is helpful when experimenting with unusual voicings or alternate tunings to confirm the chord sounds as expected.

Alternate Tunings

The chord diagram creator supports Standard, Drop D, Open G, Open D, Open E, DADGAD, and Half Step Down tunings. Chord detection adjusts automatically so suggested names are always accurate to your chosen tuning.

Exporting Diagrams

• PNG: Export as a high-resolution image with transparent or white background. Great for sharing, printing, or pasting into documents. Free accounts include a small watermark; Pro exports are clean.
• SVG: Export as a scalable vector file that stays crisp at any size. Ideal for print materials or professional layouts. Free accounts include a small watermark; Pro exports are clean.
• Embed Embed the chord chart on a website or blog.

📝 Chord Sheet Maker

The Chord Sheet Maker writes chord names over the lyrics, the way you would mark up a lyric sheet to play from. This is different from the Chord Diagram Maker, which draws the finger-position shapes (dots on a fretboard). Use the Sheet Maker when you want a play-from chart, and the Diagram Maker when you want to show how to fret a chord.

Writing a Chart

• Paste your lyrics straight onto the sheet: an empty chart is a paste box, and a paste converts to the tappable sheet immediately. Ultimate Guitar style sheets convert automatically: if what you paste has chord letters on their own lines above the words (the way most tab sites format songs), the chords fold down over the right words, and [Verse]/[Chorus] headers become section labels. Typing lyrics by hand instead? Tap ✓ Add chords to these lyrics when you're done (nothing commits until you do).
• Automatic spacing and section labels: lyrics that paste as one solid block get an offer to space them into rough 4-line groups; declining opens the Advanced (text) editor on your lyrics so you can shape the line breaks yourself, with the sheet updating live below (tap ✓ Done refining to close it). Several blank-line-separated blocks with no section markers get an offer to label them (repeated blocks are suggested as Chorus, the rest count up as Verse 1, 2...). Rename any label, blank one out to skip that block, or decline.
• Rename or remove a section: tap any section label in the sheet. Type a new name (Chorus, Bridge, Intro, anything), or leave it empty and hit OK to remove the section markers around that block.
• Intro first? The + Intro button adds an Intro section at the top of the song, wherever you are: type words or a chord run like G D Em C and it lands above the first verse. On an empty chart you can also tap + chord on the keyboard to start a chord-only line. Use 📋 Add lyrics in the toolbar to paste more words: a text bubble opens inside the sheet, right under the selected line (or at the end when nothing is selected), so you can see exactly where the words will land.
• Edit existing lyrics: double-tap any word (or select it and hit ✎ line on the keyboard) and that line opens in an editing bubble showing just the words, no bracket clutter. Fix the words, hit Enter, and every chord reattaches to its word position automatically. Chord-only lines open with their brackets visible instead. × section deletes the whole section around the selected word (the enclosing Verse/Chorus block, or the paragraph when there are no section markers) after a confirmation.
• Word-processor keys on the sheet: tapping a word puts a blinking caret at its start: that caret is the insertion point. Press Enter (or the keyboard's ↵ break) to break the line there, with the chord riding along; press it again to open a paragraph gap. Backspace on a chordless word at a line start joins it up to the line above (a blank line deletes itself). Blank lines are tappable too: put the caret on one and use + Verse/Chorus, Add lyrics, or + Strum to build right there (blank lines take structure, not chords). Reshape the whole song without ever leaving the visual editor.
• Take it anywhere: the 📝 Copy ChordPro button in the actions row copies the whole chart as plain ChordPro text, with no watermark or site branding added, ready to paste into any other app or website.
• Tap a word in the sheet, then build the chord on the keyboard docked at the bottom: pick the root (A to G), sharp or flat, and a quality (m, 7, maj7, sus4, and so on). The chord appears right above that word. The top keyboard row holds the key's common chords, one tap each. On a computer you can also just type the chord name (like Am7 or C/G) while a word is selected; Backspace trims it, Delete removes it, and space or the arrow keys walk to the next word.
• Fix or remove a chord by tapping its word: a small × appears on the chord for one-tap deletion, or choose a new chord to replace it (⌫ clear on the keyboard works too). Use ← prev / next → to walk through words, and / bass for slash chords like C/E. + chord drops a standalone chord for intro and outro chord lines, and the faint + at the end of every line is a tap target for putting a chord past the last word (level with the words).
• Jazz symbols: tick the Jazz symbols box to display chord names compactly (maj7 → △7, m7b5 → ø, dim → °, aug → +, m → −), same as the progression charts. Display only; your typed names are kept.
• Prefer typing? The ⚙ Advanced (text) button opens the chart's raw ChordPro source; edits sync to the sheet live, and ✓ Done refining closes the panel when you're finished. Chords in square brackets work exactly as before, like [G]Amazing [C]grace, directives like {start_of_chorus} too, and old saved charts open unchanged. Copy text and Download .txt buttons there give you the plain ChordPro to take into any other tool. Casual users never need to open it.
• Add section labels two ways: 🏷 Label sections proposes labels for every unlabeled block at once (rename, blank out to skip, or decline), or select a word and tap + Verse/Chorus/Bridge (in the toolbar or on the docked keyboard, or press Alt+V / Alt+C / Alt+B with a word selected): that word starts the section (the line splits there if the word sits mid-line, and any open section closes at that spot), running to the next blank line or the end of the song. With nothing selected the + buttons add an empty section at the end. Verses number themselves. + Note adds an italic performance note.
• While writing or refining text (the paste box, or the Advanced panel), the structure buttons go quiet (grayed out), and with the Advanced panel open the sheet and chord keyboard below sleep entirely, making the order unmistakable: finish the words first, then chord. Tap ✓ Done refining (or commit the lyrics) and everything wakes up.
• Title suggestions: start typing the song title and pick from the built-in library of popular cover songs (the same one the set list maker uses); the artist and key fill in automatically.
• Set the key and capo at the top so the chart prints with that information and the quick chords match the key.
• Undo/Redo buttons (or Ctrl+Z) cover every tap edit.

