Lyrics and chords, in one notebook your whole band shares.
SongNote is the world's simplest songwriting notebook - no sheet music, no MIDI, just lyrics and chords. It feels like writing in a paper notebook, so you can jot down words and chords the moment they come to you.
Share a song with your bandmates, and when anyone changes a lyric or a chord, it shows up on everyone's screen right away. Shape the "let's change this part" moments from the studio together.
WRITE TOGETHER AS A BAND
• Real-time sharing: edits reach everyone's screen in seconds
• Comments and @mentions: leave notes like "break here" under any line, notify bandmates, and react with emoji
• Invite by username, QR code, or link, and show the chart in a browser to bandmates without an iPhone
• Keep writing even with a weak signal in the studio; changes sync when you're back online
WRITE
• Place chords above lyrics with a tap - they follow along when you edit the words
• Sections (Verse, Chorus...), line reordering, undo and redo
• Set the song's key and transpose all chords at once
• Lyrics and music credits
PLAY
• Performance mode with large, easy-to-read text and auto-scroll matched to the BPM
• Guitar chord diagrams
SongNote 2.6.0 adds My Note, a binder for your song ideas, and Read, one songwriting column a day.
MY NOTE
• Daily Notes, Title Ideas, Progression Notes, and Freeform Notes in one binder
• Add quick references: diatonic chord chart, guitar fretboard, chord diagrams, and famous chord progressions
• Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Only you can see your notebook
READ
• A new songwriting column every day (44 in all)
• Read any column, any time, and add favorites to My Note
TABS ON YOUR SONGS
• Open My Note from the tabs on the right of a song while you write
• On iPad and Mac, see your song and notebook side by side
COLLECT AND LEARN
• My Note: Daily Notes, Title Ideas, Progression Notes, and Freeform Notes in one binder, plus a diatonic chord chart, guitar fretboard, chord diagrams, and famous chord progressions
• Open your notebook from the tabs on the right of a song while you write (side by side on iPad and Mac)
• Read: one songwriting column a day, 44 in all, from how sound works to melody and lyrics
ALSO
• Four tabs at the bottom: Songs, My Note, Read, and Me. Your profile and settings are in Me
• "How to use My Note" in Help
ON IPHONE, IPAD, AND MAC
Open the same songs on any device with one account - write on your Mac at home, read on your iPhone in the studio.
*The Mac version requires a Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 13 or later.
Sign in with Apple or Google is required.
In an age when AI can make songs, SongNote was born to support music that people write - choosing each word with care, and playing it with their own hands. A songwriting notebook that quietly stays by your side while you and your band make music.
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