Drag & Drop Chords Onto Your Lyrics
Drag and drop chords directly onto the lyrics you want the chord to float over, all within a fully customizable editor—fonts, colors, layout, your way.
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AI-Powered Songwriting Assistant for Guitarists
Ask questions about your song, get chord progression ideas, explore lyric options, and work through music theory — all without leaving the editor.
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An Assistant That Understands Your Song
The AI lives inside the editor. It can see what you are working on and answer questions in context.
Chord Progression Ideas
Ask for chord progressions in a specific key, mood, or genre. Get suggestions you can try immediately — and ask follow-up questions to refine them.
Lyric Suggestions and Feedback
Share a verse, ask for alternatives, or ask what rhymes with a specific word. The assistant treats your lyrics as creative material, not just text.
Music Theory, Explained In Context
Ask why a chord works, what mode you are in, or how to build a bridge. The assistant answers using your actual song as the reference point.
AI Songwriting Assistant — Frequently Asked Questions
What can Chordly's AI songwriting assistant do?
The AI assistant is built into the Chordly editor and can see your current song. You can ask it for chord progression ideas, lyric suggestions, music theory explanations, and songwriting guidance. It answers in context — based on what you're actually working on.
Can the AI generate guitar chord progressions?
Yes. Ask the assistant for chord progressions in a specific key, mood, or style and it will suggest options. You can ask follow-up questions to refine the suggestions or explore alternatives.
Can I use the AI assistant to help write song lyrics?
Yes. Share a verse or a line and ask for alternatives, rhymes, or feedback. The assistant understands song structure and can help with specific sections or the overall flow.
How is Chordly's AI different from other AI music tools?
Chordly's assistant is built specifically for guitarists and songwriters working in the chord sheet editor. It sees your song directly and responds in the context of what you're writing — not as a general-purpose chatbot.
Does the AI write my song for me?
No. The AI is a creative assistant that responds to your questions and prompts. It gives you ideas and suggestions to work with — the creative decisions remain yours.
What AI model does Chordly use?
Chordly's AI assistant is powered by OpenAI.
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Open a song and ask it anything — chord ideas, lyric suggestions, music theory questions.
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The AI assistant is one part of Chordly's complete songwriting environment — alongside the chord sheet editor, guitar tab maker, Play Mode, and more.
Convert To and From ChordPro
Convert your old ChordPro files into a modern, fully customizable chord sheet.
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Make Guitar Tabs with Ease & Simplicity
Our guitar tab maker is the best way to create simple tabs very quickly.
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Download Your Sheet as a PDF
Download your chord sheet or tablature as a high quality PDF in one click.
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Distraction-Free Practice with Autoscroll
Play along with your chord sheets and guitar tabs with autoscroll.
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Collaborate with Friends or Bandmates in Real-Time
Collaborate in real-time with bandmates to create guitar tabs and lyric/chord sheets.
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AI‑Powered Songwriting Assistant
Meet your intelligent songwriting companion. Our AI chat assistant understands music theory, song structure, and creative songwriting. Ask questions, get suggestions for lyrics and chord progressions, and brainstorm ideas.
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Free Guitar & Music Theory Tools
A growing collection of free tools for guitarists and musicians — no account required.
Circle of Fifths
Explore keys, chords, and harmonic relationships interactively.
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Chord Transposer
Paste in a chord sheet and instantly transpose it to any key.
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Chords in a Key
Find all the diatonic chords for any major key — with Roman numerals and common progressions.
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Guitar Capo Chart
See chord equivalents for every capo position, with reverse lookup.
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Pitch Detector
Detect musical notes in real time using your microphone.
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Song Key Finder
Enter your chords and instantly find the key of any song.
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Tap Tempo
Tap along to any song to instantly find its BPM.
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Guitar Fretboard
Click any note to highlight all positions across the fretboard.
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Guitar Scales
See major, minor, and pentatonic scale patterns across the full fretboard.
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Nashville Number System
Convert chord progressions to Nashville numbers — and back.
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Guitar Chord Library
Fingering diagrams, notes, and theory for every common guitar chord.
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Chord Progressions
Browse common chord progressions by genre and mood — jazz, blues, pop, minor, and more.
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Chord Progression Generator
Generate chord progressions in any key, mood, or genre instantly.
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Guitar Chord Finder
Press frets on the interactive fretboard and instantly identify the chord.
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