Why Songroost
exists.

A million playlists

For years my songs lived in Ultimate Guitar playlists. The names tell the story better than I can:

• 1 - Future
• 2 - Investigating
• 3 - Learning
• 4 - Playable
• Abandoned
• Busking List
• Rust (2023-01)
• Rust (2024-04) - Two Week Prep
• Rust (2025-05)
• Rust 2026 Summer

Every band, every gig and every School of Rock season got a new list. None of them told me what I could actually play: had I ever gotten it right, who had I played it with, did I still know the words? The songs I learned first were the strangest. I'm fond of them, so they stayed on every list, but I never really learned them.

The spreadsheet

So I started tracking every song in one giant spreadsheet, with a little script that picked old songs to revisit before I forgot them. It got unwieldy fast, especially once I was also playing drums and singing. One rating per song stopped making sense, and the script couldn't keep up.

Remembering the past and preparing for the next gig kept pulling against each other.

What I built instead

Songroost is that spreadsheet grown up. Every song I've worked on is in one place, rated for each part I play (guitar, drums, vocals, singing while playing), one tap from its chart, its play-along video and my notes. It remembers what I've played and when, so old songs come back around without a randomizer script.

How I use it

Most days I grab the guitar, pick a list tied to a goal (or whatever I feel like), and work through it. Play-along video for the solos, a scrolling chart when I'm singing and playing, on my phone, tablet or computer. Either way, I can actually see the progress.

I'm starting to play solo gigs, so knowing how many songs I have ready and how long they run is the whole game. The same setlists I practice from are the ones I play from. I'm recording more, too, and I keep detailed notes on every take. One day I hope they'll help me build better sets.

Why I'm sharing it

I built it for me. Then I realized my band could have used it. We lost our place in songs more than once, and notes on the chart for the whole band, plus everyone's screen following the same spot in the song, would have fixed that.

The space is crowded, and I'm not in it for the money. I just couldn't find a tool that tracked my songs and my progress the way I needed, so I made one. If it helps you get your songs ready to play, that's the point.

What it's for, and what it isn't

Songroost is for the musician, not the band office: songs, practice, rehearsal and the gig. It isn't a song catalog, a lesson course or a booking tool. It doesn't have ads or third-party trackers, and your library is yours: you can export it at any time.

Say hello

Questions, ideas and bug reports come straight to me at support@songroost.com, or from the app in Settings → Feedback. My own music lives at bradgrimm.com.