Things in the studio and on stage move FAST! So short hand is often used. If thereвЂ™s two chords per bar, itвЂ™s assumed they each get two beats, unless under the underline thereвЂ™s hash marks dividing them otherwise. Otherwise it assumed that itвЂ™s one number (one chord) per measure. When there are two chords or more to a bar, they are underlined (and called a split bar). And notated as вЂњb7вЂќ (the small вЂњbвЂќ representing the flat symbol). Therefore, (keeping in the key of A) if a G major were to be used in the song, it would be called a flat seven. If thereвЂ™s a flatted chord, it is usually notated before the chord. So, if you saw a вЂњ2вЂќ it would be a B major (in the key of A), while вЂњ2mвЂќ would be a B minor. So, here is A major, diatonically (note that the вЂњmвЂќ and вЂњdimвЂќ are used here- different from the chart in the question): seven, nine, eleven and thirteen chords would have the number smaller on the right hand upper corner of the number. Diminished chords would have вЂњdimвЂќ or the little circle thatвЂ™s not on the keyboard. And, without the вЂњmвЂќ or вЂњdimвЂќ it would be a major chord.ДЄ minor chord would have a вЂњmвЂќ next to it. Basically, the flatted seventh of the root chord. In the Key of A, would the numbers and chords be:ДЄnd what if there was a G major in the song, what number would that be and how would that be charted? Help!ДЄ: That would be shown as either a вЂњb7вЂќ or a вЂњ7bвЂќ.

Q: Although I believe I understand the Nashville Number System, IвЂ™m still need some help. This system has started to catch hold outside of Nashville, but thereвЂ™s still some level of confusion as illustrated in the question below. Since each scale step is represented with a number, the need to re-chart the song is eliminated when the singer or producer decides to switch keys. In Nashville a number system is used in place of conventional charts to facilitate quick transposing of songs.

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