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Nashville Numbers

Map scale-degree numbers to real chords, in any key.

What is the Nashville Number System?

Session musicians in Nashville often write chord charts using numbers instead of letter names — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 — for each note of the scale, instead of writing "C" or "G". A minor chord gets a small "m" (like 2m), and the 7th degree usually gets "dim".

The whole point: the SAME numbers work in every key. A "1–4–5" progression is always built the same way, whether you're playing in C or in Eb — so a band can change key on the spot without re-learning the song.

In C major: 1=C, 2m=Dm, 3m=Em, 4=F, 5=G, 6m=Am, 7dim=Bdim
In G major: 1=G, 2m=Am, 3m=Bm, 4=C, 5=D, 6m=Em, 7dim=F#dim
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Key — this is your difficulty. More sharps/flats = harder.

Tap a chord below, then tap the number you think it belongs to

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