Reading Nashville Number Chart?

[Stumbo]

For more detail number charts I use Finale music software. It is kind of expensive but in my opinion it can give you the best of both worlds. I am able to show rhythmic values and even notate a few things. I am also able to switch from actual chords view to nashville number notation with only one click.
I do alot of charting for people and sometimes they request both types of notation. I like personally like more detail so I tend to use Finale if the chart requires more information for myself or other players. I use ForScore on the Ipad to display all of the charts I write out.
Here are a few examples:

Finale Nashville Number Chart
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=325663&stc=1&d=1363724856

NNS TT Font done on Word
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=325664&stc=1&d=1363724959

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=325663&stc=1&d=1363724856

For some reason the Finale link wasn't showing up on my monitor.

 

[rogerjeep]

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Try this link see it works. If not, let me know and I'll send you the entire chart

 

[Blatz]

A diamond means to strike the chord and let it ring for its designated duration.

There is an art form to the Nashville number system. If you really want to learn it I'd consider the following book. I've provided a link to Amazon to take a look but I'm sure you can find it elsewhere.

http://www.amazon.com/Nashville-Num...90412&sr=8-1&keywords=nashville+number+system

Good luck!

+100 on this book. I use stuff from it all the time

 

[Stumbo]

Videos with music and NNS charts, excerpts from Chas Williams NNS book. Some with bouncing ball to follow along . http://www.youtube.com/user/nns1511

NNS basics:
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http://web.archive.org/web/20090418042859/http://www.don-mclean.com/guitars/nashville1.asp