I already had a basic understanding of the numbers (typically expressed in Roman numerals), but when you wrote out the scales and explained how the full chord for a given note (with respect to the current key) is composed of the third and fifth notes ascending in relation to it, that (as another user said) was *my* "light bulb moment." (ex: key of A --> A B C# D E F# G# --> focusing on C#, it proves to be C#-[skip the next increment]-E-[skip the next increment]-G# --> therefore C# within the key of A is: C#-E-G#.) Thank you *very* much for your lesson.
I've been learning guitar and it's taken me 1 year 1,000 of videos millions of questions and I finally 85% understand this Thank thank sir tons of people can play guitar 🎸 🤘🏾 but very few can teach guitar so people can understand it and apple it you my good sir are part of the very few I felt like I was learning quantum mechanics
This is super helpful! I appreciate that you encourage others to get sheet music and write on it like this! This has been a game changer for me and my upcoming audition on Thursday!
Numerically associating the "tonic" (#1) to every potential order of frequencial progression of pitches in any scale (also intervals and chords developed from them) can also be extended to modes.
You should do a video teaching Roman Numerals; in my opinion, they're even easier to use because major/minor is indicated with whether or not the numeral is upper case/lower case. Awesome job teaching the number system though! It's something that I think every musician should learn! God bless!
Very helpful! Thanks for making this video. I'm going to my first worship practice tomorrow after learning the guitar for the last 2 years. Still want to get this down better and this video helped
I wasn’t “raised” on the Nashville system, but my new church North Coast is all based on the number system for staff and it’s opened up so much music to me. I wish the whole world was based on numbers lol
Chad, As a producer and session musician in Nashville for over 45 years I can tell you that the scale you are using to describe the NNS is incorrect. The scale 1,2m, 3m, 4, 5, 6m 7dim is several centuries old. While this is a valid theory (the chords of a scale must only use the tones of the scale) it is not the NNS. All the chords in the NNS are played as major chords unless modified by a suffix such as minor, augmented, etc. A number with no suffix attached will always be played as a major chord by every professional Nashville musician. If you write 1 2 6 5 in the key of C it will be played C, D major, A major, G. There are others teaching the NNS using this faulty basis but Nashville players will tell you this is incorrect. May I suggest you check with some Nashville peeps...I'm sure you will want to teach this accurately.
I was actually wondering about whether they do not show that the chord is a minor, or if you should just know that. Thanks for clearing that up. It helped alot.
@@nickbruno8495 Thanks Nick, your comment sorted out some confusion for me and now I realise that in the key of C '2' by itself does not imply Dm , we need to add the suffix to make it clear.
Great video. Slight correction: the triad built on F# is not half-diminished - it's just diminished. If you are building seventh chords off of each scale degree, then the diatonic chord built off of F# in the key of G major would THEN be F# half-diminished seven (which essentially means that the 5th of the chord is diminished, but the seventh of the chord is not, thus, it is "half-diminished").
You've had it since grade school. You never heard of "do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do"? It's the same thing. Just substitute 1 for do, 2 for re, 3 for mi, 4 for fa, 5 for sol, 6 for la, 7 for ti, and there you are.
@@johnnyappleseed5029 Your comment is a bit ambiguous. If your point is that 1 2 3 is less difficult to remember that do re mi, that may be so, but it's off my point. My point is that it shouldn't be a new concept to anyone, because 1 2 3 is the same thing as do re mi.
Using the number system is the standard for most professional musicians and simplifies rehearsals and on stage communication. Why worship teams haven't latched onto it I don't understand. It's almost as if it was created for the worship music setting.
@@graemerobertson5160 If a guitarist is playing with a capo, it doesn't do any good to shout the chords to the keyboardist playing in the original key. One example...
@@graemerobertson5160 If you start understanding the number system you will start actually understanding the music you play instead of just playing it. This is how many people can hear a song and immediately play it. They understand the movements of the music and it doesn't matter what key a song is in.
I'm from Nashville. There are many musicians ou might play with who will expect you to already know 2 and 3 are minor and 7 is diminished, and that 6 is your relative minor, however it may be written. What if its not written at all and your leader calls 251 for instance?
Interesting question. I want to say a teacher never pointed it out. I learned to play guitar with the index and middle fingers and the thumb on the pick rather than the index finger and the thumb. My first teacher never told me otherwise. I self-taught myself after a couple of months. That was over 35 years ago.
