Bluegrass Book: What's newhttps://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/2026-11-04T00:00:00ZBluegrass BookAfter you submit a song or a tab, a card says which song and part it landed on and what happened to…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-where-it-landed2026-11-04T00:00:00ZAfter you submit a song or a tab, a card says which song and part it landed on and what happened to it: a new song, a new take, a correction, or your own arrangement, with a link to it.When you submit a song, a tab or a change to its details, you can say what you changed in a short "…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-what-changed2026-11-04T00:00:00ZWhen you submit a song, a tab or a change to its details, you can say what you changed in a short "What changed?" line.On a busy tab, chord names and other markings now sit next to their own row of music instead of dri…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-tab-lanes2026-11-04T00:00:00ZOn a busy tab, chord names and other markings now sit next to their own row of music instead of drifting toward the row above.In the tab editor, the track name above the tab (such as Banjo ▾ 1 of 4) switches tracks on a lapto…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-tab-editor-track-header2026-11-04T00:00:00ZIn the tab editor, the track name above the tab (such as Banjo ▾ 1 of 4) switches tracks on a laptop too, so the toolbar is a row shorter.The tab editor's laptop toolbar lines up note length and step in one grid, with technique names in…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-tab-editor-laptop-toolbar2026-11-04T00:00:00ZThe tab editor's laptop toolbar lines up note length and step in one grid, with technique names in words and Repeat one click away.Every account now has a public name, the one High Scores shows. You start with a bluegrass name, an…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-public-names2026-11-04T00:00:00ZEvery account now has a public name, the one High Scores shows. You start with a bluegrass name, and after you sign in you can keep it or choose your own.In Nashville numbers, a slash chord now shows its bass as a number too: G/F# in the key of G reads…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-number-mode-slash-chords2026-11-04T00:00:00ZIn Nashville numbers, a slash chord now shows its bass as a number too: G/F# in the key of G reads I/7.High Scores now counts corrections: a fix to a song, a tab or its details scores as an edit, once p…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-high-scores-corrections2026-11-04T00:00:00ZHigh Scores now counts corrections: a fix to a song, a tab or its details scores as an edit, once per song per day. Only accepted work counts.A guide to the book, and this pagehttps://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-guide-and-whats-new2026-11-04T00:00:00ZEverything the book can do is now explained in one place: the Guide, under ⋯ ▸ Guide. This page shows what changes each week, what's coming soon, and how the book got here.In the tab editor, Note ▸ Dotted ↔ tied turns a dotted note into a note tied to half its length, an…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-04-dotted-tied2026-11-04T00:00:00ZIn the tab editor, Note ▸ Dotted ↔ tied turns a dotted note into a note tied to half its length, and back again.The tour now starts with search, typing a line of lyrics to show how the results narrow, and the se…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-03-tour-search2026-11-03T00:00:00ZThe tour now starts with search, typing a line of lyrics to show how the results narrow, and the search box stays in view.Songs imported from tab sites no longer show the page's own notes, such as fingering tables and tun…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-03-tab-site-notes-removed2026-11-03T00:00:00ZSongs imported from tab sites no longer show the page's own notes, such as fingering tables and tuning advice, as lyrics.Chords on a chord-only line no longer run together: DGG5/F# now reads D G G5/F#.https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-03-chord-only-lines2026-11-03T00:00:00ZChords on a chord-only line no longer run together: DGG5/F# now reads D G G5/F#.Right-hand fingering on tabs imported from TablEdit now includes the thumb, marked T.https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-02-tab-fingering-letters2026-11-02T00:00:00ZRight-hand fingering on tabs imported from TablEdit now includes the thumb, marked T.In the tab editor, grace notes are easier to hear, and a small caret shows while you type a two-dig…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-02-tab-editor-feedback2026-11-02T00:00:00ZIn the tab editor, grace notes are easier to hear, and a small caret shows while you type a two-digit fret.In the tab editor, Edit, Chord at cursor opens the chord picker, so you can enter chord names above…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-02-tab-editor-chord-names2026-11-02T00:00:00ZIn the tab editor, Edit, Chord at cursor opens the chord picker, so you can enter chord names above the staff.In the tab editor, Auto length now fills the last note to the barline. Dotted notes show their dot.https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-02-tab-auto-length-dots2026-11-02T00:00:00ZIn the tab editor, Auto length now fills the last note to the barline. Dotted notes show their dot.Printing a song now shows only the song. Dark mode prints in light colours, and ABC is no longer cr…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-02-print-song-page2026-11-02T00:00:00ZPrinting a song now shows only the song. Dark mode prints in light colours, and ABC is no longer cropped.The first note you type in the tab editor now sounds like the instrument, not a beep.https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-02-first-note-sound2026-11-02T00:00:00ZThe first note you type in the tab editor now sounds like the instrument, not a beep.The chord picker spells chords by key: Bb in the key of F, not A#.https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-02-chord-spelling-by-key2026-11-02T00:00:00ZThe chord picker spells chords by key: Bb in the key of F, not A#.On a tab, the staff header switches tracks, such as Banjo 1 of 4, and View lists only the tabs for…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-01-tab-track-switcher2026-11-01T00:00:00ZOn