lead sheet
[ leed ]
/ lid /
noun
a copy of a song containing the melody line, sometimes along with the lyrics and the notations indicating the harmonic structure.
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Origin of lead sheet
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Words nearby lead sheet
lead one to, lead oxide, lead pencil, lead poisoning, lead screw, lead sheet, lead tetraethyl, lead the way, lead time, lead track, lead tree
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