format / Symbolic
Lead Sheet
Minimal symbolic representation of a song, at least, it's chord structure. Mainly used in Jazz.
How it works
This object can carry concrete values or a musical interpretation, depending on its notation.
Written forms
Ways to write this concept
Each notation describes the same underlying object. Load a playable example to hear one MIDI realization in the Code Sequencer.
forum text
Popular format shared on a leading lead-sheet forum.
C | G | D7 A
json
Popular format shared on a leading lead-sheet forum.
C | G | D7 A
Choose Load beside a convertible example to open its live player. Some catalog formats describe analysis or a display label and have no note realization yet.
Concept connections
Token sequenceA symbolic tokenization of music for transformer models — REMI / MIDI-like / compound vocabularies that flatten notes, timing and structure into a discrete token stream. An encoding of a score / MIDI track, not a new musical object.SongA musical work, identified through various catalog systemsMidi Track DataA single instrumental or vocal line with timing informationMidi File DataA complete musical file with multiple tracks and possibly metadataGuitar ChordsSymbolic representation of a song, arranged for guitar