The Nashville Number System Explained

Chas Williams teaches you the Nashville Number System, a method developed in the 1950s to transcribe music by denoting the scale degree on which each chord in a song’s key is built. The Nashville Number System is a trick that musicians use to figure out chord progressions on the fly. This three (3) part mini-series will teach you everything you need to know to start using it. Chas quite literally wrote the book on the system, publishing The Nashville Number System in 1988.

3 episodes

Chas Williams

Chas Williams

Nashville in 1979, Chas Williams quite literally wrote the book on the Nashville Numbers System.   As well as being prolific songwriter and producer, Chas has played dobro, slide, and electric guitar with Wynona Judd, Nanci Griffith, David Gates (Bread), and many more.