Strumming Patterns

Tap 🎸 + Strum to build a strumming pattern in a grid: each slot is an 8th note, and tapping a slot cycles rest (·) → down (↓) → up (↑) → mute (✕). Pick the time signature (4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, or 16th-note grids for 4/4 and 3/4), give it a label (Verse, Chorus), and choose 1 or 2 bars. The pattern renders as arrows with the counts underneath, one measure per line: simple meters count 1 & 2 &..., the /8 meters count every 8th (1 2 3 4 5 6), and 16th grids count 1 e & a 2 e & a with compact slots so the bar stays on one row. When a word is selected, you're asked whether to insert at that spot or at the top of the song; with nothing selected it goes to the top (under the chords-used row). Tap any strum row in the sheet to edit or delete it.

Chords Used (Diagram Row)

Flip on Chords used (diagrams) to show every chord in the song as a fretboard diagram at the top of the sheet, in playing order. If you have saved a chord with the same name in the Chord Diagram Maker, your own fingering is used; otherwise a standard voicing is drawn from the built-in library. The row transposes with the song and prints on exports.

Editing a diagram: tap any diagram in the row to adjust it or switch voicings. A chord the library doesn't know shows as a name chip with a ⚠ mark; tap it the same way. The editor offers a Voicings gallery (every voicing the lookup library knows for that chord, plus your own saved one) - tap a thumbnail to load it. Or work the shape directly on a fretboard that behaves like the Chord Diagram Maker: tap to place a dot (one per string), tap the dot a second time to open its finger chooser (T for thumb, 1–4, or Remove), tap above the nut for open (○) or muted (✕), and set the starting fret (up to 12) and frets shown for shapes up the neck, same as the Diagram Maker. The shape appears in the row immediately, and with Also save to My Chords ticked (signed in), it's kept in your library under the chord's name (updating your existing diagram of that name) so it matches automatically on every chart from then on.

Transpose to Any Key

Tap the ♭ and ♯ buttons to move every chord up or down. The tool spells the new chords correctly for the key you land in (for example, in the key of G♭ it shows E♭m rather than D♯m). Slash chords move both the chord and the bass note.

