Directive-to-feature map
BandBinder maps common ChordPro directives into app behavior. This page is a feature-mapping guide, not the exhaustive directive list - for every directive the app reads (including short forms), see the authoring guide's directive table.
| Directive | BandBinder feature |
|---|---|
{title} / {artist} |
Song library metadata |
{key} / {tempo} |
Initial key and tempo values |
{start_of_verse} / {start_of_chorus} |
Labelled verse/chorus sections in the chart |
{comment} / {comment_italic} |
Practice-note style text blocks |
{start_of_tab} / {end_of_tab} ({sot} / {eot}) |
Monospace tab block, verbatim under transposition. One panel: scales to the column rather than wrapping, and pans sideways below that |
{start_of_tab: Intro riff} |
Names the tab block - the label is the panel's caption, in Performance Mode too (unlabelled blocks read TAB) |
{x_spotify} / {x_youtube} / {x_audio} |
The song's reference links (a BandBinder x_ extension). Each moves onto its own field on save or import, and is written back on export - see the authoring guide |
Directive details and edge cases are documented in the ChordPro spec.