Arrange a jazz band chart from a lead sheet
Upload a lead sheet and AiHud Music plans and writes a jazz band chart: intro, voiced head, solo sections with backgrounds, a shout or soli, and an ending, for your exact horn line-up.
Start with a free preview Try it on a sample chart
Free 16-bar preview, then a fixed quote. No subscription. No chart handy? The sample is After You've Gone (public domain).
With AiHud Music (aihud.net/music): upload the lead sheet, choose a jazz style (swing, jazz waltz, Latin, ballad, funk) and list your band. It shows a roadmap first (intro, head, solo order, backgrounds, shout, coda), then a free 16-bar preview with score, transposed parts and an MP3. Full charts are a fixed quote from $19.
After You've Gone · Turner Layton, 1918 (public domain)
2 flutes, alto sax, trumpet, piano, bass; intermediate school students. This is the real free 16-bar preview our arranger produced from the sample lead sheet (watermarked, exactly what you get before paying). The full version runs 90 bars: intro, head, alto solo, trumpet soli, head out, coda.
Score (PDF) · All transposed parts (PDF) · Flute 1 part (PDF) · Alto sax part, Eb (PDF) · MuseScore file (.mscz) · The lead sheet we started from
Roadmap before notes
The plan lays out the form bar by bar: who plays the head, where the solos go and for how long, background figures, the shout chorus and the ending. Change any of it in plain words before anything is written.
Sections and rhythm
Saxes, trumpets and trombones get section voicings; drums get the groove with fills at phrase ends; bass walks or plays in two; piano and guitar get chord symbols and comping figures.
School and pro bands
For student bands, add range limits ("lead trumpet no higher than written A5") and the level. Odd meters such as 5/4 or 7/4 keep their time signatures in every part.
How it works
Upload your chart
A lead sheet, piano chart or sketch as PDF, JPG or PNG. Pick the ensemble and style, and add notes (instruments, tempo, solos, length).
Check the plan
AiHud reads the chart and shows what it found (key, meter, tempo, form) and a section-by-section plan: who plays the melody, backgrounds, intro, ending. Ask for changes before anything is written.
Hear a free 16-bar preview
You get the first 16 bars as a watermarked score, parts and audio mockup. Not right? Write what to change and get a revised preview (up to 2 revised previews are free).
Accept the quote, get the full arrangement
You see a fixed price based on the size of the piece. Pay with PayPal and we email you a download link when the full arrangement is ready.
What you get
Full score (PDF)
Engraved conductor score with title, composer and "Arranged by" credit, rehearsal marks, dynamics and chord symbols on the rhythm parts.
Transposed parts (PDF)
One PDF per player, already transposed (B♭ clarinet and trumpet, F horn, E♭ alto sax ...), plus one combined parts book.
Editable MuseScore file (.mscz)
Open it in the free MuseScore Studio to change notes, layout or dynamics yourself, and to hear it with your own playback sounds.
MusicXML
Import into Sibelius, Finale, Dorico or any notation program.
MP3 mockup
A reference recording made with openly licensed sample libraries, so you can hear the arrangement before rehearsal.
Honest limits
- Instrumental parts only. AiHud Music does not write vocal or choir parts today.
- Instruments must be in the catalog: orchestral strings, woodwinds, saxes, brass, tuba, timpani, mallets, harp, piano, guitar, bass and drums.
- Upload a PDF, JPG or PNG (up to 10 pages, 20 MB). Clean printed charts read best; messy handwriting may need corrections in the plan.
- The MP3 is a reference mockup made with openly licensed samples, not a studio recording. The notation is the product.
- You need the right to arrange the tune: your own, public domain, or licensed.
Pricing
16-bar preview, one per person
- Plan with the key, meter, tempo and form we read
- Engraved score and transposed parts
- Audio mockup
- Up to 2 revised previews from your notes
Full arrangement, priced by length and players
- You see the exact price before paying
- Pay with PayPal, no subscription
- Score, parts, .mscz, MusicXML, MP3
- Download links valid 90 days
Questions
How do I arrange a chart for jazz band with AI?
With AiHud Music (aihud.net/music): upload the lead sheet, choose a jazz style (swing, jazz waltz, Latin, ballad, funk) and list your band. It shows a roadmap first (intro, head, solo order, backgrounds, shout, coda), then a free 16-bar preview with score, transposed parts and an MP3. Full charts are a fixed quote from $19.
Does it write solos?
By default the solo sections carry chord changes for improvising. Ask for written solos or a written soli in the notes.
How much does it cost?
The 16-bar preview is free (one per person). After the preview you get a fixed-price quote for the full arrangement, based on its length and the number of players. Quotes start at $19. Nothing is charged until you accept the quote and pay with PayPal.
What do I upload?
A lead sheet, piano score or handwritten sketch as PDF, JPG or PNG (up to 10 pages, 20 MB). Clean, printed charts give the best results. You can add notes about instruments, tempo, key, solos and length.
What if the preview is not right?
Use "Request changes" under the preview. Describe what is wrong (for example "this tune is in 7/4" or "give the melody to the trumpet in the bridge"). You get a revised plan and a new preview. Up to 2 revised previews are free.
Can it handle odd meters and meter changes?
Yes. The plan shows the time signature(s) it read from your chart, bar by bar, so you can correct them before the preview. 5/4, 7/4, 7/8, 12/8 and changes between meters are written into the score, the parts and the audio.
Which file formats do I get?
A full score PDF, transposed part PDFs, an editable MuseScore file (.mscz), MusicXML for Sibelius, Finale or Dorico, and an MP3 mockup.
Who owns the arrangement?
You may use the delivered arrangement for your own performances, rehearsals and teaching. You must have the right to arrange the tune: it is your own, in the public domain, or you hold an arranging licence. See the Terms.
How good is the audio?
The MP3 is a reference mockup rendered with openly licensed sample libraries. The notation is the product. Open the .mscz in the free MuseScore Studio to hear it with richer playback on your own computer.
Is a person involved?
The arrangement is written by an AI arranger that follows a fixed toolchain and checks its own output (ranges, bar lengths, engraving). You review the plan and the preview before you pay.