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The Nashville Number System is the standard way for a professional country musician to notate a song. The system has been around since the 1950s, and it rapidly became widespread within the country music community because of how efficiently it can represent music. In essence, a Nashville number chart conveys the harmony, key, meter, rhythm, phrase structure, instrumentation, arrangement, and form of a song - all on a single piece of paper. An introduction is included that thoroughly explains how to use the book. Lyrics are not included. This valuable resource gathers together 200 country standards from yesterday's favorites to today's chart-topping hits, including: Achy Breaky Heart (Don't Tell My Heart) * Act Naturally * All the Gold in California * Always on My Mind * Amazed * Battle of New Orleans * Before He Cheats * Before the Next Teardrop Falls * Behind Closed Doors * Bless the Broken Road * Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain * Boot Scootin' Boogie * A Boy Named Sue * Breathe * Coal Miner's Daughter * Could I Have This Dance * Crazy * The Dance * Delta Dawn * The Devil Went down to Georgia * Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue * Elvira * Folsom Prison Blues * Friends in Low Places * The Gambler * God Bless the U.S.A. * He Stopped Loving Her Today * Hey, Good Lookin' * I Hope You Dance * I Walk the Line * I Will Always Love You * In Color * Jesus Take the Wheel * King of the Road * Live like You Were Dying * The Long Black Veil * Lucille * Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) * Mean * Need You Now * On the Road Again * Redneck Woman * Springsteen * Stand by Your Man * This Kiss * You're Still the One * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more]

Instruction and numerous examples to classic tunes all in one book

The Nashville Number System is used by nearly every working musician in Nashville. The Nashville Number System Demystified. John Bohlinger. April 15, 2010. How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions. The second is the Nashville Number System. Created six decades ago by Neal Matthews, Jr. Of the Jordanaires and elaborated upon by legendary session musician Charlie McCoy, the number system, is “shorthand for a song’s chord structure,” explains Michael Gray, Museum Editor at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The Nashville Number System is a quick and versatile method of notating music so that a song can be performed. Nashville chord charts substitute numbers for the chord letter symbols found in traditional music.

I am good friends with Chas Williams and have always recommended his textbook on the subject, but now this new book by Dr. Trevor de Clercq will be added to my list of recommendations as well. This is a wonderfully designed book that details the basic fundamentals of the charting system and provides numerous charts for reference. My reason for buying the book was because of the amount of charts provided. It saved me time from having to write them myself. If you're seeking charts for classic songs in the method of the professionals the recorded these tunes, then I highly recommend you purchase this book.

Music Is Numbers: Understanding the Nashville Number System (Paperback)

The Nashville Number System For Guitar

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, United States(2015)

ISBN 10: 151488884XISBN 13: 9781514888841

The Nashville Number System Explained

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The Nashville Number System Chart

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Understanding The Nashville Number System

About this Item: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, United States, 2015. Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. In Nashville they call it 'The Number System.' Easy to understand, this book will have you immediately composing your own tunes and arranging simple ways to accompany any song you want to play or sing. In fact, I know a girl who joined a band after practicing these short lessons after only two weeks. The Nashville number system was created for studio musicians to easily transcribe songs into different keys depending on the vocal range of the singer. MUSIC IS NUMBERS will show you how to create different harmonic sound combinations. It's as easy as mixing yellow and blue paint to create the color green. Here is a copy of the letter inside the book. Dear Friend, I have developed this easy program to teach the simple mechanics of music. We live in a 3 dimensional world measured by numbers. Music is also 3 dimensional and measured with numbers. Timing is dictated by the space in between the notes. It is the rhythm that evokes the emotion of the music just like breath, the beating of our hearts and the waves breaking on the sand. Music is the universal language that speaks to all living things. There is evidence that plants grow healthier when exposed to music. Some farmers have been known to put speakers in their fields to play symphonies for their crops. Many times when I play the piano, small animals will come on my porch to be entertained. A lullaby will calm a baby and put it to sleep. Even the earth sings as she soars through the solar system spinning on her axis. Our world is full of music. I often use the sounds of nature when I write music. The birds sing, the waves move, the stream babbles and the wind whistles. I actually wrote a different melody for each season. I was inspired by leaves falling in the autumn, cold wind and snow blowing in the winter, the beauty and renaissance of spring and the warmth and playfulness of summer. After taking this course you will have the basic tools to create your own compositions. Like an artist with a blank canvas and colorful paints, you will also be able to create a unique style of playing that belongs only to you. To learn more visit me at Have fun! Cynthia. Seller Inventory # APC9781514888841

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