Song Assistance

In the course of populating this collection, a language has appeared in an attempt to convey the nuances of songs in written form.
Some of these strategies are borrowed from others, attempting to do the same thing - acknowledging those ahead of us on the path.

Underlined words in a phrase is an indication that those words are sung in quick succession, sounding as if they are one word (usually in Spanish or Portuguese songs)

Vertical lines spanning songlines are there to remind you that those lines will be immediately repeated.
Two sets of lines indicates that those lines will be repeated again.

Bolded words (in the chord sheets) may show where the emphasis lays according to the beat of the song.
Bolded words (in the lyric sections) are to show where the chorus is, as often the chorus is shortened in the text

Astices (* in blue) indicate that the words ahead of it fall before the expected start of the melody line.

A tilda ( ~ ) describes a short pause before the next word is sung.

Some chords that are unusual, or outside the realm of a beginner’s repertoire are shown in pictographic form for guitar.

Hope it helps…