diff --git a/examples/example-all.yaml.sb b/examples/example-all.yaml.sb
index 3a167565..4f287c6d 100644
--- a/examples/example-all.yaml.sb
+++ b/examples/example-all.yaml.sb
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
-bookoptions: 
-  - "diagram"
-  - "repeatchords"
-  - "lilypond"
-  - "pictures"
-booktype: "chorded"
-datadir: "."
-template: "patacrep.tex"
-lang: "fr"
-encoding: "utf8"
-authwords: 
-  sep: 
+# bookoptions: 
+#   - "diagram"
+#   - "repeatchords"
+#   - "pictures"
+# booktype: "chorded"
+# datadir: "."
+# template: "patacrep.tex"
+# lang: "fr"
+# encoding: "utf8"
+book:
+  lang: fr
+  datadir: "."
+  pictures: yes
+  #type: chorded
+chords:
+  show: true
+  diagramreminder: none
+
+authors:
+  separators:
     - "and"
     - "et"
-content: 
-  - 
-    - "sorted"
\ No newline at end of file
+content: '[["sorted"]]'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patacrep/build.py b/patacrep/build.py
index 60480ff1..065c8604 100644
--- a/patacrep/build.py
+++ b/patacrep/build.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, call, check_call
 
 import yaml
 
-from patacrep import authors, content, errors, encoding, files, pkg_datapath, Rx, utils
+from patacrep import authors, content, errors, encoding, files, utils
 from patacrep.index import process_sxd
 from patacrep.templates import TexBookRenderer
 from patacrep.songs import DataSubpath, DEFAULT_CONFIG
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class Songbook(object):
 
     def __init__(self, raw_songbook, basename):
         super().__init__()
-        self.config = check_config_schema(raw_songbook)
+        self.config = raw_songbook
+        utils.validate_config_schema(raw_songbook)
         self.basename = basename
         # Some special keys have their value processed.
         self._set_datadir()
@@ -328,20 +329,3 @@ class SongbookBuilder(object):
                     os.unlink(self.basename + ext)
                 except Exception as exception:
                     raise errors.CleaningError(self.basename + ext, exception)
-
-
-def check_config_schema(data):
-    """
-    Check that the data respect the excepted songbook schema
-
-    """
-    rx_checker = Rx.Factory({"register_core_types": True})
-    schema_path = pkg_datapath('templates', 'songbook_schema.yml')
-    with encoding.open_read(schema_path) as schema_file:
-        schema_struct = yaml.load(schema_file)
-    schema_struct = utils.remove_keys(schema_struct, ['_default', '_description'])
-    schema = rx_checker.make_schema(schema_struct)
-
-    if schema.check(data):
-        return data
-    raise errors.SBFileError('The songbook file does not respect the schema')
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/default_songbook.sb.yml b/patacrep/data/templates/default_songbook.sb.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54a8291d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/default_songbook.sb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+content:
+
+book: 
+  lang: en
+  datadir: 
+  encoding: utf-8
+  pictures: yes
+
+chords: # Options relatives aux accords
+  diagramreminder: ENUM[important, none, all] (anciennement importantdiagramonly)
+  diagrampage: BOOLEAN Montrer la page d'accords
+  repeatchords: BOOLEAN
+  lilypond: BOOLEAN
+  instruments: ENUM[guitar, ukulele]
+  show: BOOLEAN (anciennement booktype=chorded ou booktype=lyrics)
+  notation: ENUM[alphascale, solfedge]
+
+authors: # Comment sont analysés les auteurs
+  separators: LISTE
+  ignore: LISTE
+  by: LISTE
+
+titles: # Comment sont analysés les titres
+  prefix: LISTE
+
+template: # Des choses spécifiques au template
+  file: STRING
+  latex: # Des choses spécifiques au LaTeX
+    classoptions: STRING
+
+  # Peut dépendre fortement du template
+  color: # Des couleurs
+    songnumber: STRING
+    notebg: STRING
+    indexbg: STRING
+
+  titlepage: #Configuration de la page de garde
+    title: STRING
+    author: STRING
+    subtitle: STRING
+    version: STRING
+    url: STRING
+    email: STRING
+    picture: STRING
+    picturecopyright: STRING
+    footer: STRING
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_schema.yml b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_schema.yml
index c41d2caa..6bbb7ba3 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_schema.yml
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_schema.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,89 @@
-type: //any
-_default: "test"
\ No newline at end of file
+type: //rec
+optional:
+  content: //str
+  book:
+    type: //rec
+    optional:
+      encoding: //str
+      lang: //str
+      pictures: //bool
+      datadir:
+        type: //arr
+        contents: //str
+  chords:
+    type: //rec
+    optional:
+      show: //bool
+      diagrampage: //bool
+      repeatchords: //bool
+      lilypond: //bool
+      diagramreminder:
+        type: //any
+        of:
+          - type: //str
+            value: "none"
+          - type: //str
+            value: "important"
+          - type: //str
+            value: "all"
+      instruments:
+        type: //any
+        of:
+          - type: //str
+            value: "guitar"
+          - type: //str
+            value: "ukulele"
+      notation:
+        type: //any
+        of:
+          - type: //str
+            value: "alphascale"
+          - type: //str
+            value: "solfedge"
+  authors:
+    _description: "Comment sont analysés les auteurs"
+    type: //rec
+    optional:
+      separators:
+        type: //arr
+        contents: //str
+      ignore:
+        type: //arr
+        contents: //str
+      by:
+        type: //arr
+        contents: //str
+  titles:
+    _description: "Comment sont analysés les titres"
+    type: //rec
+    optional:
+      prefix:
+        type: //arr
+        contents: //str
+  template:
+    _description: "Des choses spécifiques au template"
+    type: //rec
+    optional:
+      file: //str
+      latex:
+        type: //rec
+        optional:
+          classoptions: //str
+      color:
+        type: //rec
+        optional:
+          songnumber: //str
+          notebg: //str
+          indexbg: //str
+      titlepage:
+        type: //rec
+        optional:
+          title: //str
+          author: //str
+          subtitle: //str
+          version: //str
+          url: //str
+          email: //str
+          picture: //str
+          picturecopyright: //str
+          footer: //str
diff --git a/patacrep/utils.py b/patacrep/utils.py
index d7a4142d..54855b9f 100644
--- a/patacrep/utils.py
+++ b/patacrep/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 from collections import UserDict
 
