Your lead singer
Every key is checked against your singer’s range, where they actually sing the song. No straining for the chorus, and no dropping an octave halfway through.
For worship leaders and their teams
No changing octaves. No changing keys.
Worship Key Planner picks a key for every song that fits you and your congregation, with one capo for your guitarist across the whole set.
Coming soon for churches. Works alongside Planning Center.
Sunday morning
Lead singer: Maria · Congregation: mixed room
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1
D
Holy, Holy, Holy
Capo 2 · Key of C
✓ Singer✓ Congregation✓ Fits -
2
A
Goodness of God
Capo 2 · Key of G
✓ Singer✓ Congregation✓ Fits -
3
B
Build My Life
Capo 2 · Key of A
✓ Singer✓ Congregation✓ Fits -
4
F♯
It Is Well
Capo 2 · Key of E
✓ Singer✓ Congregation✓ Fits - Break · Message New set, new capo
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5
G
Living Hope
No capo · Key of G
✓ Singer✓ Congregation✓ Fits
Why it’s different
Every key has to work for three people at once
A key that’s great for your singer can lose the room. A key the room can sing can leave your guitarist moving the capo between every song. Worship Key Planner weighs all three before you pick.
Your congregation
The room is judged at that same pitch. If a melody sits too high or too low for a mixed room, you’ll see it while you plan, not on Sunday.
Your guitarist
One capo for each set, so nobody’s moving it between songs. A sermon or a video splits the service into sets, and each set gets its own capo.
How it works
From setlist to band text in a few minutes
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1
Add your singers
Pick each singer’s lowest and highest comfortable notes once. Set your congregation’s range the same way.
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2
Plan the service
Build the setlist, or bring it in from Planning Center. Breaks like the message or a video split it into sets.
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3
Suggest Keys
Every song gets all 12 keys rated for your singer and your congregation. Lean toward either one with Prioritize.
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4
Share with the band
Copy for Band puts every key and capo in one message, with setlists for guitar, keys and vocals.
Capo Analysis
One capo for the whole set
Picking keys one song at a time can leave your guitarist reaching for the capo between every song. Capo Analysis looks at the whole set, finds the capo that keeps every song in familiar shapes, and shows how each choice changes things for your singer and the room.
- Major and minor shapes, like G, C, D, Am and Em
- Never higher than the capo your guitarists like (7 unless you change it)
- A new set after every break, each with its own capo
Set 1 · 4 songs in D, A, B and F♯
Capo 2
Best
4 of 4 songs in open shapes
C
G
A
E
Capo 7
3 of 4 songs in open shapes
No capo
2 of 4 songs in open shapes
Made for Sunday
Everything your team needs to get the key right
Suggest Keys
All 12 keys rated for every song, with Prioritize to lean toward your singer or your congregation.
A lead singer for each song
Hand a song to a different singer and its key follows their range.
Minor keys
A Major / Minor switch on each song, with minor capo shapes like Am, Em and F♯m.
Copy for Band and print
Setlists for guitar, keys and vocals, ready to paste into the group text or print for the stand.
Works alongside Planning Center
Bring in the plans you’re scheduled on, choose keys here, then Send keys to Planning Center. Everyone uses their own login.
Your whole team
Invite people by email, with roles for who plans and who edits songs. Run a main service and a youth service side by side.
Phone, tablet or computer
Plan anywhere. Evening, the dark theme, is easy on the eyes on a dim stage.
No lyrics, no charts
Just keys, ranges and capos. Keep using the charts you already have.
Undo and backups
Change your mind without worry, and keep a backup of your songs, singers and services.
Questions
Good questions
When can my church start?
We’re getting ready to open to more churches. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you as soon as your team can start.
Does it replace Planning Center?
No, it works alongside it. Planning Center keeps your order of service, dates and people. Worship Key Planner handles keys, capos and ranges, and sends each song’s key back to Planning Center.
Does it include lyrics or chord charts?
No. It works with keys, vocal ranges and capos only, so keep using the charts you already have.
Do I need to read music?
No. You pick each singer’s lowest and highest comfortable notes, and each song’s melody range, from a list. Worship Key Planner does the math and shows you which keys fit.
What does it run on?
Any up-to-date web browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Apps for iPhone and Android are planned.
What happens to my email?
We only use it to tell you about Worship Key Planner, and every email has a link to leave the waitlist. Read the privacy policy.
Join the waitlist
Be one of the first churches to plan with Worship Key Planner. We’ll email you when it’s ready for your team.
Have a question, or a song that always gives your team trouble? Tell us in the comments.