Provided you know your scales and the chords which go into the scales, it is easy to transpose into any key without having to rewrite your chord chart. I had this idea of a numbering system and I thought surely someone has already come up with this. So really happy to have chanced upon Nashville number system and this video explained it really well especially how to figure out the chords.
It only helps if you know all scales, and it is only helpful in session recording if the singer decides to change to a different key. I actually don't think is of much benefit if you don't know your scales scales based on: tone tone semi-tone, tone tone tone semi-tone.
You would put the number next to the "chord number" like on a non-Nashville Number chord chart. C 7 would be 1 7. C maj 7 would be 1 maj 7. C min 7 would be 1 min 7. The 7th of a 7 chord would like like 7 7, which could be misunderstood to be two 7 chord back to back.
I recomend people use this knowledge and also convert it to minor keys otherwise youl be stuck playing nursery rhymes for the rest of your life major and minor keys a separate beasts and its good to understand this early on! Alot of you teaches neglect minor key tutorials and minor sounds alot better than major and is the back bone for modern music
The key of B (or B Major scale) has 5 sharps: C#, D#, F#, G#, A# I think it’s helpful to watch this video if you already know the notes of each scale, or have a scale chart (or keyboard if you’re familiar with names of piano keys) in front of you if you don’t have that knowledge memorized… I taught piano and music theory for years and imagine it’s difficult to comprehend this fully without some basic theory knowledge. But as long as you know your scales I can see how using this system to write charts would make it easier for guitar players if they read charts using NNS to make transposing keys easier ;)
Ted.. a little tip when teaching something like this.. try not to assume everyone knows all the terms ... like triads and such .. you should probably go in depth.. And starting in a simpler, more common key always helps . Newer and basic players usually play in G C or D .. So a piece of music for demonstrations will be absorbed better and faster . They aren't going to understand the corresponding sharps minors, and 7ths , ect .. they will eventually through learning the system..but if you want to get them started from the early learning stage which is the best time to get it burned ontotheir brain ... break everything down as to what you mean.. In other words act as if you just picked up an instrument 5 weeks ago and are learning the chords and take nothing for granted that you assume they know . Ok ?
Use the formula for scale i.e for major its TTSTTTS / WWHWWWH ... in simple when its T u skip a note on the keyboard and when its s you don't skip a note
Have you determined the chord progression for the song? If so, play through the progression and see if you can hear where it sounds like it wants to settle. The root of that chord might be the key. However, it can be more difficult depending on the complexity of your progression and melody. If you need further help contact us at worshipleaderhangout.com
You said that 1 is a major, then 2 and 3 minor and so on, but that didn’t apply when your wrote out the B tonic?? Whats up there? Why did the #2 the #3 and so on turn into sharps, and are they sharp minors, to follow the major, minor pattern as in c#minor?
In the key of B the B major scale is B C# D# E F# G# A# and back to B. Each note makes a chord. In the key of B you have B major, C# minor, D# minor, E major, F# major, G# minor, A# diminished and back to B major. Sharps and flats do not indicate if the chord is minor, major, augmented or diminished. Sharps and flats (#, b) are a part of the individual note name. With questions like these I recommend taking a music theory class to help expand your understanding of the theory behind what you are hearing and seeing on paper. Thanks for watching.
If the Chord is not in the major scale you would relay that by adding a sharp or flat symbol. For instance if a song in the key of C has a B flat, that would be notated as a 7 flat. Or if it had an E flat chord, that would be a 3 flat.
my problem is the way i was taught. took lessons for about 3 months and this guy was teaching this cause at our church (at time) most of band used it. i dont' do well with chord charts because i'm like "what do i do between the chords?" i read music. so he'd write out the beats also. noone else seems to do that at least that i've seen. i was fliping through a hmynal the other day and i think it was the unclouded day i landed on and i'm like if i write this song out the way he did (or put the numbers on the sheet music) it'd be like half way through first line of song before i change chords. that didn't seem write. could use some help. church i currently go to no one seems to know what i'm talking about and most play by ear. i can play enough by ear to pick out a melody and know when i mess up but that's about it the way my teacher tried to teach it to me i think was to help blend those two areas (reading and this) but he's not teaching any more.