Transposing changes the whole working sheet live: every chord, the key readout, the quick-chord row on the keyboard, and the chords-used diagrams all switch to the new key, and any chords you add while transposed are entered in that key too. Underneath, the chart's text quietly keeps the original key. When you Save a transposed chart, we ask: save it in the new key (rewrite the chords so that becomes the chart's written key), or keep the original key? Pick whichever you want, then keep transposing freely.

Saving Your Charts

• You can build a chart without signing in. To save it, you need a free account.
• Free accounts save up to 3 charts. Pro accounts save unlimited charts.
• Saved charts live in My Charts on the tool page. Open, edit, or delete them anytime.
• Reuse in set lists: charts in your My Charts library can be pulled into any song in a set list. In the set list, add a song, choose Use existing, and pick the chart from your library. It is copied in, so transposing or deleting it in the set list never touches the original. You can also push a chart you build inside a set list back to your library with Save to My Charts.

Exporting

• PNG and PDF export for printing or sending to a bandmate. Long charts paginate cleanly across PDF pages.
• Free exports include a small Guitar Scribble watermark; Pro exports are clean.
• There is no public share link for chord sheets. Because lyrics are usually copyrighted, sharing is done through your own exported file rather than a public page.

Songbook Builder (Pro)

The 📖 Songbook button (next to My Charts) combines your saved charts into one polished PDF: a cover page with your title and band name, a table of contents with page numbers, and every song in the order you choose. Anyone can explore the builder; building and saving are Pro features.

• Mix in chord progressions: your saved chord-only progression charts list right alongside your chord sheets, tagged so they are easy to spot. Tick any combination; lyric sheets and progression charts can share one book.
• Build from either page: the builder also lives on the Chord Progression Chart Maker (📖 Songbook, next to the PDF export), and saved songbooks are shared between the two pages, so a book you start in one editor can be loaded and rebuilt from the other.
• Pick and order songs: tick the items to include and use the ▲ ▼ arrows to set their order. With a big library, the search box filters by title or artist, and All / None tick or untick everything currently shown (search first to tick just the matches).
• Fit more per page: pick a text size (Small, Normal, Large), and leave shrink to fit on so a song that barely spills past one page pulls itself onto a single sheet. It never shrinks below a readable floor; genuinely long songs simply continue onto a second page. The text size applies to lyric sheets; progression charts always print at their normal size.
• Save songbooks: 💾 Save keeps the whole setup: title, subtitle, options, and the song list in order. Load it later, tick any new charts, and rebuild. Charts you saved after making the book appear at the bottom of its list, unticked and ready to add.
• Once you have saved a songbook, a Songbooks tile appears on your Account page under My Library.

🎵 Chord Progression Charts

The Chord Progression Chart Maker builds chord-only lead sheets: chords laid out in measures (bars), the way you read from at a jam, a jazz gig, or a band rehearsal. There are no lyrics and no melody, just the chords and the form. Because there are no lyrics, these charts can be shared publicly. Free to build, no sign-up needed to start.

Building a Chart

The editor is fully graphical: you build the chart by clicking on it, and the chart you see is exactly what saves and exports.

