"Nashville Number System" Basics Tutorial

[valiantcold]

Thanks for this. I came across it mentioned in (Chronicles)Bob Dylan's book recently and your Video really helped me understand.

[Featureman]

@valiantcold You are welcome. Thanks.

[FoxZo83]

helped me understand the number system a lot better. thank you.

[Featureman]

@FoxZo83 You are very welcome. Thanks.

[Gallifrey77203]

It makes sense that the number system would have been invented by an harmonica player. When the key changes they change harmonicas, but the numbers an the harp stay the same.

[Featureman]

Thanks. I had not thought about that. It would be interesting if guitar players had to use a different guitar for each key or piano players used different pianos for each key.

[silvermediastudio]

@Featureman Many guitarists do.. they'll have two or three on stage each tuned differently so they don't have to re-tune between songs that require different tunings. They also use a capo to raise the pitch.

[Featureman]

@silvermediastudio True. They have a few tricks that are very helpful. Thanks.

[silvermediastudio]

@Gallifrey77203 That would make sense, except that a harmonica player worth his salt can play three, if not four or five different keys on a single harp by playing in first, second, third, or further positions through bending and overblows.

[detauk]

Thanks so much!!!!

[Featureman]

@detauk  You are very welcome.

[Winseytails]

nice!

[Featureman]

Thanks.

[giddyupya]

thanks for sharing your knowledge...this is great info.

greetings from good ol` germany ; )

[Featureman]

You are welcome. I hope it is warmer there than it is here. Thanks.

[juanCarlosvp7]

cool ^^, I'm learning piano, I'm kind of a begginer, and this explanation helps me greatly to play with chords, I need some practice. thanx for posting good vid.

[Featureman]

Thanks. I actually did a recording session in Nashville today and sure enough they were using numbers charts.

[MISSBEBEBLUE]

that was great, I'll have to watch a few times to really get it, thanks, great video.

[Featureman]

Thank you. It comes in handy if you want to do some different versions of some songs, such as modulating or changing the ending from time to time, or the beginning.

[QdrewtigerQ]

nice

[Featureman]

Thanks.

[GNsWorld]

ahh i learned something

[Featureman]

Thanks. It is used in most major recording studios in most cities. I first saw a numbers chart in the 1960s in Las Vegas when I lived there and did some recording.

[GNsWorld]

thats pretty cool

[trevorbronson]

first!

[Featureman]

You saw it before I did. The quality will improve in a few hours. It is actually hi def.