What is a lead sheet?
A Lead Sheet is a simplified version of a song, usually stating the melody and chord changes. This primarily exists in non-classical Western music. Different genres have personalized notation as well: country music, especially the Nashville studio scene, relies on a number system (very similar to a Roman numeral system). Jazz and pop, however, tend to list chords by name. Most lead sheets give no order or arrangement in regards to performance; rather, it is up to the user to determine these factors plus instrumentation.
A lead sheet is a simplified charts that contains the vocals in the treble clef only, along with the chord changes over top. A lead sheet does not include a scored piano part. A Piano/Lead Sheet would contain the lead sheet contents on a separate treble clef above the scored piano part. All of the Light versions from the Worship Band Series contain both a Lead Sheet and a separately scored piano part. Mark begain adding piano parts to his lead sheets in the Praise Band Series several years ago, which now amounts to more than half is available charts.
A lead sheet is a simplified form of sheet music and typically consists of the melody, lyrics and the chords progression of a song. Wikifonia software requires the melody of the lead sheet to be monophonic, so it will not be able to deal with multiple voices. It’s important to check your sheet in advance before uploading it. A more detailed description of a lead sheet can be found at Wikipedia.
