Directives are entries enclosed in curly braces that provide information.
| Directive | Description |
|---|---|
| title | Specifies the title of the song |
| artist | Specifies the artist most associated with the song |
| album | Specifies an album where the song appears |
| composer | Specifies the actual composer of the song |
| transcriber | Specifies the creator of the .crd file |
| year | Specifies what year the song appeared |
| created | Specifies the creation date of the .crd file |
| modified | Specifies the modification date of the .crd file |
| key | Specifies the key and optionally the capo position |
| comment | Used (sparingly) for comments |
| same | Indicates that the chords are the same as previous |
| different | Indicates that the chords are different than previous |
| sov | Marks the start of a verse block |
| eov | Marks the end of a verse block |
| verse | Inserts a copy of the last marked verse |
| soc | Marks the start of a chorus block |
| eoc | Marks the end of a chorus block |
| chorus | Inserts a copy of the last marked chorus |
| sob | Marks the start of a bridge block |
| eob | Marks the end of a bridge block |
| bridge | Inserts a copy of the last marked bridge |
| modulate | Transposes (modulates) up a number of half-steps |