• Set the key, time signature, tempo, and style at the top. The beats per measure follow the time signature (4/4 = 4, 3/4 = 3, 12/8 = 4, and so on).
• Tap a beat in a measure, then build a chord on the keyboard (a root A–G, an accidental, and a quality) or just type it. One chord per beat. Use / bass for slash chords like C/E. While the Key field is focused, the keyboard's note keys type into it instead, so you can enter the song key the same way.
• Rests and N.C. are on the keyboard too. The quarter rest fills a beat with silence, and in compound meters (6/8, 9/8, 12/8) it automatically draws as a dotted quarter rest, since the felt beat there is a dotted quarter. N.C. marks a no-chord beat. The eighth rest pushes the beat's chord half a beat later for syncopations (in 12/8, tap twice to land the chord on the third eighth), or fills an empty beat with eighth rests. In the text syntax these are r, N.C., and r8,C7.
• Add measures and sections with the build row below the chart (+ bar, + 4 bars, ⧉ duplicate section, ↑ move / ↓ move, × section, + Section). The section buttons act on the section holding your selected bar; the whole section is softly highlighted so you always know which one that is, and clicking a section's label selects it too. ↑ move and ↓ move reorder the selected section within the chart: duplicate an A section, then move the copy down past your B section. Rename a section by clicking its label; delete the selected measure with the × on it.
• Start from a preset using the Start from buttons at the top, next to the key and time signature (AABA, AABA + repeat, 12-bar blues). Presets replace the whole chart, which is why they live with the song setup instead of the editing buttons.
• Shape the selected measure from the toolbar: 1st/2nd/3rd endings (and stretch a bracket across bars), start and end barlines (repeats |: :|, double ||, final |]), a mid-song meter change, the repeat-previous-bar % sign, and a performance note under the bar (vamp, repeat and fade).
• Navigation signs (Segno, Coda, To Coda, Fine, D.C./D.S. al Coda, D.C./D.S. al Fine) drop onto the selected bar and can be dragged or bumped to sit at the start, over any beat, or at the end. Each sign carries a small × in the editor so you can remove the sign without touching the bar under it.
• Spacer measures (+ space) add invisible bars so a 2nd ending lines up neatly under a 1st ending; flip a spacer back to a real bar in place with space ⇆ bar.
• Undo/Redo (or Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z) and Clear are on the toolbar; undo/redo and + bar are also on the bottom keyboard so you can stay down there while editing. A + Intro button in the build row adds a 4-bar section labeled Intro at the very top of the chart.
• Zoom the workspace with the − / % / + control in the top toolbar (50–150%; click the percentage to reset). Zooming out lets you see the whole chart while you edit; exports and Preview always render at full size. Prefer typing? Open Advanced (text) to edit the chart in the text syntax, and the graphical editor stays in sync.

Chord Names & Transpose

• A lone chord in a measure shows its full name (Cmaj7); measures with two or more chords use compact jazz symbols so everything fits (m → −, maj7 → △7, m7b5 → ø, dim → °, aug → +). You can force a preference with the Chord names menu (Auto, Jazz symbols, or Always spelled out).
• Slash chords like D/F# work, and transpose moves both the chord and the bass note.
• Tap ♭ / ♯ to transpose to any key, spelled correctly for that key. The working chart shows the new key live, and chords you enter while transposed are taken in that key; the chart's text keeps the original key underneath. When you Save a transposed chart, you choose whether to make that the chart's written key (rewriting the chords) or keep the original.

Saving & Exporting

• Build without signing in. A free account saves up to 3 charts; Pro saves unlimited.
• Exports are clean and free for everyone. Free PNG/PDF carry a small "Made with Guitar Scribble" footer line; Pro removes it.
• Saved charts can be pulled into your set lists with Use existing, just like chord sheets.
• Songbooks (Pro): the 📖 Songbook button next to the PDF export combines your saved progressions, and any of your chords-over-lyrics sheets, into one PDF with a cover page and table of contents. See the Songbook Builder section for the details.

Sharing & the Community Gallery

• Hit Share to make a chart public: you get a link and an embed code for your own site. You need a verified email to share publicly.
• Public charts can appear in the community gallery, where anyone can browse, open, transpose, and print them, and give a chart a 👍.
• Sharing is optional and you can make a chart private again anytime. You can also choose whether your name shows on the public page.

📋 Set List Maker

The Set List Maker lets you build, organize, and export professional set lists for gigs, rehearsals, or practice sessions. Free to build, with a couple of free exports before a free account is needed to keep exporting. Free PDF exports include a small Guitar Scribble footer, which Pro removes. Free accounts can save 1 set list to the cloud. Pro accounts get unlimited saves, sharing, and collaboration.

What Each Account Level Gets

The set list builder itself is free for everyone. Saving to the cloud, attachments, sharing, and collaboration depend on your account:

Feature	Not signed in	Free account	Pro
Build, edit, sort, multiple sets, durations, listen links	✅	✅	✅
Stage View	✅	✅	✅
Where the list is stored	This browser only	Cloud	Cloud
Cloud-saved set lists	—	1	Unlimited
PDF export	2 free, then sign-up	Unlimited	Unlimited
Export watermark	Yes	Yes	Removed
Song attachments	—	1 file/song, 2 MB each, 10 MB total	5 files/song, 10 MB each, 500 MB total
Share by public link	—	—	✅
Real-time collaboration	—	—	✅
PDF markup (personal notes)	—	—	✅
Backup & Restore	—	—	✅

Pro is $4.99/month or $39/year. Only the set list owner needs Pro for sharing and collaboration: invited bandmates can view or edit for free.

