Reading Chords On a Lead Sheet - Music Theory

How to read chords on a lead sheet on the piano. Many pieces of music are presented in lead sheet format i.e. where a melodic line is printed with chord symbols above. What do these symbols mean and how does one play from a lead sheet? This music theory lesson explains how major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords are written on a lead sheet, then goes on to cover the notation of various 7th chords. All of the information is then related to a piece of music and we demonstrate how to play the melody with the various indicated chords. If you’re not sure about lead sheets and how they work or if you want to improve your grasp of lead sheets this is the lesson for you.

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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction to reading chords on a lead sheet
0:42 - Playing the melody
1:27 - Basic chord symbols and notation
6:35 - Extended chord symbols and notation
11:57 - Polychords
14:22 - Slash chords
15:10 - Working through the lead sheet

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