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Gig Performer 3.x User Manual

When the song list button is clicked, a song browser appears to allow selecting the song for which you want to work on a ChordPro document. Click the Songs button again to close the song list.

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1.Narrow/widen song list buttons – The song list width can be sized using these buttons.

2.Setlist chooser – A drop-down menu for choosing a setlist to work on.

3.Song list – Shows the songs in the active setlist. Clicking on a song displays the linked ChordPro file, if there is one assigned.

To create a new ChordPro document:

1.Choose the Window>Show Lyrics/Chords command to open the Song Lyrics/Chords Editor.

2.Click the Edit tab to switch to the Edit view.

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3.Enter lyrics and chords and tag them in accordance with the ChordPro format.

4.Click the View tab at any time to check that your entry and tagging are correct.

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5.Click the Save to file button, name the file and save it. The file is saved as a .gpchord file in the root directory specified in the Setlist/Song Settings tab of the Options dialog.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: A gpchord file can be loaded into the song lyrics/chords editor ONLY from this root directory. To load a ChordPro file not made by Gig Performer, or not stored in the root directory, use the File>Import ChordPro file command.