Questions tagged [lead-sheets]
For questions related to lead-sheet notation, the practice standard in popular music and jazz of providing only melody and chords.
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What is the meaning of these lines connecting notes?
I am trying to use a software called guitar pro to copy the sheet music and play the tracks. I am currently stuck in this track as I am not able to understand what does the dot and the little symbol ...
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Making a lead sheet to practise transcription - have a few queries
I'm fairly new to music and have been transcribing melodies in the name of ear training and becoming more fluent with standard notation. I'm presently creating a lead sheet for this song:
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In-Browser software for easily creating chord sheets [closed]
Is there any in-browser web app where one can easily create chord sheets (I'm thinking of more like a graphical approach; not just ChordPro) and transpose them? I've done a bit of research now and can'...
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How do you choose what bass notes to play using a lead sheet
My problem is that if I look at the chords of a lead sheet (treble staff) almost none of my bass notes sound right -- not even the roots, 3rds, 5ths or 7ths.
Take a slow song like the old standard ...
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You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To chord function question
I have been playing through You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To. I have a pretty good grasp of the song and the chord functions up to the final section. I am interested to know the function and ...
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What do these chord annotations mean?
What do the chords in parentheses mean, and how could you play Bm7 and B♭M7 at the same time?
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Is there a way to notate octaves for chords?
Say I wanted someone to play a C major triad in the 4th octave at one point in a song I've written, while I wanted them to play the same chord (a C major triad) in the 5th octave instead of the 4th at ...
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Adding vertical space after header in LilyPond score [duplicate]
I have prepared a \header and I would like to increase the vertical space before my first stave, which also includes chords.
Is that also possible with LilyPond?
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Ride Cymbal in notation Sibelius
Hello I have this notation:
Notation
But someone told me that is wrong notated the ride cymbal and is incorrect. And that must be notated of the G space above the staff. Can someone tell me ...
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Why and how to play chord progression?
As a pianist who have only experienced classical music yet, I recently got my hands on The jazz theory book, because I am curious about this kind of music that is totally new to me.
The theory is ...
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Creating lead sheets using MuseScore
I'm trying to separate a choral arrangement into simplified individual sheets for the different parts and instruments.
Need to be able to create a sheet with:
Music
Lyrics
Chords
I have issues ...
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What does “Time on” mean in the context of a Lead Sheet?
I was looking though my real book and saw an interesting phrase that I've never seen before in the song Stuff by Miles Davis. On the first and last bar there is the phrase "Time on D♭7(#9)" with ...
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Question about terminology for a music sheet
I have developed an application for musicians that produces this output and I am not sure if we are using the correct terminology.
We currently use Chords and lyrics sheet but I think this is not the ...
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What Android app is most used for reading music in performance?
My band has around 250 tunes frequently played as two tune medleys. Setlists can be pre-arranged or set up on the fly to compensate for local weather conditions. Kind of like a jazz band, but we're ...
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How to choose a key signature for a song that modulates often?
In jazz, let's say, how would one choose a key signature for writing a lead sheet for a song where keys change every few measures or faster? Is writing the key changes explicitly going to be helpful ...
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Notating Original Songs for Musicians
I have written many songs in a rock band setting and I have notated them in a multitude of ways including lead sheets, standard scores written in Finale, and guitar tabulate. Over the years I have ...
