Write your lyrics.
With rhymes, chords and the melody next to them.

Notes built for songwriters. Lyrics and audio in one place.

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How to try Pro with your song

Keep more recordings and longer lyrics, organize songs with your own tags, and leave feedback right on the audio. Try Pro with a song you’re already working on.

Create your account and start the free trial on the plans screen, which appears at the end of setup, from the star and when you reach a limit. On iPhone and the web, if you have never tried Pro.

Try it this week with a real song: record three takes and write the lyric.

What Pro adds to your song

Keep more recordings and longer lyrics, organize songs with your own tags, and leave feedback right on the audio.

See how to get started Try writing with a melody ↓
Note screen with built-in recorder

Write your first chorus

  1. 1 Create a note inside the song project and write your first lines.
  2. 2 Record inside the note, or insert audio already in the project.
  3. 3 Play the melody while you revise the lyric and try another phrasing.

Hear a melody. Find the words that fit.

Try a short writing exercise here: play the melody, write two lines and sing them back. Change a word where the phrase feels crowded.

Practice melody · 8 bars · 96 BPM

Start with an image: a light left on, a train leaving, or a room after everyone has gone. Let the second line change what the first one means.

Copy your lyrics before continuing.

Continue with your own melody in Zoundroom: record inside a note, or import an audio into your project and insert it in the note. Listen while you refine the words.

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Write without distractions

  • Clean, minimalist note-taking app designed for creative writing.
  • Personalize your lyrics and texts with colors and sections.
  • Keep your notes organized within each specific project.
In-app notepad and lyric writer with built-in voice recorder

Record directly from the note

  • Capture your melody as you write the lyrics, right inside the editor.
  • Every recording is embedded at the exact spot in your notes.
  • Keep each melody beside the words you are writing.
In-app voice notes recording

Insert your existing recordings

  • Add existing recordings directly inside any note.
  • Combine multiple audio ideas with the text of the same song.
  • Access everything from any device with cloud sync.
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Rhymes while you write

  • When you finish a line, rhymes for the one that needs a pair come up above the keyboard.
  • The ones that fit the syllable count carry a dot. One tap and they are in the lyric.
  • And if the word does not say what you mean, synonyms that rhyme with your line.
  • Free in the iPhone, iPad and Android app (offline too) and in the browser, at app.zoundroom.com.
How rhymes work
A lyric open in the Zoundroom app with a row of rhymes above the keyboard; the words that fit the line are marked with a dot.

Chords over the lyrics

  • Each chord sits over its syllable and plays on guitar, piano or ukulele.
  • Change the key to suit your voice and play the song with play mode.
  • In the iPhone, iPad and Android app and in the browser, at app.zoundroom.com. Chord sound and play mode are only on the phone for now.
How chords work
A lyric with chords above the words, the Key, Capo and Play header, and the chord bar above the keyboard.

Hear the melody while you write

Keep two chorus melodies beside the same lyric. Play each recording while you revise the words, then develop the version that fits your song.

Start with words or with sound

Write a line, record a melody inside the note or insert an existing audio. You can move between listening and writing as the idea develops.

Your questions

How do I add a recording from my phone?

Import the file into the song project, then insert that audio into your note.

Can I start for free?

Yes. A Free account lets you create a project, write a note and record your first ideas.

How can I use it as a songwriting notebook?

Create a note for a song, give your verses and chorus their own headings, and insert the recordings beside the lines they belong to. Keep a separate note for spare lines or ideas you want to return to.

Can I compare two melodies for the same lyric?

Yes. Insert both recordings into the note and play each while you read the words. You can also record another melody directly from the note as you try a new phrasing.

Does it help me find rhymes?

Yes. Rhymes for the line that needs a pair come up on their own as you write, free, in the phone app (offline too) and in the browser, at app.zoundroom.com. And on this website, the rhyming dictionary and the syllable counter are free.

Can I put the chords over the lyrics?

Yes, in the iPhone and Android app and in the browser: pick the chord in the bar and it stays over its syllable, and when you tap it, it plays on guitar, piano or ukulele. Chord sound and play mode are only on the phone for now.

Your next chorus starts here.
Write it with the melody beside it.

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