Nice explaination. BUT (Sorry ;-) ): - The angle you filmed in crops the picture and sometimes you refer to things that cannot be seen (e.g. the 'mystical apperance of A' or the referral to the key of B) - I wouldn't mix in the explaination of triads like you did in the beginning - it only confuses people and is a completely different topic (deserving its own video) - what about minor keys? Do you use the numbers of the corresponding major (which would shift the genders) ?
Mark Viluan you’d write the F as the 7b(7 flat) because it’s usually F# in that key and you are taking the note down a half step (ps sorry I’m so late😂)
My question is this: I have printed off two different Nashville number system charts from the Internet and one of them has it displayed as yours is displayed, but another one shows the number two, three and six with a minor added. I’m a little confused which one is correct.
In most cases the 2 chord, 3 chord, and 6 chord are going to be minor. What I like to do is what your second one does. If the chord is supposed to be minor, notate it that way. Its just like when you look at a chord chart with letters. If it says C minor...you play a C minor. If it says C... you play a major. So if it is a 1 minor (1-) play a 1 minor. If it is a 1 play a 1. Hope this doesn't cause more confusion.
I've found a lot of inconsistencies on the internet. Did you read above the comments by Nick Bruno? He is in the industry and what he said is true. You should add the minus signs. If you don't, you are telling the person that the chord is major.
You could probably just treat is as the sixth or relative minor in the major scale. So if it is in a minor treat the scale like c because the scales are the same a would just be the sixth
What I do in that case is still keep the song in that key but notate what chords are minor. Like if it is in C Minor, I would make sure and notate the 1 to be a minor. 1- is how I do it. And 4- usually. But also know that if you are playing lead notes you need to use the minor scale instead of the major scale. 1 3b 4 5 7b is the minor pentatonic.
The beauty of the number system is that the numbers do NOT change no matter the key. If the arrangement of a song is 1 4 5....no matter what key you put the song in...it is still 1 4 5.
Seems to me like you're just replacing alphabet characters for numeral characters. Then just stick with the letter chords since they are already written on the sheet musuc
Roxanne Pepe So if you are in the key of C the 5 chord is G like you said. B is the seven of C. So you would simply write 5/7. | Using Roman numerals it would be numeral V with a little 6 up and to the right indicating it’s a 5 chord first inversion. Not a lot of people use figured bass for chord charts especially for church but I didn’t want to leave it out. Thanks for watching.
I agree with the commenter below - if you're classically trained in harmony, you write I ii iii IV V vi vii? (oops, can't remember how we did diminished - it's been a few decades :) Never try to remember if the chord is major or minor and works great for both major and minor keys. I realize, of course, that's not how the cool kids in Nashville do it, but it works GREAT. Another "of course" - as long as you know the mode (major/minor) you're playing in, you'll automatically know whether your chord is major or minor just by playing the notes in the key. OK, so I sounded a little dumber at the end then at the beginning :) but you get the idea. I use Roman numerals whenever I want to go number system. I can use the Nashville numbers, but I invested a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into my two years of college music theory - I'm not giving up my old ways. Works just as good for Chris Tomlin as it did for Bach.
The classical system treats chords which are "out of the key" very differently than Nashville numbers. The classical system treats its numbers relative to "scales within a scale". If you are going to write V/V in the key of C you are asking for the D chord (the fifth note in the G scale, G being the fifth note of the C scale). In the Nashville system, if you want the D chord in the key of C it is NOT 5/5, it is 2. Inversions are very different - too difficult to explain. Roman numeral inversions are not intuitive. I can't even type it out like IV superscript 6 is a four chord in the first inversion (like F/A in the key of C) whereas in Nashville Numbers it is 4/6.
@@WorshipLeaderHangout Ok, if c is the 1, then it;s d2, e3, f4, g5, a6 and b7, right? But most musicians I have worked with call the 7 a (b flat or an a#) when the c is the 1... Why is that?
the chord value is always used along with the number, so doesn't matter if it's a minor key. here in nashville a chord chart will read 1 for major, 1- for minor, etc.. 1b7, 1M7 and so on.
For a minor scale, the pattern is: 1 - minor 2 - diminished 3 - major 4 - minor 5 - minor (major in Harmonic minor) 6 - major 7 - major (diminished in Harmonic minor) Then just repeat the process of this video, writing out the scale, then the scale degrees to identify the diatonic chords of that scale, and then apply this to a bit of music.
