What is a digital guitar songbook
A guitar songbook gathers the songs you play with their lyrics and chords. With Laudanza that songbook stops being a folder of photocopies: you get lyrics with the chords above them, transposition, capo, audio and everything synced across your devices, even offline.
Whether you keep your church repertoire, your band's rehearsal set or your personal songbook, you can create, sort and code every song with its own key, capo and rhythm.
Everything you need for your guitar songbooks
Lyrics and chords
Chords placed right above the syllable, in Anglo-Saxon or Latin notation, with audio on tap.
Transposition and capo
Change key or capo in one click; the resulting chord updates instantly.
Offline
Download your guitar songbooks and use them at the rehearsal or the gig even with no network.
Share with your group
Custom permissions —reader, editor, manager— or public links for anyone without an account.
Programs and setlists
Prepare each event's song list from your songbook, ready to play or print.
Printing and PDF/Word
Export a PDF with indexes or an editable Word file; pagination is computed for you.
Works with your projector
Export and import OpenLyrics and OpenSong to use your songbooks in OpenLP, OpenSong, Quelea or Praisenter — lyrics only or with chords.
How to create your guitar songbook
- Create your free account with email or Google.
- Add your songs: create them by hand or import them from PDF, DOC, DOCX or ODT —Laudanza detects the chords for you.
- Organize your songbook: set key, capo, code and rhythm per song and reorder them as you like.
- Share or print it: invite your group with permissions, generate a public link or export to PDF/Word.
Free, online and offline
Laudanza is free and runs in any browser; you can also install it as an app on your phone or computer. Want a taste? Check the guitar chord reference, with diagrams for every chord.
Frequently asked questions
What is Laudanza?
Laudanza is a web and mobile app (PWA) to create, organize and share guitar songbooks with the lyrics and chords of each song.
Is it free to create guitar songbooks?
Yes. You can create your account and manage your guitar songbooks for free, from the browser or by installing the app.
Do the songbooks work offline?
Yes. Download your songbooks and programs to your device and use them without internet — ideal for rehearsals and gigs.
Can I transpose chords and use a capo?
Yes. You can transpose by semitones and pick a capo: the resulting chord is shown and played instantly.
Can I share a songbook with my group?
Yes. Share each songbook with custom permissions (reader, editor or manager) or generate a public link to view it without an account.
Can I import songs from PDF or Word?
Yes. Laudanza ingests PDF, DOC, DOCX and ODT files and automatically detects the chords to build your songbook.
Does it work with OpenLP, OpenSong, Quelea or Praisenter?
Yes. Laudanza exports and imports the OpenLyrics and OpenSong formats, so you can project your guitar songbooks in any of those programs and bring in the ones you already have.
Start your guitar songbook today
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