A lead sheet is a musical arrangement in simplified format

A form of music notation specifying a song’s essential elements:Melody - using modern western notation.

• Melody - using modern western notation.
• Lyrics - the words written below the staff.
• Harmony - chord symbols above the staff.

We are very experienced in creating lead sheets that perfectly pull together these three fundamental foundations of any song.

Lead sheets don’t depict chord voicings, the bass line or other aspects of accompaniment. Those are left to arrangers or improvised in rehearsal and performance.

Lead sheets are vital legal documents in entertainment law - the documents used to describe a song for legal purposes.

• Musical Copyright is applied to lead sheets.
• Courts compare lead sheets in determining if, and how much, a song’s been copied in cases of alleged copyright violation.
• Songs considered for Academy Awards or Grammies are submitted in lead sheet format.

Lead sheets are also tremendous for small jazz or other musical ensembles:

• One or more musicians play the melody.
• The rest improvise accompaniment based on the chord progression in the chord symbols, Improvised solos also based on the chord progression.
• Sufficiently skilled musicians can accompany a singer and perform by themselves just using a lead sheet.

So whether you need a lead sheet for copyrighting purposes or to get your band grooving, we’ll notate awesome lead sheets and arrangements digitally using Sibelius.

Let us make your music your possession with our lead sheets