This is so misleading, and taking beginners down a dangers/wrong road. When playing a chord, and you see '2', is it major or minor in any particular song? It CAN be either. Your description doesn't clarify this at all. It could a 2 'major' in one song, and a 2 'MINOR' in another. You need you show the I II or ii III or iii IV or iv versions to understand major and minor CHORDS.... you are only showing people STEPS. This will NOT help them play a song's chords properly.
It will help. It’s based on the key. And if I’m playing in a live situation, I don’t have time to draw out a ii for the band. But I do have time to say “2” in the context of the song we are playing. It’s really simple and easy to learn and used in most professional environments. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
@@jeremyarsenault1843 I was taught the "Berklee" series for guitar by a private instructor and this simplistic method is not mentioned. The series was a very in depth theory based instruction. (4 complete books) Look it up. Merry Christmas.
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I already had a basic understanding of the numbers (typically expressed in Roman numerals), but when you wrote out the scales and explained how the full chord for a given note (with respect to the current key) is composed of the third and fifth notes ascending in relation to it, that (as another user said) was *my* "light bulb moment."
(ex: key of A --> A B C# D E F# G# --> focusing on C#, it proves to be C#-[skip the next increment]-E-[skip the next increment]-G# --> therefore C# within the key of A is: C#-E-G#.)
Thank you *very* much for your lesson.
I've been learning guitar and it's taken me 1 year 1,000 of videos millions of questions and I finally 85% understand this Thank thank sir tons of people can play guitar 🎸 🤘🏾 but very few can teach guitar so people can understand it and apple it you my good sir are part of the very few I felt like I was learning quantum mechanics
This is super helpful! I appreciate that you encourage others to get sheet music and write on it like this! This has been a game changer for me and my upcoming audition on Thursday!
Nice save @ 4:05. And great video! Thanks :)
Numerically associating the "tonic" (#1) to every potential order of frequencial progression of pitches in any scale (also intervals and chords developed from them) can also be extended to modes.
You should do a video teaching Roman Numerals; in my opinion, they're even easier to use because major/minor is indicated with whether or not the numeral is upper case/lower case. Awesome job teaching the number system though! It's something that I think every musician should learn! God bless!
I thought the same thing.
@@scottlynnrobinson426 me too
I agree with you.
Very simple and clear! Practicing writing out the chords is a great skill builder!
Very helpful! Thanks for making this video. I'm going to my first worship practice tomorrow after learning the guitar for the last 2 years. Still want to get this down better and this video helped
Thanks so much for watching! Reach out in IG if you need any further help.
Hi Malcolm, been 7 months since you left this comment, just wondering how things are going with Worship?
Thank you so much, you did a great job of exampling the Nashville Number System. I needed this. My God Bless You for sharing this system with us!
Good to see you, Chad! I know this is an old video, but I just stumbled across it. Hope you’re doing well!
I wasn’t “raised” on the Nashville system, but my new church North Coast is all based on the number system for staff and it’s opened up so much music to me. I wish the whole world was based on numbers lol
Chad, As a producer and session musician in Nashville for over 45 years I can tell you that the scale you are using to describe the NNS is incorrect. The scale 1,2m, 3m, 4, 5, 6m 7dim is several centuries old. While this is a valid theory (the chords of a scale must only use the tones of the scale) it is not the NNS. All the chords in the NNS are played as major chords unless modified by a suffix such as minor, augmented, etc. A number with no suffix attached will always be played as a major chord by every professional Nashville musician. If you write 1 2 6 5 in the key of C it will be played C, D major, A major, G. There are others teaching the NNS using this faulty basis but Nashville players will tell you this is incorrect. May I suggest you check with some Nashville peeps...I'm sure you will want to teach this accurately.
I was actually wondering about whether they do not show that the chord is a minor, or if you should just know that. Thanks for clearing that up. It helped alot.
@@heinzdampies4372 You are welcome...glad it helped.
@@nickbruno8495 Thanks Nick, your comment sorted out some confusion for me and now I realise that in the key of C '2' by itself does not imply Dm , we need to add the suffix to make it clear.
@@edmilner Ed, Glad to know I was able to help you. Best to you!
I noticed this, too; thanks for commenting Nick!
Mexicana have been doing this since forever
It’s really easy to remember
This is great my friend ! Been playing for 50 years and although I knew the number system I never took it this level thanks !
How does the Nashville number system account for non diatonic chords?
