diff --git a/patacrep/content/addpath.py b/patacrep/content/addpath.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..88414d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patacrep/content/addpath.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""Add a path directory to the 'songdir' list."""
+
+from patacrep.content import process_content, validate_parser_argument
+from patacrep.songs import DataSubpath
+
+#pylint: disable=unused-argument
+@validate_parser_argument("""
+type: //rec
+optional:
+  content: //any
+required:
+  path: //str
+""")
+def parse(keyword, config, argument):
+    """Return a list of songs, whith an another base path.
+
+    Arguments:
+    - keyword: unused;
+    - config: the current songbook configuration dictionary;
+    - argument: a dict containing:
+        path: string specifying the path to add to the songdirs list;
+        content: songbook content, that is parsed by
+            patacrep.content.process_content().
+
+    This function adds 'path' to the directories where songs are searched
+    for, and then processes the content.
+
+    The 'path' is added as a relative path to the dir of the songbook file.
+    """
+    subpath = argument['path']
+    old_songdir = config['_songdir']
+
+    config['_songdir'] = [DataSubpath(config['_songbookfile_dir'], subpath)]
+    config['_songdir'].extend(old_songdir)
+
+    processed_content = process_content(argument.get('content'), config)
+    config['_songdir'] = old_songdir
+    return processed_content
+
+CONTENT_PLUGINS = {'addpath': parse}
diff --git a/patacrep/content/cd.py b/patacrep/content/cd.py
index fd19434a..5125a448 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/cd.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/cd.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Change base directory before importing songs."""
 
 from patacrep.content import process_content, validate_parser_argument
-from patacrep.songs import DataSubpath
 
 #pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @validate_parser_argument("""
@@ -10,38 +9,25 @@ required:
   path: //str
 optional:
   content: //any
-  yaml_as_root: //bool
 """)
 def parse(keyword, config, argument):
-    """Return a list songs, whith a different base path.
+    """Return a list of songs, whith a different base path.
 
     Arguments:
     - keyword: unused;
     - config: the current songbook configuration dictionary;
     - argument: a dict containing:
-        path: string specifying the path to use as root;
-        yaml_as_root: (optional) if the yaml file folder should
-            be used as root folder
+        path: string specifying the path to append to current songdirs;
         content: songbook content, that is parsed by
             patacrep.content.process_content().
 
-    This function adds 'path' to the directories where songs are searched
-    for, and then processes the content.
-
-    If 'yaml_as_root' is not set the 'path' is added as a relative path to
-    every path already present in config['songdir'] (which are 'songs' dir
-     inside the datadirs).
-    Otherwise only the 'path' folder of the yaml file is inserted as first
-    folder to the `songdir` list.
+    The 'path' is added as a relative path to every path already present
+    in config['songdir'] (which are 'songs' dir inside the datadirs).
     """
     subpath = argument['path']
     old_songdir = config['_songdir']
 
-    if argument.get('yaml_as_root', False):
-        config['_songdir'] = [DataSubpath(config['_songbookfile_dir'], subpath)]
-        config['_songdir'].extend(old_songdir)
-    else:
-        config['_songdir'] = [path.clone().join(subpath) for path in config['_songdir']]
+    config['_songdir'] = [path.clone().join(subpath) for path in config['_songdir']]
 
     processed_content = process_content(argument.get('content'), config)
     config['_songdir'] = old_songdir
diff --git a/test/test_content/sort.source b/test/test_content/sort.source
index 00c1d6e8..707efd08 100644
--- a/test/test_content/sort.source
+++ b/test/test_content/sort.source
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-- cd:
+- addpath:
     path: "datadir_sort"
-    yaml_as_root: yes
     content:
       - section:
           name: "Title"
diff --git a/test/test_songbook/content.yaml b/test/test_songbook/content.yaml
index 0f1e4f89..15ce93fa 100644
--- a/test/test_songbook/content.yaml
+++ b/test/test_songbook/content.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ content:
   - section: Test of section
   - sort:
   - songsection: Test of song section
-  - cd:
+  - addpath:
       # relative to yaml songfile
       path: content_datadir/content
-      yaml_as_root: yes
       content:
         - "song.csg"
         - "song.tsg"