The SWURNL: Songwriters Journal is the best-selling personalized songwriting journal on Etsy! One of the top personalized gifts and songwriting tools for music composition, organization, focusing and finishing songs. It has a 2-page template with tools specifically designed for songwriting, more than just lined paper and a few chord charts. Check out our shop page for the 45 and 60 song versions of the SWURNL! Designed and manufactured in Los Angeles (originally the South Shore region of Massachusetts).

MAJOR UPDATE: The SWURNL now comes in FOUR different editions: the best-selling "Original Edition"; and the new "Nashville Edition", "Arranger Edition", and "Total Edition"!
These new editions include new tools and information to help different songwriters better organize their songwriting, arrange and share their songs, and prepare their songs for the recording studio and stage.

Here are the edition-specific features of the 3 new editions:

+ Nashville Edition (best for Country-leaning songwriters):
- the inclusion of a Nashville Number System chart, which also includes common notations often used for writing chord charts for sessions and stage
- four (4) chord charts with keys
- the Nashville Number System is a common tool used in Nashville that helps songwriters and musicians communicate their songs to each other on stage and in the studio

+ Arranger Edition (best for more seasoned songwriters):
- the inclusion of a totally new, never seen before song arrangement/analysis tool, which has been dubbed "the Arranger"
- four (4) chord charts with keys
- the Arranger helps you by organizing your song's structure, key, time signature, chords, and instrumentation, getting your song finished and prepped for production

+ Total Edition (best for more seasoned Country-leaning songwriters):
- the inclusion of a Nashville Number System chart AND the Arranger tool
- no chord charts

All SWURNLs include

+ The best, highest-rated songwriting journal with the most sales on Etsy according to etsyhunt.com
+ 30 2-page spreads (60 pages, 30 songs) that help you
- get relief from writer''s block with a brainstorming tool that doubles as a circle of 5ths/4ths
- remember your chords and scales with 8* chord charts and piano keys (*only the Original Edition includes 8 chord charts with keys)
- work out your melody, harmony and rhythm with 3 rows of optional staff and tabs
- fit all your lyrics on one page with an optional 2-column lyric sheet
- keep track of thoughts and more with space for song information and notes
+ Project notes
+ Song Table of Contents
+ Extra note or staff pages (let me know in the personalization)
+ Lay flat spiral binding–it stays open on its own
+ Durable, waterproof clear plastic front cover and black back
+ Archive-quality construction
+ Clean, minimalist design aesthetic for you to make it your own

+ Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 11"
+ 86 pages (43 pieces of paper, front and back)


The SWURNL is the only songwriting book that puts your lyrics, music notes, song info, brainstorming, manuscript (staff paper) and guitar tabs in front of you all at once, making it a unique and helpful tool for songwriters.

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***The SWURNL is no longer shipped in branded mailers.***

The SWURNL is 8.5" x 11" inches to allow for plenty of space for you to fit all of your: lyrics, notes, song information, melodies, chord progressions, tabs, ideas, scales, voicings, etc. all in one 2-page spread. Smaller journals just never seem to have enough space for all of it.

****A note about The SWURNL's environmental impact**

Full disclosure: The SWURNL has plastic covers (for protection) and a plastic spiral binding. That being said, The SWURNL is 100% recyclable. The SWURNL is packaged and shipped using EcoEnclose packaging, which is the one of the leading earth friendly shipping materials producer in the United States. Check them out at www.ecoenclose.com! Your purchase(s) gets me closer to being able to use more environmentally materials. For that, thank you!!