ChordsAndLyrics will format staffless lead sheets.
As of April 2026, Chords and Lyrics is a WordPress post plugin with 60 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 7.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
This plugin assists in the creation of staffless lead sheets, also called chords sheets.
It defines a [chordsandlyrics] shortcode which can be used in your post or page text.
It does not require any editing of your template files.
Text appearing between the [chordsandlyrics] and [/chordsandlyrics] tags will be
formatted for chord symbols written in square brackets (eg. [Cmaj]) embedded
inline within lyrics.
It will then display the chord symbol at the same horizontal position above the lyrics.
For example:
[C]Oh [F]say can you see…
will be reformatting using HTML table to display as
C F
Oh say can you see…
with the C correctly positioned over “Oh” and the F positioned over “say”.
The commonly used alternative is to use fixed fonts which isn’t…
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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