The words are the timeline. Each box is one bar, and every syllable sits where it lands in time. Chords ride on the exact syllable they change under. A line above the words traces where the melody goes. Tap any bar to hear it from there.
Chords, sections, capo and strum patterns come from each song's top-rated chord chart on Ultimate Guitar. Bar lengths are estimated. Lyrics aren't included: use "Add your lyrics" to paste a chord sheet you have, and it stays in this browser only.
One box is one bar. Words are spaced by time, not by letters. A wider word is held longer. The ticks underneath are the beats.
Chords sit on the syllable. No counting spaces above a lyric line. The color tells you where the chord pulls: blue is home, amber is away, rose is tension that wants to resolve.
The line is the melody's shape. Up, down, or held flat. You don't need to read notes to see a jump coming.
Breaths and leans. The violet tick is where to breathe. A rose word is the one to lean into.
Dotted tail means hold. Keep singing, or let the chord ring, until the dots run out.
Each section carries a cue for the player. How hard to play (the bars), what to do (the line in italics), and the rhythm (filled = strong hit, grey = light, empty = space, arrows = strum direction).
== Chorus == x2 section, repeats energy: 4 1 to 5 play: open it up cue for the player feel: D . D U . U ↓ down, ↑ up, . space feel: X . x . X x X strong hit, x light capo: 2 chords below are shapes meter: 6/8 beats per bar / beat unit F G | you /know_ one bar; 2 chords split it [G]word chord lands on this word /word \word melody steps up / down word_ hold one more beat . rest ' breath !word lean in
Paste a chords-over-lyrics sheet, such as the text of your Ultimate Guitar tab page. Breathline lines the words up under the chords and replaces this chart's bars. It's saved only in this browser and never published.
Chord draft drawn from Cifra Club and Chordu. Not checked by ear.