The natural minor A minor is the same as C major, So if the key is in A minor is the A minor chord the 1 chord or is it the 6 chord as in the C major?
How do you number a "surprise" minor note in a major song like the minor 3rd at the end of Ancient Gates?
Not sure about the sharps and flats where they fit in with that counting up the scale. Could you get simple with that? Thank you
Great video. Slight correction: the triad built on F# is not half-diminished - it's just diminished. If you are building seventh chords off of each scale degree, then the diatonic chord built off of F# in the key of G major would THEN be F# half-diminished seven (which essentially means that the 5th of the chord is diminished, but the seventh of the chord is not, thus, it is "half-diminished").
I wish I had this years ago this good stuff!
You've had it since grade school. You never heard of "do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do"? It's the same thing. Just substitute 1 for do, 2 for re, 3 for mi, 4 for fa, 5 for sol, 6 for la, 7 for ti, and there you are.
@@generalbarry It's a bit more abstract and difficult to remember that way.....wouldn't you say?
@@johnnyappleseed5029 Your comment is a bit ambiguous. If your point is that 1 2 3 is less difficult to remember that do re mi, that may be so, but it's off my point. My point is that it shouldn't be a new concept to anyone, because 1 2 3 is the same thing as do re mi.
Using the number system is the standard for most professional musicians and simplifies rehearsals and on stage communication. Why worship teams haven't latched onto it I don't understand. It's almost as if it was created for the worship music setting.
What is simpler than naming the actual chords?
@@graemerobertson5160 If a guitarist is playing with a capo, it doesn't do any good to shout the chords to the keyboardist playing in the original key. One example...
@@amalgamate7 If the guitarist is playing a D major chord with a Capo on the 2nd fret he should know it is an E major chord and shout E major!
Actually they do, but majority of worship team are still latching on to chord sheets.Like I use to.
@@graemerobertson5160 If you start understanding the number system you will start actually understanding the music you play instead of just playing it. This is how many people can hear a song and immediately play it. They understand the movements of the music and it doesn't matter what key a song is in.
Great worship leaders are always learning - great video! Thanks for this!
So why does it go to a sharp note instead of just a regular one? So why not B to C?
Why is it when you changed to key B that C, D, F and G turn to sharps?
How do I get a course on this ?
Thanks
so good and so informative and helpful ......always learning!
What if instead of C#m, it's C#? How do you write that? Would it be 2m?
I'm from Nashville. There are many musicians ou might play with who will expect you to already know 2 and 3 are minor and 7 is diminished, and that 6 is your relative minor, however it may be written. What if its not written at all and your leader calls 251 for instance?
where did you learn to hold the pen like that?
Interesting question. I want to say a teacher never pointed it out. I learned to play guitar with the index and middle fingers and the thumb on the pick rather than the index finger and the thumb. My first teacher never told me otherwise. I self-taught myself after a couple of months. That was over 35 years ago.
This seems like a really over complicated way to say count your note from the root?
Is the 7 diminished ever used in modern worship music all I ever see is 5/7
Or 7 min or 7 major
Great job! I am always remembering for major chords
Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half.
W-W-H-W-W-W-H
That's a major scale, not a major chord.
@@kinggimped Yep
So is the 🗝️ key of B the major scale or is it b root note
So where does the capo go. I get the number thing, but what do we do wuth that?
Good stuff here. Question - how would you notate a chord that falls between two of the numbers like say a D# chord if we're in the key of G?
D# in G major would typically just be called a flat 6 or notated as b6.
@@WorshipLeaderHangout easy enough... ty
Can you explain why this is helpful to know? I don't understand how it's more helpful than just seeing the chord and playing it
Provided you know your scales and the chords which go into the scales, it is easy to transpose into any key without having to rewrite your chord chart. I had this idea of a numbering system and I thought surely someone has already come up with this. So really happy to have chanced upon Nashville number system and this video explained it really well especially how to figure out the chords.
It only helps if you know all scales, and it is only helpful in session recording if the singer decides to change to a different key. I actually don't think is of much benefit if you don't know your scales scales based on: tone tone semi-tone, tone tone tone semi-tone.
@@peterelliston8511 the key point being... know your scales. It is of no benefit if you don't know the chords that are used in each scale.
If you have the names of the chords, why would you need the numbers? I know how to play a c chord but I do not know of a chord named 1.
