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Nashville Number System: Collected Symbols
- Nashville Number System: Collected Symbols.
- ^ = Crash/Accent played on the on downbeat (NNS*) ...
- # = Sharp (NNS) ...
- - = Minor ex: -3 = minor 3, G- or -G = G minor (NNS) ...
- o = diminished ( o as superscript) (NNS) ...
- All chords are assumed to be major unless otherwise noted.
What does a diamond mean in Nashville number system?
NNS charts use unique rhythmic symbols as well, and variations in practice exist. A diamond shape around a number indicates that the chord should be held out or allowed to ring as a whole note.
Who created the Nashville number system?
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.