+import yaml
+
+from patacrep import encoding, errors, pkg_datapath, Rx
+
 class DictOfDict(UserDict):
     """Dictionary, with a recursive :meth:`update` method.
 
@@ -91,3 +95,25 @@ def remove_keys(data, keys=None, recursive=True):
     elif isinstance(data, list) and recursive:
         return [remove_keys(elt, keys, True) for elt in data]
     return data
+
+def validate_config_schema(config):
+    """
+    Check that the songbook config respects the excepted songbook schema
+
+    """
+    data = config.copy()
+    data = remove_keys(data, ['_cache'])
+
+    rx_checker = Rx.Factory({"register_core_types": True})
+    schema_path = pkg_datapath('templates', 'songbook_schema.yml')
+    with encoding.open_read(schema_path) as schema_file:
+        schema_struct = yaml.load(schema_file)
+    schema_struct = remove_keys(schema_struct, ['_description'])
+    schema = rx_checker.make_schema(schema_struct)
+
+    try:
+        schema.validate(data)
+    except Rx.SchemaMismatch as exception:
+        msg = 'Could not parse songbook file:\n' + str(exception)
+        raise errors.SBFileError(msg)
+    return True
diff --git a/test/test_songbook/datadir.sb b/test/test_songbook/datadir.sb
index f44c3dba..0763bc7a 100644
--- a/test/test_songbook/datadir.sb
+++ b/test/test_songbook/datadir.sb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-bookoptions:
-- pictures
-datadir:
-- datadir_datadir
-- datadir_datadir2
-lang: en
+book:
+  pictures: yes
+  datadir:
+    - datadir_datadir
+    - datadir_datadir2
+  lang: en