Building a Set List

• Add songs: Click + Add Song to open the song entry form. Start typing a title to see auto-complete suggestions from a built-in library of popular cover songs — selecting a suggestion pre-fills the artist, key, and groove.
• All fields are optional except the title. Key, BPM, capo, groove, tuning, and notes can all be left blank and filled in later.
• Edit a song: Click the pencil icon (or anywhere on a row) to reopen the edit form for that song.
• Delete a song: Click the × icon on the right side of any row.
• Reorder songs: Drag the handle (⠿) on the left side of any row to drag songs into a new order.

Starting & Switching Set Lists

• Where you start: If you're signed in and have saved set lists, the Set List Maker reopens your most recent one automatically so you can pick up where you left off. Otherwise (or if you're not signed in) you get a fresh New Blank Set List to title and fill in.
• Make another one: Click the green + New Set List button next to the set list selector at the top to start a brand-new blank list at any time. If your current list has unsaved changes, you'll be asked to confirm first so nothing is lost.
• Switch between lists: Click the set list selector (the bar showing the current list name) to open the dropdown. It shows your Current Set List at the top with its status (Draft, Unsaved changes, or Saved), and a Recents section listing your saved cloud set lists. Click any saved list to load it.

Working with Multiple Sets

• Add a set: Click the + tab at the top of the song list to add a new set (Set 2, Set 3, etc.). You can have up to 10 sets per list.
• Rename a set: Double-click the set tab name to rename it (e.g. "Acoustic Set", "Encore").
• Delete a set: Click the × on the set tab. This also deletes all songs in that set.
• Move between sets: Click any set tab to switch to it. Songs are independent per set.

Smart Sort

Click the Smart Sort button to automatically reorder songs in the current set. Choose from sorting strategies including:

• Energy Arc — Builds from medium energy to a high-energy peak, then winds down for the finale. Good for full gig flow.
• Key Flow — Groups songs by key to minimize retuning between songs.
• BPM Order — Sorts by tempo (low to high or high to low).
• Duration — Sorts by song length (short to long or long to short). Enter durations in MM:SS format (e.g. 3:45) for best results.
• Groove Clusters — Groups similar grooves together (all blues, then all rock, etc.).
• Alphabetical, Reverse, Shuffle — Basic ordering options.

Song Duration & Set Totals

Each song has an optional Duration field. Enter time in MM:SS format (e.g. 3:45, 12:00) and the set list will automatically calculate the total duration for each set. Totals appear on the set tabs, in Stage View, and on exported PDFs. If some songs are missing durations, the total shows a + to indicate it's a partial estimate.

Listen Links & Custom Search Terms

When you edit a song, listen buttons appear for YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, and Qobuz. The search field below the buttons is pre-filled with the song's title and artist — edit it to point your band to a specific version or arrangement. For example, change Desafinado Antonio Carlos Jobim to João Gilberto Desafinado original and the buttons will search for that instead. If you leave the default text, it won't be saved — the search will always stay in sync with the song's title and artist.

Exporting to PDF

Click Export PDF to download a print-ready set list. In the export modal you can configure:

• Font size: Small (fits more songs per page, good for reference), Medium (default), or Large (big enough to read on stage from a music stand or tablet).
• Columns: Choose which fields to include — Title and Artist are always shown; Key, BPM, Duration, Capo, Groove, Lead, and Notes are optional.
• Songs per page: How many songs before a page break (default 40). At Large font size a page break is forced earlier automatically.

The PDF includes a header with your set list title and date, separate sections for each set, and (on free accounts) a small Guitar Scribble footer that Pro removes. All sets are included in a single PDF.

