Lyrio — Song Helper for Obsidian

Lyrio keeps song sections in sync across your notes. Tag a block as ::Chorus, edit it anywhere, and every other ::Chorus block updates automatically.

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Syntax

Form	Meaning
::Tag	Opens a section named Tag
::Tag*	Local-only marker — changes here never propagate to other instances
::Tag::	Closes a section (only when Use closing tag is enabled)
::Tag | Am C F G |	Marker with inline bar content (chords, key, notes…)

Section names are case-sensitive: ::Chorus and ::chorus are treated as different sections.

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Auto-sync

When you edit any section block, Lyrio updates every other instance of that section in the note.

::Chorus
La la la

::Verse
My own verse

::Chorus          ← typing here also updates the block above, and vice versa
La la la

A 300 ms debounce prevents excessive updates while you type.

Auto-fill

Write a bare ::Tag with no body and Lyrio immediately fills it with the content of the nearest existing instance:

::Chorus
La la la la

::Chorus          ← becomes "La la la la" automatically

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Inline bar content

Append | … | to any marker to attach metadata (chords, key, capo, etc.) to that section tag:

::Chorus | Am C F G |
La la la

• Once defined on any instance, typing a bare ::Chorus elsewhere auto-fills both the bar content and the lyrics.
• Editing the bar content on one marker syncs it to all other ::Chorus markers.

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Closing tags

Enable Use closing tag in settings to delimit sections explicitly instead of relying on blank lines:

::Chorus
La la la
::Chorus::

Some prose between sections without a blank line.

::Chorus
La la la
::Chorus::

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Exception tags

Some tags should not replicate their body to other instances. By default Verse is an exception tag.

For exception tags:

• The color is applied normally.
• The bar content (| … |) syncs across all instances of the same tag — so chords stay consistent.
• The body lyrics are not synced — each instance can have its own unique content.

::Verse | G D Em C |
First verse lyrics, unique to this block.

::Verse | G D Em C |     ← bar content synced, but lyrics are independent
Second verse, completely different words.

Configure which tags are exceptions in Settings → Exception tags (comma-separated).

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Local markers (::Tag*)

Add * after the tag name to mark an instance as local. Edits to a local block are ignored by the sync engine and never propagate.

::Chorus
La la la

::Chorus*
A private scratch version — won't affect other instances.

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Settings

Setting	Default	Description
Auto-sync sections	On	Automatically sync all instances when any is edited
Use closing tag	Off	Use ::Tag:: to close sections instead of blank lines
Color section blocks	Off	Draw a colored left border on body lines matching the tag color
Exception tags	Verse	Tags that sync bar content but not body. Comma-separated.

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Commands

Show song sections in this note — logs all section markers found in the current note to the developer console.

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Example

# My Song

::Verse | G D Em C |
First verse goes here.
Each line is its own lyric.

::PreChorus
Building up...

::Chorus | Am F C G |
This is the main chorus.
Everyone sings along.

::Verse | G D Em C |
Second verse — different words, same chords.

::PreChorus
Building up again...

::Chorus | Am F C G |
This is the main chorus.
Everyone sings along.

::Bridge
Something different here.

::Chorus | Am F C G |
This is the main chorus.
Everyone sings along.

The two ::Verse blocks have independent lyrics but share the same bar content. All three ::Chorus blocks stay fully in sync.

License

MIT

Support

If you find this plugin useful and want to support its development, you can buy me a coffee!