Even in a basement venue
Opens without a connection.
Your notes live on your phone, so the signal doesn’t matter.
Chord sheets for playing and singing
Always there
when you play and sing.
Your chord sheets and practice recordings, all in one place.
As you sing, the screen scrolls by itself. Change the key on the spot.
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Harbor LightMinato Radio
Key0
−2−10+1+2
Letting go of the strings to scroll right before the chorus. Rewriting every chord because the key is too high. Not anymore.
Write it. Play it. Hear it back.
1 Write
Just write chords
above the lyrics.
Chord sheets from your notebook, or songs of your own. Write them with a keyboard made for chords, and once you save, the chords are color-coded.
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Edit
Harbor LightMinato Radio
LyricsChords
CDG
CDEFGAB
♯♭m7M7m7sus4
add9dimaug/on()[ ]
‹›space↵⌫
Rewrite all chords in this song−1 Semitone+1 Semitone
QWERTYUIOP
ASDFGHJKL
⇧ZXCVBNM⌫
123☺spacereturn
Harbor LightMinato Radio
2 Play
Press play,
then just play.
Your note scrolls by itself, so your hands never leave your instrument. Adjust the speed as you go.
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3 Listen
Hear what you played,
later.
Record as you play, and each day’s playing is kept song by song. Compare it with yesterday’s you.
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Recordings
Today3 · 14:18
Harbor Light - Minato Radio9:30 PM · Saturday Night Set
5:000:00−5:00
Goodbye at the Gate - Canary Street9:35 PM · Saturday Night Set
4:12Soda Afternoon - Yu Shiraishi9:40 PM · Saturday Night Set
5:06Yesterday2 · 8:59
Loose Shoelaces - Minato Radio10:05 PM
3:58Harbor Light - Minato Radio10:12 PM
5:01Down to the details,
made for players.
At home, in the studio, on stage.
Even on a dimmed stage
A screen that won’t glare.
Turn on Dark Mode, and your words float on a black background.
Even on a music stand
Readable from a distance.
Pinch the note with two fingers to make the text bigger.
When you play a whole set
Goes through your set in order.
Put your songs in a playlist, and move on to the next one when you finish.
Even with a song you haven’t played in a while
Same speed and key as last time.
The scroll speed and key are remembered for each song.
Even if the app ever stops working
Your notes stay with you.
Each note is a plain text file, kept in iCloud Drive or a folder on your device, so other apps can open it too.
With people who play and sing,
since 2017.
Read what people think in the store reviews.
FAQ
Does it come with chord sheets for songs?
No. Play Chord is for writing and carrying your own chord sheets. Use it with chord sheets from songbooks or your notebook, or with songs of your own.
Can anyone else see my notes or recordings?
No. Your notes and recordings are saved only on your device, and in your iCloud if iCloud Drive is on. They are never sent to anyone, including the developer of Play Chord.
Is it free?
Yes, it’s free to use. Ads are shown at the bottom of the screen.
Which instruments does it work with?
Any instrument you play from chords, such as guitar, ukulele, or piano.
Will my notes move to a new phone?
Yes. They move along with your other apps when you switch phones the usual way (Quick Start or restoring from a backup on iPhone, or transferring your data on Android). On iPhone, if iCloud Drive is on, your notes are also kept in iCloud. If your notes didn’t move on Android, copy the “Documents/PlayChord” folder from your old phone to the new one, and choose that folder in the app’s settings.
Can I write or edit notes on a computer?
Yes. Each note is a text file (Markdown), so you can open the “Play Chord” folder in iCloud Drive (iPhone) or the “Documents/PlayChord” folder on your device (Android) from your computer and write there. Your changes are picked up the next time you open the app (on iPhone when iCloud Drive is on, and on Android 11 or later).
Start with
tonight’s practice.
For iPhone and Android. Free to use.
Get it free
to open the App Store or Google Play