Stage View

Click 🎤 Stage View to open a full-screen dark display optimized for reading on stage. Songs are shown in large white text on a dark background. Features include:

• Checkmarks: Tap the ○ circle next to any song to mark it as played — it dims so you can see what's left at a glance.
• All Sets view: Click the All Sets tab to see every set on one scrollable page with set headers. You can drag songs between sets in this view — these moves are temporary and won't be saved.
• Tap to expand: Tap any song row to reveal details like BPM, capo, groove, tuning, and notes.
• Drag to reorder: Use the ⠿ handle to reorder songs on the fly.
• Font size: Use the + / − buttons to adjust readability.

Press Esc, click Exit, or use your browser's back button to return to the editor.

Saving to the Cloud

Any registered user can save 1 set list to the cloud for free. Pro users get unlimited cloud saves. Click Save to Cloud to save a new list, or Update Saved List to overwrite the currently loaded list. Your saved lists appear in the My Set Lists panel on the left — click any to load it.

Pro users can also click Save as New Copy to duplicate a loaded list under a new name.

Sharing a Set List PRO

Click 🔗 Share to generate a public link anyone can use to view your set list. The shared view is read-only — viewers can see the set list and export it to PDF but cannot edit it. Click Unshare to disable the link at any time.

Collaboration PRO

Pro users can invite bandmates to collaborate on a set list. Click 👥 Collaborate, enter the collaborator's email address, and choose their role:

• Editor — Can add, remove, and reorder songs, and save changes back to the cloud. Does not need a Pro account.
• Viewer — Can view and export the set list but cannot make changes.

Collaborators receive an email invite with a link to accept. Once accepted, the set list appears in their My Set Lists panel. The owner can remove collaborators at any time from the Collaborate modal.

Collaboration uses a last-save-wins model — if two people are editing at the same time, the most recent save takes effect.

Song Attachments

You can attach files to any song in a cloud-saved set list. Click a song to open the edit modal and use the Attachments section at the bottom to upload files. Supported formats are PDF, JPG, PNG, and WebP — great for chord charts, lead sheets, lyrics, or stage notes.

Saving happens for you: Attachments are stored with a cloud-saved set list, but when you're signed in you don't have to save manually first. Whether you're adding a new song or editing an existing one, just enter a title and add a file: the song is committed and your set list is saved to the cloud automatically as part of the upload. Guests need a free account, and a free account that already has its 1 saved list is prompted to upgrade for more.

• Free accounts: 1 file per song, up to 2 MB each, 10 MB total storage.
• Pro accounts: 5 files per song, up to 10 MB each, 500 MB total storage.

Click an attachment name to view it: images open in a lightbox, and PDFs open in a built-in reader with page turning (tap the left/right half of the screen, arrow keys, or a Bluetooth page-turner pedal), zoom, and optional auto-scroll.

Auto-scroll & the control bar

Lyric sheets and chord charts open in a full-screen reader with a control bar along the bottom. Tap ▶ Scroll to start hands-free scrolling, and use the Speed − / + buttons to fine-tune the pace (1 = slow, 10 = fast). Delay is the number of seconds the reader waits before it starts scrolling, so you have time to get into the song after you tap play.

Each person sets their own scroll speed and delay per chart, so a singer keeps their own pace even on a set list they don't own, and it won't change when the owner or another bandmate adjusts theirs. Bluetooth page-turner pedals work in the reader too: a forward press scrolls down a screen, a back press scrolls up.

For a one-page chart that doesn't need scrolling, tap ✕ on the control bar (or the 🎚 Scroll button up top) to hide the bar and use the full screen for the sheet.

Reusing a File on Another Set List

Attachments belong to the song in the specific set list you added them to. The same song in another set list starts with no attachments, so you can keep, for example, a chart in one key on one singer's list and a chart in a different key on another.

To reuse a file you already have, open a song and click 🔁 Use existing. You'll see your other PDFs (files for the same song are shown first, each labeled with the set list it came from). Picking one drops an independent copy onto the current song.

Because each list gets its own copy, deleting an attachment only affects the set list you delete it from. Copies on other lists are never touched.

Transposing & Keys in a Set List

There are two kinds of transpose, and they do different things:

• On the fly in Stage View. Open a lyric chart or progression and tap ♭ / ♯. This is a quick display change for the gig: it sticks to that song (so it's there next time) and everyone on the set list sees the same key, but it does not rewrite the saved chart.
• Bake it in (Lyric Charts). Open an attached lyric chart in the editor, transpose with ♭ / ♯, and Save. We'll ask whether to make the new key the chart's written key. Choosing yes rewrites the chords for that attachment.

