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OMG Fancy Mode

These are some seriously bleepin' nerdy options that aren't chillin' in the menu but totally mess with how OnSong renders your chords. Buckle up, peeps.

Chord Alignment

By default, chords get plunked down so the left edge of the chord text vibes with the left edge of whatever lyrics you're pointin' at. But if you're feelin' fancier than that, y'all can switch it up to:

  • Left parks the left edge of your chord text at the left edge of the lyric. (Yeah, that's the default. We know, we're basic.)
  • Center yeetus the CENTER of your chord text to the left edge of the lyric. For when you wanna be ~aesthetic~.
  • Right shoves the right edge of the chord text at the left edge of the lyric. Chaotic neutral energy.
  • Character plants the center of the chord text smack dab in the middle of the first character. Precision? We guess.
  • Word centers your chord text over the center of the first word or word-ish blob you're attachin' it to. Fancy.

Chord Lines

Sometimes you gotta output chords with all those rad symbols — vertical bars & slashes & whatnot — to show off your sick strum patterns. When OnSong spots a line of chords that's got a vertical bar or pipe character in it, boom — it auto-parks those chords inline with those characters. If you hate that (which, fair), you can nuke it & switch to:

  • Above displays chords ABOVE the characters like they're lyrics or somethin'.
  • Inline displays the chords on the same line as the characters. (Yep, that's the factory setting.)

Chord Line Requires

This is where you tell OnSong what it's actually lookin' for to decide if somethin' is a "chord line." Pick your poison:

  • Bar and Chords needs both a vertical pipe character (the bar) AND only chords on that line. Defaults harder than your crush ghosted you.
  • Bar Only just needs the vertical pipe character. That's it. Done.

Chord Localization

OnSong is all "A through G, baby" by default. But some regions are like "nah fam, we do it different." So here's your menu of musical dialects:

  • Default shows chords as big capital letters A through G with sharps & flats as needed. Minor chords get a tiny lowercase "m" hangin' to the right. Boring but reliable.
  • Čeština is how the Czech homies roll. Shows "B" as "H" & "Bb" as "B." Minor chords say "mi" instead. Spicy.
  • Deutsch is the vibe for German-speakin' peeps. Also flips "B" to "H" & "Bb" to "B." They're consistent, we respect it.
  • Scandinavian is what the Nordic crew rocks. Shows "B" as "H" but keeps "Bb" as "Bb." They're like, half committed & we love that.

Solfege Type

When you're feelin' all "do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do" with your chord style, this determines where "do" actually lands on your key's root chord.

  • Locked Do plants "do" on C note forever & always. So if you're in D? D becomes "re." It's like the universe owes "do" a favor.
  • Movable Do makes "do" chill wherever your key's root chord is. D major? D = "do." Finally, common sense.

Minor Solfege Style

This is the sauce for how minor keys vibe when you've got Solfege Type set to Movable Do. (Locked Do? Yeah, this setting ghosted it.) Options are:

  • La-based treats the minor tonic as "la," so An Am chord in A minor is la, then ti, then do. Natural. Default.
  • Do-based treats the minor tonic as "do" & goes do, re, me, fa, sol, le, te. It's chaotic but some peeps dig it.
2026.3 — Last Refreshed October 24, 2026