Song File Format

Marietta uses normal .txt (Text Document) files to store a song.

Song Header

This header is required. It contains the song number and name.

Song:
43. Amazing Grace

Song Information

Words: John Newton
Melody: Southern Melody
Copyright:  N/A
Source: Choice Hymns of the Faith; 40

Verse with Chords

G              C             G
Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound
                         D  
That saved a wretch like me!
  G              G/B C      G
I once was lost, but now am found.
    Em         D     G
Was blind, but now I see.

New Verse

A verse begins with Verse: or V:. For the first verse of a song, this marker is optional.

Verse:
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear

And grace my fears relieved.

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed!

Chorus

A part of the song that repeats after each verse. it does not repeat after Refrain, Coda or Bridge.

Refrain

Similar to a verse, but has no verse number when it is displayed.

Coda

The concluding part of a song. If the song has a chorus, it does not follow the coda.

Bridge

A transitional part of the song.

Chords

Chords are placed above the text.

G              C             G
Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound

End of a song

There are no markers to indicate the end of a song file.