a tab, the staff header switches tracks, such as Banjo 1 of 4, and View lists only the tabs for that song.A tab's Display menu has a Bars per row setting. Auto fits the music to your window, and you can se…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-01-tab-bars-per-row2026-11-01T00:00:00ZA tab's Display menu has a Bars per row setting. Auto fits the music to your window, and you can set a number yourself.Text on a tab now has its own rows: effects, left-hand numbers, text, chord diagrams and chord name…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-11-01-tab-annotation-lanes2026-11-01T00:00:00ZText on a tab now has its own rows: effects, left-hand numbers, text, chord diagrams and chord names above the staff, right-hand fingering below. Each track shows only its own.On a phone, a tab file with several tracks shows the track name as a button for switching. Score, T…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-31-tab-editor-tracks-and-setup2026-10-31T00:00:00ZOn a phone, a tab file with several tracks shows the track name as a button for switching. Score, Tab setup sets the title, key, time signature, tempo, instrument and tuning.On a tab the bottom bar has play, tempo, View and Display. Display holds size, capo, loop, metronom…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-31-tab-dock2026-10-31T00:00:00ZOn a tab the bottom bar has play, tempo, View and Display. Display holds size, capo, loop, metronome, count-in and the track mixer.The song page now has a slim top bar with Edit and a menu, and the playback controls at the bottom.…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-31-song-page-docks2026-10-31T00:00:00ZThe song page now has a slim top bar with Edit and a menu, and the playback controls at the bottom. Everything else moved into the menu.In the tab editor, File, Save as lets you save your tab as a TablEdit .tef, a Bluegrass Book .otf.j…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-31-save-as-tef2026-10-31T00:00:00ZIn the tab editor, File, Save as lets you save your tab as a TablEdit .tef, a Bluegrass Book .otf.json or plain text. It tells you what the format can't keep before you save.Tabs in 2/2 now show their tempo in half notes, matching the metronome.https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-31-half-note-tempo2026-10-31T00:00:00ZTabs in 2/2 now show their tempo in half notes, matching the metronome.The Include the dungeon checkbox is also on the home page, next to the search box.https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-31-dungeon-on-home-page2026-10-31T00:00:00ZThe Include the dungeon checkbox is also on the home page, next to the search box.TablEdit imports now keep dynamics, bends with their half, full and 1.5 labels, chord diagrams and…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-29-tef-dynamics-bends2026-10-29T00:00:00ZTablEdit imports now keep dynamics, bends with their half, full and 1.5 labels, chord diagrams and repeat signs, and play them back.There is now a Tab Editor page at /tab-editor/ where you can open a .tef or .otf.json file or start…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-29-tab-editor-page2026-10-29T00:00:00ZThere is now a Tab Editor page at /tab-editor/ where you can open a .tef or .otf.json file or start a new tab, with no sign-in. Tabs stay on your device until you submit.Chords pasted from Ultimate Guitar now land on the start of the syllable they change on, not a lett…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-29-paste-chord-position2026-10-29T00:00:00ZChords pasted from Ultimate Guitar now land on the start of the syllable they change on, not a letter or two into the word.On phones, the editor's undo message no longer covers the chord picker, the section menu stays on s…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-29-editor-phone-fixes2026-10-29T00:00:00ZOn phones, the editor's undo message no longer covers the chord picker, the section menu stays on screen when the keyboard closes, and the chord picker no longer stays over the next page.Songs can now have a chord chart: switch to Chart to see the song as bars of chords. Old Home Place…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-29-chord-chart2026-10-29T00:00:00ZSongs can now have a chord chart: switch to Chart to see the song as bars of chords. Old Home Place is the first.In the tab editor Cmd-A selects the whole tab and notes entered at a finer step can be selected and…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-28-tab-editor-select-all2026-10-28T00:00:00ZIn the tab editor Cmd-A selects the whole tab and notes entered at a finer step can be selected and deleted.Pasting a chord sheet now turns headings like Intro, Interlude and Solo into real sections, and cho…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-28-paste-sections2026-10-28T00:00:00ZPasting a chord sheet now turns headings like Intro, Interlude and Solo into real sections, and chord-only lines stay chords.In Add Song, Cmd-V or Ctrl-V now pastes the song straight away, without clicking into the page firs…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-28-paste-anywhere2026-10-28T00:00:00ZIn Add Song, Cmd-V or Ctrl-V now pastes the song straight away, without clicking into the page first.The lyrics and chords editor now has three modes: Lyrics, Chords and ChordPro. Lyrics edits like no…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-28-lyrics-chords-editor-modes2026-10-28T00:00:00ZThe lyrics and chords editor now has three modes: Lyrics, Chords and ChordPro. Lyrics edits like normal text, Chords lets you tap or drag to place a chord, and ChordPro shows the source beside a preview.Search has an Include the dungeon checkbox. Tick it and archived songs join the results with a red…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-28-include-the-dungeon2026-10-28T00:00:00ZSearch has an Include the dungeon checkbox. Tick it and archived songs join the results with a red Dungeon badge; your choice is remembered.First-time visitors get a Tour button that walks through the book, including the lyrics and chords…https://bluegrassbook.com/whats-new/#2026-10-28-feature-tour2026-10-28T00:00:00ZFirst-time visitors get a Tour button that walks through the book, including the lyrics and chords editor typing a song live. It never opens by itself.