Change song title / composer / style / key

Mac, Windows Song infoSong titleComposerStyleKey (the key the chords are in, as they show in the Editor) In the Editor panel on the rig...

Chord symbols used in iReal Pro

“-” = minor“^” or “∆” triangle = major 7“o” (circle) = dim = diminished"o^" = o^7“ø” (circle with a slash) = half-diminished (min7b5)“add2” ...

Editor's Buttons

Windows, Mac  (Updated 2026)To Edit a song, click on the song then eitherclick the Edit (pencil) button top rightuse the key command, C...

Smaller chord font

There are two font sizes, Normal and Small as shown below. This is part of the editing and input process. In the Editor, tap/click &nbs...

Indicate repeated measures

The first 8 measures will play twice. Make sure in your charts to always pair an open repeat bar line with a closing one. You can also ...

Chord spacing in the Editor

The player can read measures of different length, but the chords within the measure need to be properly spaced to indicate what beat they oc...

Repeat endings & texts (D.S. & D.C. al Coda)

Commonly used Repeat Text Indications are included in the editor to assist you.They are added as text, the dropdown menu will list commonly ...

Chord chart length

The iReal Pro editor currently supports maximum 12 systems. New songs can be based on optional barline templates (up to 96 measures.*)You ca...

Change time signature

WindowsiOSMacAndroid Time signatures recognized by the player.Compound time signatures.  Go to the song you would like to edit, tap/cli...

Alternate Chords (small chords above staff )

Alternate chords are the small chords above the Regular chords. Switch to Alternate Chords then input chords as usual. To delete, add, modif...

Insert/delete a measure (adjust bar size)

Information for iOS, Android, Mac, WindowsAbout spacesAdd spaceDelete spaceMac, WindowsSplit bars warning  About spacesSpaces can be ad...

N.C. symbol / Break

The Player recognizes special symbols such as N.C. (No Chord) which will result in the chordal instruments  dropping out for ...

Difference between "Set" and "Set and transpose" in the Editor

Select the desired key signature and press the Set and Transpose button in order to transpose all the chords in the song chart and set the ...

'END' symbol

The special END character controls the functioning of the Player.While playing the last chorus, the Player will end the song with ...

Rehearsal marks

1. Go to the song you would like to edit, tap/click on the Edit icon (pencil).2. Tap/click on the first measure where you'd like the rehears...

Time signatures recognized by the player

The Player recognizes all the time signatures provided in the editor. However some styles will not play some time signatures (an error messa...

Remove symbols from chart

Some Symbols in the Editor toggle input or remove. Open the Editor and place the cursor to the space in the bar where you have the symb...

Revert song to original version

There is no Revert when editing a song, however a series of undos should take you backwards if you are still in the editor.Once you save the...

Transform a song into an iReal Pro chart

You need to know or have a chart of the chords of the song which you will enter in iReal Pro using the Editor.You cannot import music XML, P...

Coda symbol

The Coda symbol can be used in two different ways in iReal Pro to define how the form of a song is to be played.One way is to use the C...

Copy/Paste in Editor

Windows, Mac Either click and drag over the bars you want to copy;or use arrows to move to the space you want to start the selection fr...

Add text to chart

Mac, WindowsOpen the Editor (cmd-E, ctrl-E);Click where you want to add your text;Click in the Text field and type text (or click the down a...

Create New Song

Mac, WindowsNew SongEither click Songs (Library on the left sidebar) or a specific playlist (if you want the song to list there as well).Mac...

Compound Time Signatures

Customize common odd time signatures using text (v2024.4 or higher)5/8, 5/4 can be played as 3+2 or 2+3 (default 3+2)7/8, 7/4 can be played ...