š Overview
Make sense of a one-pager and the One-Pager Chords platform
Just browse the One-Pager Chords collection, pick your favorite songs and start jamming!
One-pagers are available either:
- Directly in your web browser: perfect to display on your phone, tablet or laptop
- As a PDF: perfect for dowload, e-readers and printingāthink before printing š³ā»ļøā¤ļø
Tip
When browsing a one-pager, simply click on 
PDF download to download the corresponding PDF.
If the download button is not visible, just click on the 
button.
š One-pagers, at first glance
The structure of a one-pager might seem a bit all over the place. Don’t panic, there’s a system behind it! With a bit of getting used to, it’s pretty easy to find your way around the page.
One important thing you can notice right away: a lot of space in the page is dedicated to the lyrics, which is pretty convenient when you don’t know the song by heart.
Another important detail is that the musical structure of the song is clearly visible. This is particularly useful when:
- The same chord is repeated over multiple bars
- A same bar contains several chords changes
- A group of chords is repeated several times in a row
This makes it really easy to figure out how to play a song (e.g. when to change chords) when you don’t know it very well.
Note
Chords always follow the original key of the songāassuming it’s based on standard tuning.
Tip
If you want to play on a different keyāto unlock easier chords for instanceācheck out how to transpose the chords.
āļø How to transpose the chords
Transposed chords are available, ranging from -5 to +6 semi-tones (i.e. frets), in order to cover an entire octave.
When browsing a one-pager, simply click on the 
and 
buttons to transpose the chords.
Tip
The whole range of transposed chordsāi.e. an entire octaveāis also available as a single 12-pager PDF.
When browsing a one-pager, simply click on the š„ button to download it.
Transposed chords can be used for a variety of reasons, for instance:
- In order to unlock easier chords
- If you play guitalele (e.g. tuning ADGCEA) and want to play along with the song in its original key, use the
-5transposed chords - If you play guitar and want to play along with someone playing the song with a guitalele, use the
+5transposed chords to play in the same key
Tip
If you want to unlock easier chords and use a capo in order to play along with the song in its original key:
- Browse the transposed chords until you find chords that work best for you
- The position of the capo then depends on whether the chords are transposed up or down:
- Down
-N, i.e.-1to-5: put the capo on theNth fret, e.g.:- on the 2nd fret for
-2 - on the 5th fret for
-5
- on the 2nd fret for
- Up
+N, i.e.+1to+6: put the capo on the12 - Nth fret, e.g.:- on the 9th fret for
+3, because12 - 3 = 9 - on the 6th fret for
+6, because12 - 6 = 6
- on the 9th fret for
- Down
Note
The formatting of the page might look broken in the transposed one-pager.
This is a known issue and there’s not much we can do about it for now š