Chord files are plain
ascii text files with instructions for
playing songs. These files are usually named with a '.
CRD'
file extension and often contain
tablature to describe picking patterns or lead guitar.
Distributed most commonly via the alt.guitar and rec.music.maker usenet newsgroups and web sites like the On-Line Guitar Archive, chord files allow musicians to teach each other how to play music.
Files generally look something like the following:
_Rockets in my Pants_ by the Everything2 Folk
Released 2001 on their Node This! album
G D C
G D C
G D Em C
G D C
G D C
There's a fire in my pocket baby
G D C
It was put there by dem bones
(ick)
Okay, enough of that.