Gaga's special sheet music

[Gaby15 7,802]

Gaga is often seen using special handwritten notes to play the piano instead of regular sheet music, most recently during the Oscar rehearsal. At other times, especially when she is singing covers, you can see regular sheet music in her hands.

Can anyone tell me how common this type of notes is in general or why she is using them?

[dollardays 3,012]

Hmm it may not be your cup of tea but do you have to call it sh it music? 

Edited Sunday at 04:20 PM by dollardays

[The Fame 3,303]

I obviously can't answer for Gaga but I wonder if with the covers she just takes them from a song book (since she didn't write them) and for her original songs she just uses her handwritten notes I assume she writes as she composes a melody. 

[Gaby15 7,802]

5 minutes ago, dollardays said:

Hmm why it may not be your cup of tea but do you have to call it **** music? 

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[Lucas 18,425]

19 minutes ago, Gaby15 said:

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I think they're making a joke about shlt/sheet... 

[Lukas96 587]

from what I've seen, she just has the chords written in American notation and without the rythmical figures instead of having them written in a pentagram... It's not unusual, that's how I wrote them when I studied guitar, it's easier for a quick read specially if it's simpler music ( let's face it she's not playing classical piano when she's palying in her shows) and I guess, since she sometimes improvises, it helps her remember the tonality she's playing in.

Edited Saturday at 09:25 PM by Lukas96

[pussycat 3,340]

Song like hold my hand or like you and i have simple repeated chords its just in case she forgets tbh 

[AnglerfishbraBENUS 3,516]

1 hour ago, Gaby15 said:

Gaga is often seen using special handwritten notes to play the piano instead of regular sheet music, most recently during the Oscar rehearsal. At other times, especially when she is singing covers, you can see regular sheet music in her hands.

Can anyone tell me how common this type of notes is in general or why she is using them?

it’s called a chart. it has the basic chord structure/ changes and professionals usually include rhythmic notations so that you can just hand it to any band and they can wing it. 

[dollardays 3,012]

19 hours ago, Gaby15 said:

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It was a joke