Do some more digging. The number system in music will be one of the most helpful things you will learn.
How would you spicefy if its a 7 o 9nth chord for example?
You would put the number next to the "chord number" like on a non-Nashville Number chord chart. C 7 would be 1 7. C maj 7 would be 1 maj 7. C min 7 would be 1 min 7. The 7th of a 7 chord would like like 7 7, which could be misunderstood to be two 7 chord back to back.
Where do you get chord charts with numbers instead of chords? I can’t see the option in song select
If your in one chord and go diminished what number is th diminished alsk how do you write it
Nashville number system = Circle of Fifths in each key correct?
Thank you so much!
I recomend people use this knowledge and also convert it to minor keys otherwise youl be stuck playing nursery rhymes for the rest of your life major and minor keys a separate beasts and its good to understand this early on! Alot of you teaches neglect minor key tutorials and minor sounds alot better than major and is the back bone for modern music
What is the link to the next video/application? Thank you!
So helpful! Praise the Lord. Thank you!
Can I use for piano ... first time to your channel
Neo Simmons any instrument
@@Hajjmusic_ can I use my kazoo?
Thank you
This was incredibly helpful. THANK YOU
Question: why does ur chart go from "B" to "C#" instead of "B" to "C"
The key of B (or B Major scale) has 5 sharps: C#, D#, F#, G#, A#
I think it’s helpful to watch this video if you already know the notes of each scale, or have a scale chart (or keyboard if you’re familiar with names of piano keys) in front of you if you don’t have that knowledge memorized… I taught piano and music theory for years and imagine it’s difficult to comprehend this fully without some basic theory knowledge. But as long as you know your scales I can see how using this system to write charts would make it easier for guitar players if they read charts using NNS to make transposing keys easier ;)
So helpful. Thanks.
Ted.. a little tip when teaching something like this.. try not to assume everyone knows all the terms ... like triads and such .. you should probably go in depth..
And starting in a simpler, more common key always helps . Newer and basic players usually play in G C or D .. So a piece of music for demonstrations will be absorbed better and faster . They aren't going to understand the corresponding sharps minors, and 7ths , ect .. they will eventually through learning the system..but if you want to get them started from the early learning stage which is the best time to get it burned ontotheir brain ... break everything down as to what you mean..
In other words act as if you just picked up an instrument 5 weeks ago and are learning the chords and take nothing for granted that you assume they know .
Ok ?
How do you know if the chord is # or not. For example in the key of B why is the 2 a C# and not a C?
If your in The key of B there is no C but a C#
Use the formula for scale i.e for major its TTSTTTS / WWHWWWH ... in simple when its T u skip a note on the keyboard and when its s you don't skip a note
How exactly do you find the key of say a song you write?
Have you determined the chord progression for the song? If so, play through the progression and see if you can hear where it sounds like it wants to settle. The root of that chord might be the key. However, it can be more difficult depending on the complexity of your progression and melody. If you need further help contact us at worshipleaderhangout.com
You said that 1 is a major, then 2 and 3 minor and so on, but that didn’t apply when your wrote out the B tonic?? Whats up there? Why did the #2 the #3 and so on turn into sharps, and are they sharp minors, to follow the major, minor pattern as in c#minor?
In the key of B the B major scale is B C# D# E F# G# A# and back to B. Each note makes a chord. In the key of B you have B major, C# minor, D# minor, E major, F# major, G# minor, A# diminished and back to B major. Sharps and flats do not indicate if the chord is minor, major, augmented or diminished. Sharps and flats (#, b) are a part of the individual note name. With questions like these I recommend taking a music theory class to help expand your understanding of the theory behind what you are hearing and seeing on paper. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the awesome tutorial! Question: how do I number a chord that falls outside the key of the song, like in the song blessed assurance?
If the Chord is not in the major scale you would relay that by adding a sharp or flat symbol. For instance if a song in the key of C has a B flat, that would be notated as a 7 flat. Or if it had an E flat chord, that would be a 3 flat.
