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Lead Sheets
The purpose of a lead sheet is to communicate
your music either to other performers or to potential publishers. There
are three elements to a lead sheet – Chord symbols, Melody on a single
staff and lyrics.
When supplying leadsheets for a studio
session the correct combinations of these are required for each
individual musician who is taking part. It pays to ask each musician for
their particular requirements. For instance the drummer may want the
song broken down into sections (A, B, A, B, C, B) with notes on the
rhythm/feel required, while the Keyboardist wants full a full score
including lyrics. Musicians make their own notes on these sheets as
well so leaving plenty of space is appreciated by the recipients.