Important: a set list attachment is an independent copy, stored separately from the chart in your My Charts library. So if you re-key a chart in the chord sheet or progression maker, charts you already attached to set lists do not change. To get the new key onto a set list, either re-add it with 🔁 Use existing (you'll get a fresh copy in the new key) or, for a lyric chart, just transpose and save the attached copy directly in the set list. Progression attachments don't have an in-list editor yet, so for those, re-attach or use the Stage View transpose.

Attachments for Collaborators

Each user's attachments are private by default: only you can see what you upload, even on a set list shared with others.

To share a file with everyone on a shared set list, open the song's edit modal and tap the 👥 Share button next to your attachment. The button turns green and reads 👥 Shared. Tap again to make it private again.

• Shared attachments appear to the set list owner and all accepted collaborators on that song, with your display name shown next to the filename.
• Only the person who uploaded a file can toggle its sharing or delete it.
• Storage and per-song file limits are counted against the uploader's plan, not the set list owner's.
• If two collaborators upload files with the same name (e.g. fly-me-to-the-moon.pdf), they are stored separately and labeled with each uploader's name, so there is no collision.

This makes it easy for a band to share chord charts, lead sheets, or stage notes with each other on a per-song basis without exposing private practice files.

Marking Up a PDF PRO

Open any PDF attachment and tap ✏️ Markup to add your own notes right on the page: pen, highlighter, a text-note tool, and an eraser, in several colors. It works great with a finger or an Apple Pencil on a tablet.

• Your notes are private. Each band member gets their own markup layer on the same file, so everyone can mark up a shared chart without changing the original PDF or covering anyone else's notes.
• Notes save automatically and reload next time you open the file, on any device.
• Use the zoom buttons to get in close for fine markup. Your marks stay locked to the page through zooming, page turns, and rotating your tablet.
• Undo removes your last mark and Clear wipes the current page. Markup is one page at a time, so turn the page (tap, arrow keys, or pedal) to mark up the next one.
• ⬇ PDF downloads a flattened copy of the file with your notes baked in, across all pages, so you can print it or send it to a bandmate.

Backup & Restore PRO

Every cloud-saved set list has one private backup slot that only the owner can use. If a collaborator wrecks the list, a smart-sort goes sideways, or you just want a known-good snapshot before letting the band loose, save a backup and you can restore it later in one click. This is a Pro feature.

Saving a Backup

1. Open the cloud set list you want to back up (you must be the owner).
2. Click 📦 Save Backup in the toolbar.
3. You'll see "Backup saved" toast confirmation. The backup is stored on the server, not in the My Set Lists panel, so it stays out of your way.

There's one backup slot per set list. Saving a new backup overwrites the previous one (with a confirmation prompt showing the old date).

Restoring a Backup

1. Click ↩️ Restore Backup in the toolbar. (The button only appears if you have a saved backup.)
2. A popup asks "Restore your backup from [date]?" with the timestamp of when you saved it.
3. Click OK and the live set list is overwritten by the backup. The backup itself stays put, so you can keep the restored copy or re-save a new backup later.

What Survives a Restore

• All song metadata (title, artist, key, BPM, capo, groove, notes, duration, lead) restores exactly.
• Set order and song order restore exactly.
• Attachments survive for songs that still exist in the live set list (matched by the same internal song ID). Restoring a song that was hard-deleted after the backup may leave its attachments orphaned. To be safe, also use 📁 Export .gssl for an extra local copy of just the song data.
• Sharing and collaborators are unaffected: only the song content is restored, not the share state.

📲 Install as App & Offline Mode

The Set List Maker can be installed to your iPad or Android device as a home-screen app, and works in emergency offline mode at the gig if you lose your connection. This is single-user only: sharing and collaboration still need an internet connection.

Install on iPad / iPhone

1. Open Safari and go to guitarscribble.com/set-list.
2. Tap the Share button (square with an up arrow) at the top or bottom of Safari.
3. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.
4. Confirm the name "GS Set Lists" and tap Add.
5. The app icon appears on your home screen. Tap it to launch in full-screen mode.