HI: clear and concise explanation ! Thanks :)
Great video that is easy to follow. Thanks for making it and publishing it
my problem is the way i was taught. took lessons for about 3 months and this guy was teaching this cause at our church (at time) most of band used it. i dont' do well with chord charts because i'm like "what do i do between the chords?" i read music. so he'd write out the beats also. noone else seems to do that at least that i've seen. i was fliping through a hmynal the other day and i think it was the unclouded day i landed on and i'm like if i write this song out the way he did (or put the numbers on the sheet music) it'd be like half way through first line of song before i change chords. that didn't seem write. could use some help. church i currently go to no one seems to know what i'm talking about and most play by ear. i can play enough by ear to pick out a melody and know when i mess up but that's about it the way my teacher tried to teach it to me i think was to help blend those two areas (reading and this) but he's not teaching any more.
this was really helpful
Nice explaination.
BUT (Sorry ;-) ):
- The angle you filmed in crops the picture and sometimes you refer to things that cannot be seen (e.g. the 'mystical apperance of A' or the referral to the key of B)
- I wouldn't mix in the explaination of triads like you did in the beginning - it only confuses people and is a completely different topic (deserving its own video)
- what about minor keys? Do you use the numbers of the corresponding major (which would shift the genders) ?
Great video thank you!
God bless you so much brother
You too. Thanks for watching
Thanks guys. How do you write F if you are in the key of G? Like a sequence of F -F/E-D in key of G
Mark Viluan you’d write the F as the 7b(7 flat) because it’s usually F# in that key and you are taking the note down a half step (ps sorry I’m so late😂)
@@manhattanproject6670 I was taught to put the b first as in b7. This was the way a PhD department chair taught me in a graduate class.
must be me. i'm familiar with triads. i know that triads are every-other-alphabet-letter but maybe a demo featuring said "modulating" would help.
You said i iii v then why you made i iv vi when it's on major?
My question is this: I have printed off two different Nashville number system charts from the Internet and one of them has it displayed as yours is displayed, but another one shows the number two, three and six with a minor added. I’m a little confused which one is correct.
In most cases the 2 chord, 3 chord, and 6 chord are going to be minor. What I like to do is what your second one does. If the chord is supposed to be minor, notate it that way. Its just like when you look at a chord chart with letters. If it says C minor...you play a C minor. If it says C... you play a major. So if it is a 1 minor (1-) play a 1 minor. If it is a 1 play a 1. Hope this doesn't cause more confusion.
I've found a lot of inconsistencies on the internet. Did you read above the comments by Nick Bruno? He is in the industry and what he said is true. You should add the minus signs. If you don't, you are telling the person that the chord is major.
What else if the song is in minor key?
You could probably just treat is as the sixth or relative minor in the major scale. So if it is in a minor treat the scale like c because the scales are the same a would just be the sixth
What I do in that case is still keep the song in that key but notate what chords are minor. Like if it is in C Minor, I would make sure and notate the 1 to be a minor. 1- is how I do it. And 4- usually. But also know that if you are playing lead notes you need to use the minor scale instead of the major scale. 1 3b 4 5 7b is the minor pentatonic.
Super helpful vid! Thanks guys
Thanks 🙏
NO.
F# IS NOT A HALF DIMINISHED in its triadic form, it is just a diminished.
Really great..
I don’t really see the point with the system. Why should the MD call out for a 1 instead of for an example a C Major in C tonic
You can quickly change the keys to the song. Also, the true nashville system indicates time as well so you know the length of each chord.
Cool. Thanks!
head still spinning
Ok sounds good, but why the numbers?
😊 Thanx!
i d like to understand this whole thing. but i dont. guess i have to stay with chords for now.
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So the numbers change depending on the key.....
Not quite. The 1 will always be the first note in the scale and so on no matter the key.
The beauty of the number system is that the numbers do NOT change no matter the key. If the arrangement of a song is 1 4 5....no matter what key you put the song in...it is still 1 4 5.
Wait...calling the root chord the 1 chord is the Nashville number system? Everyone does that.
Thank you bro, I understand blessings
super helpful! thank you!
Seems to me like you're just replacing alphabet characters for numeral characters. Then just stick with the letter chords since they are already written on the sheet musuc
wow, so easy! thankyou
Awesome explanation. Can you tell me how to write the 5 chord with the 1st inversion? Such as G/B
Roxanne Pepe So if you are in the key of C the 5 chord is G like you said. B is the seven of C. So you would simply write 5/7. | Using Roman numerals it would be numeral V with a little 6 up and to the right indicating it’s a 5 chord first inversion. Not a lot of people use figured bass for chord charts especially for church but I didn’t want to leave it out. Thanks for watching.
