You can playback songs in LOTRO that are saved in ABC format. To play a saved song you need to equip an instrument and type /music to enter music mode. Once you are in music mode type /play songname

You will need to save the text files in the following location \My Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\Music. You will have to go to the LOTRO folder and create a new folder named Music. (hit F11 in game to take a screen-shot If you don't have the folder at all)

To make the ABC files, you just need to copy all of the text for each song and paste it in a new text document. Once the file is saved, rename it so the extension is changed from .txt to .abc

For example, if you name the file mario.abc the command to play it is /play mario

I haven't tested a ton of songs yet, and the LOTRO music systems has some limitations for playback of ABC files. Most songs directly converted to abc format will NOT play without being tweaked. This list should only contain tested songs. If you have one to add, post it up :)

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X: 1
T: Super Mario Theme
Z: Devire
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q:1/4=105
K:G

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T: Dixie
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:C
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X:15
T:The Road Goes Ever On
C:Music by Donand Swan
N:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien
Q:1/4=120
V:1
M:C
L:1/8
K:Eb
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X: 1
T: Stairway To Heaven Solo
Z: Devire
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
Q:1/4=84
K: G

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X: 1
T: Hotel California
Z: Devire
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q:1/4=74
K:A

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X: 1
T: Helter Skelter
Z: Devire
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q:1/4=82
K: F

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sweet! thank you for this!

i love this game.=)

There is a page at LOTRO-vault with a bunch of abc files... check it out.

LOTROfaces has some cool youtube videos of people playing live... pretty impressive stuff.

http://www.lotrofaces.com/forumdisplay.php?f=41

You know, I just saw the Stairway to Heaven one. That is funny considering most of the Zep stuff was based on Tolkiens books.