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Lead Sheet

Upload a melody — get a lead sheet with chord symbols above the staff.

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Upload a melody — MusicXML, MIDI, or ABC. A multi-part score works too; CLARA pulls the melody and analyzes the harmony.

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Amazing Grace

John Newton (1779) — Beloved hymn, two verses — ideal for hymn-block, gospel, or shape-note styles.

Simple Gifts

Elder Joseph Brackett (1848) — Shaker hymn, two verses — perfect for shape-note or hymn-block styles.

When the Saints Go Marching In

Traditional — Classic spiritual, two verses — try gospel style with the 'shout' variant.

Morning Has Broken

Gaelic melody (BUNESSAN, 19th c.) — Gaelic hymn tune BUNESSAN — try hymn-block or anthem style.

In the Bleak Midwinter

Gustav Holst (CRANHAM, 1906) — Holst's beloved Christmas hymn tune CRANHAM — try hymn-block or anthem style.

O Sacred Head Now Wounded

Hans Leo Hassler (1601), harm. J.S. Bach — Bach's Passion Chorale harmonization — try bach-chorale style.

Ubi Caritas

Traditional chant (10th century) — Ancient Latin chant — try taizé style for meditative repetition.

Greensleeves

Traditional English (16th c.) — Tudor melody with chorus — try lieder or impressionist style.

Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)

Traditional Irish (c. 1855) — Irish air, full melody — beautiful for lieder, french-melodie, or wolf-lied styles.

Scarborough Fair

Traditional English — Medieval ballad, two verses — try impressionist or french-melodie style.

Ave Maria

Bach/Gounod (1853) — Bach/Gounod Ave Maria melody over arpeggiated harmony — ideal for lieder style.

Là ci darem la mano

W.A. Mozart (Don Giovanni, 1787) — Don Giovanni duet melody — try french-melodie or lieder style.

Erlkönig (opening)

Franz Schubert, D. 328 (1815) — Schubert's dramatic Erlkönig narration — try wolf-lied style for driving intensity.