Worship Leader Hangout thanks so much!
This is NOT the way to explain it simply. You start out way ahead of newbies.
I agree with the commenter below - if you're classically trained in harmony, you write I ii iii IV V vi vii? (oops, can't remember how we did diminished - it's been a few decades :) Never try to remember if the chord is major or minor and works great for both major and minor keys. I realize, of course, that's not how the cool kids in Nashville do it, but it works GREAT. Another "of course" - as long as you know the mode (major/minor) you're playing in, you'll automatically know whether your chord is major or minor just by playing the notes in the key. OK, so I sounded a little dumber at the end then at the beginning :) but you get the idea. I use Roman numerals whenever I want to go number system. I can use the Nashville numbers, but I invested a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into my two years of college music theory - I'm not giving up my old ways. Works just as good for Chris Tomlin as it did for Bach.
We notated the diminished chords with a "degree" sign.
@@amandahaker3587 absolutely ! Yes, thank you.
The classical system treats chords which are "out of the key" very differently than Nashville numbers. The classical system treats its numbers relative to "scales within a scale". If you are going to write V/V in the key of C you are asking for the D chord (the fifth note in the G scale, G being the fifth note of the C scale). In the Nashville system, if you want the D chord in the key of C it is NOT 5/5, it is 2. Inversions are very different - too difficult to explain. Roman numeral inversions are not intuitive. I can't even type it out like IV superscript 6 is a four chord in the first inversion (like F/A in the key of C) whereas in Nashville Numbers it is 4/6.
GRACIAS
I'm trying to focus on the video but I can't stop staring at how you're holding the pen.
Haha
This isn't the Nashville Numbers System.
I thought nashville session players...
charlie McCoy, wyane moss, came up with the nashville # system ?
Light bulb moment.
Why do some musicians call a 6# a 7 ?
I would typically say b7 (flat 7) instead on sharp 6.
@@WorshipLeaderHangout Ok, if c is the 1, then it;s d2, e3, f4, g5, a6 and b7, right?
But most musicians I have worked with call the 7 a (b flat or an a#) when the c is the 1...
Why is that?
The proper term for this is Roman Numeral Analysis. I don't know why Nashville had to appropriate it.
Thanks alot!
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching.
Im lost because I thought this was for piano lol... I know how to play the guitar too lol
Seems very similar to classical roman numerals
Great video! Can you do one for minor keys?
I really should and probably will now that you asked. Thanks for watching.
the chord value is always used along with the number, so doesn't matter if it's a minor key. here in nashville a chord chart will read 1 for major, 1- for minor, etc.. 1b7, 1M7 and so on.
For a minor scale, the pattern is:
1 - minor
2 - diminished
3 - major
4 - minor
5 - minor (major in Harmonic minor)
6 - major
7 - major (diminished in Harmonic minor)
Then just repeat the process of this video, writing out the scale, then the scale degrees to identify the diatonic chords of that scale, and then apply this to a bit of music.
How about adding to the music some colors and odors and and and to be hipp?
Roman numerals kinda does the same thing
This is so misleading, and taking beginners down a dangers/wrong road. When playing a chord, and you see '2', is it major or minor in any particular song? It CAN be either. Your description doesn't clarify this at all.
It could a 2 'major' in one song, and a 2 'MINOR' in another. You need you show the I II or ii III or iii
IV or iv versions to understand major and minor CHORDS.... you are only showing people STEPS.
This will NOT help them play a song's chords properly.
It will help. It’s based on the key. And if I’m playing in a live situation, I don’t have time to draw out a ii for the band. But I do have time to say “2” in the context of the song we are playing. It’s really simple and easy to learn and used in most professional environments. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
This seems like " music for dummies" to me. I can read music and chord charts and transpose them in my head. Why would I want to do this?
So that you can easily communicate during worship with other musicians.
@@KassOlivares
I play on a worship team and we use chord charts and communicate easily, I still don't get it. Sorry
@@KassOlivares Just tell them the names of the chords, simple and foolproof.
music for dummies? this is how it is taught at Berklee College of Music....get off your high horse and learn something new
@@jeremyarsenault1843
I was taught the "Berklee" series for guitar by a private instructor and this simplistic method is not mentioned. The series was a very in depth theory based instruction. (4 complete books) Look it up. Merry Christmas.
Eeeks... What's the point? I like letters over numbers