What is the Nashville number system?

The Nashville Number System is a method of transcribing music by denoting the scale degree on which a chord is built. It was developed by Neal Matthews, Jr. in the late 1950s as a simplified system for The Jordanaires to use in the studio and further developed by Charlie McCoy. read more

The Nashville Number System is a method of transcribing music by denoting the scale degree on which a chord is built. It was developed by Bill Matthews in the late 1950s as a simplified system for The Jordanaires to use in the studio and further developed by Charlie McCoy. read more

The Nashville Number System (also just called the number system) is a way of writing the chords to a song in a "universal" or neutral key using numbers instead of chord names. This way the song can be played in any key at any time with out rewriting it. read more

The Nashville Number System is used by nearly every working musician in Nashville. Learn it! read more