# Notes to Play

> Notes to Play is a tablet-first songwriting studio by Smart Man Media, LLC (Florida, USA). You pick chords on a circle of fifths, write lyrics under them, and keys, guitar, bass and drums play the song back. It runs in a web browser, installs from the browser as an app (PWA, no app store), works offline, and keeps songs on the user's own device. Status: private beta (version Beta 1A), invite-only.

Key facts:
- Platforms: Android tablets and phones, iPad and iPhone, Windows, Mac, Chromebook, in current Chrome, Edge or Safari. Best on a tablet in landscape. Install: Chrome/Android ⋮ → Install app; Edge ⋯ → Apps → Install this site as an app; Safari on Mac File → Add to Dock; iPad/iPhone Share → Add to Home Screen. Firefox can open it but not install it.
- Offline: after the first visit (about 19 MB with all sounds) it works without internet.
- Privacy: songs and recordings stay on the device; no account; no ads, tracking or analytics.
- Pricing (launch plans; the beta is free): Free $0 (all chord tools, up to 3 saved songs, core sounds); Pro $4.99/month or $39.99/year (save 33%; unlimited songs, recording takes, WAV/MP3 export, all instruments and future sound packs, concert mode, cloud sync when available); Founders lifetime Pro $79 (beta testers, limited); Students $19.99/year with a school email; schools and classrooms: contact info@smartmanmedia.com.
- Available now: circle of fifths; Chord finder ("most likely next" chords); Chord editor (triads, sevenths, color chords); progressions library; change key and rewrite chords; parts with repeats and a timeline; Song view lead sheet with lyrics, sheet music and instrumentation; notes and lyrics with a rhyme finder; Keys (grand, studio and electric piano, organ, pads), Guitar (steel, nylon, electric, distortion; chord shapes, solo scales, finger strumming, string pad), Bass (bass, electric bass); "Plays on" wheel; Hold/Pulse/Arp/Strum per part; Chord by chord (each chord's own pattern or your own notes); Melody piano roll for every channel; Beats (pads, grid, presets, added sounds, a beat per part, live pad recording, volume per drum); audio recording takes with count-in, IN/OUT and snap; MIDI keyboards/controllers in Chrome and Edge; "Listen for a chord"; Mix & Master (a second studio: fader per instrument, drums group with Kick/Snare/Hats/Perc, parametric EQ per channel, pan and reverb, master reverb Room/Hall/Plate, one-tap Finish Clean/Warm/Punchy/Loud, timeline with parts and activity lanes); export the mix as WAV or MP3 (192 kbps); Start screen with Play Studio and Mix & Master on every song and a Play all player; beat lights in the header; concert mode; save on device, export song file, duplicate, share a song code; send feedback in the app.
- Coming soon (NOT available yet): Learn & Practice (a third room for learning piano, guitar and drums with Watch / Follow / Play-along modes); cloud sync with the user's own Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive; MIDI export; sound packs.
- Not available: an App Store or Google Play listing; MIDI in Safari (iPad/iPhone/Mac).
- Contact: info@smartmanmedia.com

## Pages
- [Home](https://notestoplay.com/): What Notes to Play is, highlights, sample songs, pricing teaser
- [Features](https://notestoplay.com/features.html): Every feature area with real screenshots
- [Instructions](https://notestoplay.com/guides/): Step-by-step guides
- [Guide: Your first song in 5 minutes](https://notestoplay.com/guides/first-song.html): Open the studio, pick a key on the circle of fifths, add four chords, add a part and press play.
- [Guide: Choosing chords](https://notestoplay.com/guides/choosing-chords.html): The circle of fifths, the Chord finder’s “most likely next” dial, the Chord editor and the Progressions library.
- [Guide: Parts and song structure](https://notestoplay.com/guides/parts.html): Intro, Verse, Chorus and friends; repeats; the timeline; Song view with lyrics under every chord; Concert mode.
- [Guide: How it plays: Hold, Pulse, Arp, Strum](https://notestoplay.com/guides/how-it-plays.html): Choose how each part is played, edit the arpeggio grid, and give any chord its own pattern or your own notes.
- [Guide: Instruments: keys, guitar and bass](https://notestoplay.com/guides/instruments.html): Sounds, sustain and hold, the guitar’s chord shapes and strumming, the string pad, the bass, and the “Plays on” wheel.
- [Guide: Beats: pads, sounds and a beat per part](https://notestoplay.com/guides/beats.html): Play the drum pads, write on the grid, pick presets, add sounds, record the pads live and give each part its own beat.
- [Guide: Melody: a piano roll for every channel](https://notestoplay.com/guides/melody.html): Add a melody channel, write notes on the piano roll, or edit exactly what Keys, Guitar or Bass play.
- [Guide: Recording takes, headphones and MIDI keyboards](https://notestoplay.com/guides/recording.html): Record a vocal or guitar take, line it up with the song, use headphones, and connect a MIDI keyboard or a remote.
- [Guide: Mix & Master and export](https://notestoplay.com/guides/mix-master.html): Your finished song on a mixing desk: balance the levels, shape each instrument with EQ, pan and reverb, give the master a finish, and export a WAV or MP3.
- [Guide: Saving, sharing, installing and working offline](https://notestoplay.com/guides/saving-sharing.html): Save songs on your device, export a song file, share a song code, install the app from your browser and use it with no internet.
- [Sample songs](https://notestoplay.com/songs.html): Songs made in the app with audio previews, chords and song codes
- [Pricing](https://notestoplay.com/pricing.html): Free, Pro, Founders, Students, schools; comparison table
- [Education](https://notestoplay.com/education.html): For music teachers and students; classroom ideas
- [Download / Get the app](https://notestoplay.com/download.html): Install from the browser on every device; system requirements
- [Support](https://notestoplay.com/support.html): Help center, troubleshooting, contact
- [Q&A](https://notestoplay.com/faq.html): Questions and answers
- [Try it free](https://notestoplay.com/try.html): Free plan and private beta request
- [Quick-start guide](https://notestoplay.com/quick-start.html): Printable one-page guide
- [What’s new](https://notestoplay.com/whats-new.html): Release notes and roadmap
- [About](https://notestoplay.com/about.html): Smart Man Media, LLC; image credits
- [Press kit](https://notestoplay.com/press.html): Description, fact sheet, logo, screenshots
- [Terms of Use](https://notestoplay.com/terms.html)
- [Refund Policy](https://notestoplay.com/refund.html): Full refund within 14 days of the first purchase; after that cancel any time and keep Pro until the paid period ends
- [Privacy Policy](https://notestoplay.com/privacy.html)
- [Copyright & Credits](https://notestoplay.com/copyright.html)

## Optional
- [Full text for AI assistants](https://notestoplay.com/llms-full.txt): every feature, guide, sample song and Q&A answer in plain text