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Numbers naming chords by scale degree rather than by letter.
Also known as: Number chart, Nashville numbers
The Nashville number system writes chords as scale degrees, so a song can be transposed to any key without rewriting the chart. It exists because session singers change key at short notice, which is a working practice rather than a theoretical preference.
Names chords by their numbered degree within the key rather than by letter, so a chart is key-independent.
Contexts: Music
Was developed for session work where a key may change immediately before a take, and remains standard in Nashville studio practice.
Contexts: Music
Arabic numerals with small added symbols, written in a row across a lyric or bar grid.