LiveMusic Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Using the number system (Nashville numbers, I guess you call it.) I was wondering if someone knows a link that shows what one looks like. I saw one in a book and it was nothing more than it looked like a "table." Each measure was like a "cell" in a spreadsheet and the chord's number(s) were put in there. I know the basics, just wondering how people draw it out. > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmass Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 I hope someone does actually. I'd like to see that as well. There was an article years ago in Acoustic Guitar ( I think?) Anyone remember the article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstituteOfNoise Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Here's a link... Nashville Numbering Chart Home of the L.A. Line 6 Users Group http://www.instituteofnoise.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary67 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Yeah, that's a good basic explanation. What an actual chart for a song would look like is this: Song title Key: ? Intro: 5411 Verse: 1141 4155 1141 1511 Chorus: 4411 2255 1141 1511......etc. Every number represents one measure.Dominant seventh chords would have a small 7 to the right of the bigger number, so you can't type one that looks right. Nashville Number charts are usually written in 4 measure groupings. A minor chord has a lower case "m "after the number. In the key of G, an A minor chord would be 2m. "Diamonds" are used to indicate whole notes. www.guitarforsongwriters.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblue1 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 | C | Am | F | G | or | E | C#m | A | B | or | A | F#m | D | E | all become | I | VIm | IV | V | ...in Roman Numeral chord notation and become | 1 | 6m | 4 | 5 | ...in Nashville chord notation. [Of course, you have to call a key before everyone knows what to play.] The beauty of Roman and Nashville notations is that they are key-independent, making transposition much more straightforward. bookmark these: news.google.com | m-w dictionary | wikipedia encyclopedia | Columbia Encyclopedia TK Major / one blue nine | myspace.com/onebluenine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylen Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 That's how I used to chart my 'book' for my bands - multi changes in a bar became: | I - IIm | IV | V | V | so that's 4 bars...pick your key, usually dependent on the vocalist or the sax or your mood ! Playing familiar songs in different keys is fun & educational... I'd also write it out like that so I could play a mode across it for a solo or something - kinda gave me the big picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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