Why You Need To Know The Nashville Number System 

This was a game changer for me the first time you mentioned it. The chart is pretty handy though. I normally count my fingers while reciting the chords. Thanks for continuing to share your knowledge with the rest of us. Much appreciated.

Great tips. I've never understood the reticence of so many guitarists from learning basic theory concepts. I've never particularly liked how Nashville numbering always works from major keys, as it can make the 5 chord in a minor confusing (is it a 3 or a 3- ? It depends...) but it's a useful form of musical shorthand. Playing in churches for 20+ years, it's always been essential to be able to transpose in your head anyway, so I can work with letters or numbers. But knowing both is definitely useful.

This also really opens things up for players who on the fence of understanding scales. Was an easy big jump for me in my playing. Nice video bud

As a long time Nashville musician and producer I am always glad when the Nashville Number System is being promoted. Thank you for your video. Please allow to make a correction. In the NNS all the chords are Major. This scale 1, 2m, 3m, 4, 5, 6m, 7dim is NOT the NNS. This scale is used over in Jazzland along with the Roman Numeral System. It is a concept that states that you may only use the notes in the scale to form the chords in the scale...thus the 2 chord in the C Major scale must be a minor because you cannot use the F# to form the D chord because F# does not appear in the C scale. The NNS does not subscribe to this concept. In the NNS a number by itself will ALWAYS be played as a basic Major chord. A 2 chord in the C Major scale in the NNS is a D Major. A minor chord must have a suffix attached as in 2- or 2m or it will be played as a Major chord. Again, thank you for your video. Best to you!

I might as well be a monkey when it comes to communicating keys, signatures, etc. to fellow musicians. This system pushed me right through into communicating, and further understanding the music I write. Sweet video, huge help, thank you!

Great video, thanks for sharing! Really useful info! It took me a long time (two decades) to think of a capo as a tool, not a crutch.

Dude, that acoustic sounds beautiful!

Thanks for the video.. so as a learning strategy would you recommend switching to charting music out with the NNS? To making a point of learning to read and play songs with the numbers rather than the traditional way most of us 'non Nashvillians' do it by reading regular chord charts? Not sure if there are even websites like Ultimate guitar that display it in this way? Thanks for video. You've got me thinking about a whole new approach!