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Add Music Notation & Chords in Markdown

Create and print beautiful sheet music, guitar chord/lyrics with quick and easy to use music notation shorthand in JotterPad.


Add Musical Notation using ABC Notation


How To Use

Sheet music can be added using ABC Notation syntax in JotterPad's Markdown code block. To declare ABC Notation in the code block to be rendered globally, use codeBlockRenderAs: abc in the Markdown file's YAML.


To declare ABC Notation to render on individual code block,

  1. Type 3 backticks (```) at the start of the code followed by space or return key.
  2. Press the </> button at the top right corner.
  3. Choose abc.
  4. Add renderAs=abc in metadata.


ABC Notation Syntax


Please refer to the ABC Notation official documentation here:


Examples

Here are some examples of JotterPad Markdown templates using ABC Notation:


  1. Sheet music for beginners



For a more detailed guide on sheet music, please refer to the ABC Notation official page here.



Add Guitar Chord/Lyrics using ChordPro


How To Use

Guitar Chord/Lyrics can be added using ChordPro syntax in JotterPad's Markdown code block. To declare ChordPro in the code block to be rendered globally, use codeBlockRenderAs: chordpro in the Markdown file's YAML.


To declare ChordPro to render on individual code block,

  1. Type 3 backticks (```) at the start of the code followed by space or return key.
  2. Press the </> button at the top right corner.
  3. Choose chordpro.
  4. Add renderAs=chordpro in metadata.


ChordPro Syntax


Please refer to the ChordPro official documentation here:


Examples



Here are some examples of JotterPad Markdown templates using ChordPro:


  1. Guitar Chord/Lyrics Sheet


For a more detailed guide on sheet music, please refer to the ChordPro official page here.




Updated on: 19/09/2022

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