Install on Android

1. Open Chrome and go to guitarscribble.com/set-list.
2. Tap the menu (three dots) and choose Install app or Add to Home screen. Some browsers show an install prompt automatically.
3. Confirm and the icon appears in your app drawer / home screen.

How to Prep for Offline Use Before a Gig

For your set list to work offline, the app needs to have seen it at least once while you had a connection. Run through this quick checklist while you have Wi-Fi or signal:

1. Open the installed app (or the website) while online and logged in.
2. Load the cloud set list you'll use at the gig.
3. Tap each song that has an attached chord chart, lead sheet, or lyric PDF so it loads at least once. This caches the file to your device.
4. Close the app. You're ready.

What Works Offline

• The app launches and shows your last-loaded set list.
• Songs, durations, set order, and totals are all visible.
• Stage View works for live performance use.
• Attached files you opened while online can still be viewed.
• PDF export of the set list still works (it's local).
• An orange "Offline" banner appears at the top so you always know which mode you're in.

What Does Not Work Offline

• Saving to the cloud is disabled until you reconnect.
• Sharing links and collaboration features are paused.
• Attachments you never opened online will not be available.
• Loading a different set list that you have not previously opened on this device.

Limits and Tips

• iOS Safari can evict the cache under storage pressure. Open the app once before each gig as a habit so it refreshes the cached copy.
• If you logged out before going offline, the cached page may still show your previous logged-in state. Acceptable for emergency mode, but log back in and refresh when you can.
• When you reconnect, the offline banner disappears and Save / Share / Collaborate buttons automatically re-enable.
• Edits made offline are not queued for sync yet. Treat offline mode as read-only emergency access. (Queued offline edits is on the roadmap.)

Guitar Scribble includes a free online guitar tuner that works directly in your browser. Tune with your device's microphone or play reference tones to tune by ear.

Microphone Tuning

Click the microphone button and grant browser permission when prompted. Play a single string and the tuner will detect the pitch, show the closest note, and display how many cents sharp or flat you are. The visual needle and color indicators make it easy to dial in perfect tuning.

Tune by Ear

Click any string label to hear a reference tone. Match your string to the tone by ear. This mode requires no microphone access.

Alternate Tunings

The tuner supports 15+ tunings including Standard, Drop D, Half Step Down, Open G, Open D, DADGAD, and more. Select a tuning from the dropdown and the target notes update automatically.

Multi-Instrument Support

In addition to 6-string guitar, the tuner supports bass guitar and ukulele. Select your instrument to switch between the appropriate string configurations and tunings.

👤 Account Management

Changing Your Display Name

Go to My Account, edit the Display Name field, and click Save. Display names must be unique and at least 2 characters.

Changing Your Password

On the My Account page, scroll to Change Password. Enter your current password and your new one (min 8 characters, at least one number).

Forgot Your Password?

On the login page, click "Forgot your password?" and enter your email. You'll receive a reset link valid for 1 hour. Check your spam folder if you don't see it.

Email Verification

When you create an account, we send a verification email. Click the link to activate your account. The link is valid for 24 hours. If you didn't receive it, click "Resend verification email" on the login page. Be sure to check your spam/junk folder.

Changing Your Email Address

On the My Account page, scroll to Change Email, enter your new address and confirm with your password. We'll send a verification link to the new address — click it to confirm the change.

Profile Avatar

Click your avatar on the My Account page to upload a photo (max 5MB, JPG/PNG/GIF/WebP) or choose from our built-in guitar avatars.

Delete Account

How do I delete my account? Go to My Account and scroll to the Danger Zone section at the bottom.

Sign In with Google

You can link a Google account for quick sign-in. Click "Sign in with Google" on the login page or connect it from the My Account page. If you already have an account with the same email, the accounts will link automatically.

Subscription Plans

Guitar Scribble offers a free plan with up to 3 saved tabs, 1 cloud-saved set list, and access to all core tools. Pro plans add unlimited cloud saves, set list sharing & collaboration, watermark-free exports, and tool presets. Visit the Pricing page for details.

ℹ️ Version & Support

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