Using the Nashville Number System presented by Jesus Culture
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- Jesus Culture band shares how they use the Nashville Number System for communicating chord changes. After the video, learn more from Sweetwater Worship Connect here: www.sweetwater....
As a Nashville musician and producer for over 45 years I can tell you that the 2, 3, and 6 are not always minor. That concept has been around for centuries ( you can only use the tones that are in the scale to form the chords of that scale) however it is NOT the Nashville Number System. In the NNS used by the working professional musicians in Nashville the chords are Major...always Major unless modified by a suffix indicating it is minor (2-, 6- etc). If you write 1 2 6 5 in the Key of C, every professional Nashville musician will play C, D Major, A Major, G. By teaching the NNS using this flawed concept, you are in error and you should correct this ASAP. May I suggest that you buy the book "The Nashville Number System" by Chas Williams and read the section on page 15 under Chord Symbols.
I lead a worship band also and I would not ever want to lead them astray...hopefully you feel the same.
As a musician myself, I appreciate this input, coming from an actual Nashville musician. I can see why session musicians are so keen on the original concept. I think the reason why most praise/worship bands have this common concept, is to make it easier to play the correspondent chords and tonalities, without the additional terminology.
But I mean if everyone on the team has a shared understanding of this concept, even if it's different from yours, where is the harm?
@@kennethnashe5461 It's not a question of "shared understanding", or my understanding... it's the difference between correct and incorrect. The NNS is what it is...you can try to change it into something it is not but it will stay the same. You ask,"where is the harm?" Over the years I've been in sessions with producers who used the 2m, 3m, 6m, 7dim concept and the sessions were a complete disaster. In one case a producer came to Nashville from another country using this concept and wound up costing the record label a lot of money because all the charts had to be re-written. That's where the harm is!! A number by itself, whether it's a 2, 3, 6, or 7 will always.....ALWAYS.... be a basic Major chord in the NNS!
@@nickbruno8495 well 1. Why would 2 3 and 6 be major if they're not normally major outside of the nns? And 2 all you're doing is proving my point that a group of people have a shared understanding of what the numbers equate to. The person from the other country entered into a group of people that had a different understanding. Just like these people have a different understanding than you do and can communicate with each other effectively. You would be the person from another country entering into this worship team in the video.
@@kennethnashe5461 The Diatonic scale dictates that you may only use the notes within the scale to form the chords of the scale. The NNS does subscribe to that concept!!!!!!! Now if you and the musicians you work with want to use a number system that labels the 2, 3, and 6 as always minor chords, that's fine with me. BUT......if you call it the Nashville Number System you are incorrect. IN THE NASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM ALL THE CHORDS ARE MAJOR UNLESS THERE IS A SUFFIX ATTACHED THAT INDICATES THAT THEY ARE MINOR! IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE HOW MANY ONLINE VIDEOS OR WORSHIP TEAMS TRY TO TEACH THE NNS USING THE DIATONIC SCALE.........THEY ARE WRONG!!!!!
This didn’t explain it to me lol
Any explaination of this system WITHOUT showing one chart is not really an explaination. Wow!
All you guys forget a simple thing....WHY, are you changing keys ??? A beginner needs to know you don't always sing in the same key.. And why and how to move your key to fit your voice.. The concept of why your changing keys has to be understood first ..
This system actually originated in classical music with diatonic functions, the function of chords. Upper case for major, lower case for minor i.e. I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii° (7th being diminished). Whenever I transcribe songs I always use diatonic functions (with figured bass for inversions). Really cool seeing this used more universally!
That was so helpful! Thank you for this video.
They all sound very different, and I have no clue what the guitaris is doing, are there any videos out there that coud display this in detail?
What does 1 over 3 mean
It means that you do the 1 chord, over 3 bass note. (1/3) So in C, it would be C/E (C major over E)
1 - root
3 - base
@@moniquewrites9046 bass*
God that’s good!
Hey fam
I'd like to hear them apply it to House Of The Rising Sun.
I could see how on paper when you have a 2 or 3 or 6 you could put the - (minus) symbol next to them for minor or leave off if you intend a major where not expected in the chords built on the major scale, but how do they communicate that using their fingers in a live situation? Or do they just stick to the 'normal' chords? How would you communicate a key modulation/change live? Or that wouldn't happen unless planned? Thanks for your reply.
@@jimt2430 Check out Steve Stine's Free TH-cam Lessons or You can join his site. Lastly, You can just Google NNS. I like Sweetwater but actually I found this short Video confusing and as an Old performing musician I understand NNS quite well. I was wondering, "How many New/Intermediate Musicians had any idea what Sweetwater was trying to say here"? BUT, I always appreciate anyone taking their time to provide FREE Music Info.
@@ernestscernestsc4673 I'm 3 months in. Unsire how the dots connect from a
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 (a# / b flat) the 7, when the c is the 1...
Why is that?
Right. Sounds like you're referring to the dominant 7th chord where C is the root of the CHORD, and b flat is the 7th of the chords. But these guys are talking about 7 different chords. For each of them, the chord structure they're using is 1 (root), 3, 5.
@@stevemorel7174 If c is the 1, and I write a chart for the song and I wanted everyone to play a B-flat, would I write the B-flat as a 7 or a 7-flat or a 6# ?
@@ACD429 It would depend on the key in which you are playing in. If you're in the key of C and you'd want to play a B flat, that chord would be out of the key you're in, so you'd need to have a way to signal sharps and flats. A B flat in the key of C could be associated with a flat 7, however the 7 chord in all major scales is a diminished scale. Adding chords outside of your designated key is probably something you would want to discuss before playing, or leave it out completely if you're playing with beginners.
start with the root then go whole whole half whole whole whole half Tonic- 1234567T Major minor minor major major minor diminished. If its a minor key just start with the 6th and go up 67T2345. So the relative minor of C is A. All the same chords just depends on where you start. Minor is actually a mode of the major scale.
It's really not that complicated. NNS uses major scales, very basic. In the key of C you could write 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and it would mean C D E F G A B , All major chords. for a B minor chord it would be 7m (or 7-) for a Bb chord it would be 7b