Quick Start Guide
Master UndeadChords in 5 minutes!
What you'll learn
1 Create Your First Song
Open the editor
- Launch the app (wait 2s for the splash screen)
- You're automatically in the Songs tab
- Tap the + button in the top right
Fill in the details
- Title: "Wonderwall" (required)
- Artist: "Oasis" (optional)
- Key: Leave "C" or choose from the dropdown
Add content with chords
Use brackets around chord names:
[Em7]Today is [G]gonna be the day
That they're [Dsus4]gonna throw it back to [A7sus4]you
That they're [Dsus4]gonna throw it back to [A7sus4]you
💡 Tip: Use the chord toolbar at the top to quickly insert common chords (C, D, E, F, G, A, Am, Em, Dm) without typing brackets.
Save
Tap Save in the top right. Your song now appears in the list!
2 View Chord Diagrams
With a song open:
- Tap any chord displayed in the lyrics (e.g.,
Em7) - A modal opens showing:
- The chord diagram with finger positions (cyan dots)
- Open strings (O) and muted strings (X)
- Switch between Guitar/Ukulele with the selector
- Tap Listen to hear the chord
- Scroll through positions if multiple fingerings exist
💡 Reading the diagram:
• Vertical lines = strings (low E on left, high E on right)
• Horizontal lines = frets
• Cyan dots = where to place your fingers
• Vertical lines = strings (low E on left, high E on right)
• Horizontal lines = frets
• Cyan dots = where to place your fingers
3 Transpose a Song
- Open a song
- Tap the controls icon (sliders) in the toolbar
- Use the + / − buttons to shift all chords by semitones
Example: Press + twice → Em7 becomes F#m7
💡 When to transpose:
• Song too high → transpose down (−)
• Song too low → transpose up (+)
• Simplify difficult chords → find an easier key
• Song too high → transpose down (−)
• Song too low → transpose up (+)
• Simplify difficult chords → find an easier key
4 Tune Your Guitar
- Go to the Tuner tab (tuning fork icon)
- See all 6 strings displayed
- Tap the tuning selector to choose Standard, Drop D, Open G, etc.
- Tap a string to hear its reference tone
- Tune your guitar string to match the sound
- Repeat for all 6 strings
💡 Tuning fork: Tap the tuning fork icon at the top to hear A 440Hz — the universal reference pitch.
5 Use Style Search
- In the Songs tab, tap the globe icon 🌐
- Enter an artist name
- Browse the results — these are estimated chord progressions
- Tap a result to preview the harmony grid
- Tap Save to add it to your songs
💡 Note: Style Search provides estimated harmonies for practice, not copyrighted lyrics. Text is replaced by placeholder characters (░).
🎉 You're Ready!
You now know how to:
- ✅ Create and organize songs
- ✅ View chord diagrams
- ✅ Transpose to any key
- ✅ Tune your guitar
- ✅ Find chord progressions with Style Search
🎸 Rock on, even after midnight! 🔥