The Nashville Number System Fake Book (Paperback)

ISBN 10: 1495014096 / ISBN 13: 9781495014093

Published by Hal Leonard Corporation, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. (Fake Book). The Nashville Number System is the standard way for a professional country musician to notate a song. The system has been around since the 1950s, and it rapidly became widespread within the country music community because of how efficiently it can represent music. In essence, a Nashville number chart conveys the harmony, key, meter, rhythm, phrase structure, instrumentation, arrangement, and form of a song all on a single piece of paper. An introduction is included that thoroughly explains how to use the book. Lyrics are not included. This valuable resource gathers together 200 country standards from yesterday's favorites to today's chart-topping hits, including: Achy Breaky Heart (Don't Tell My Heart) * Act Naturally * All the Gold in California * Always on My Mind * Amazed * Battle of New Orleans * Before He Cheats * Before the Next Teardrop Falls * Behind Closed Doors * Bless the Broken Road * Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain * Boot Scootin' Boogie * A Boy Named Sue * Breathe * Coal Miner's Daughter * Could I Have This Dance * Crazy * The Dance * Delta Dawn * The Devil Went down to Georgia * Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue * Elvira * Folsom Prison Blues * Friends in Low Places * The Gambler * God Bless the U.S.A. * He Stopped Loving Her Today * Hey, Good Lookin' * I Hope You Dance * I Walk the Line * I Will Always Love You * In Color * Jesus Take the Wheel * King of the Road * Live like You Were Dying * The Long Black Veil * Lucille * Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) * Mean * Need You Now * On the Road Again * Redneck Woman * Springsteen * Stand by Your Man * This Kiss * You're Still the One * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more! Spiral bound. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nashville Number System Fake Book (Paperback)
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1495014096
• ISBN 13: 9781495014093
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Discover the essential reference used by Nashville's top session players and songwriters with The Nashville Number System Fake Book. This unique collection includes 200 iconic country music songs, all transcribed using the Nashville number system, the efficient and flexible chord notation method adopted throughout the professional country music industry since the 1950s. * * Unlike traditional sheet music, this book uses number charts to convey key changes, harmonic structure, rhythm, form, and instrumentation—all on a single page. It's perfect for guitarists, pianists, keyboard players, and composers who want to master chord-based arrangements or perform quickly with other musicians. While lyrics are not included, the charts provide everything needed to interpret and perform each song authentically. * * An in-depth introduction explains how the Nashville number system works, making this a practical educational tool for musicians of all levels. This resource is especially useful as a music teacher resource in group instruction or band rehearsals, and it’s a thoughtful gift for pianists, songwriters, or anyone who plays by ear and wants to unlock the language of professional studio charts. * * Songs Included (Sample): * Achy Breaky Heart * Always on My Mind * Before He Cheats * Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain * Boot Scootin' Boogie * Crazy * Delta Dawn * Elvira * Folsom Prison Blues * Friends in Low Places * I Walk the Line * I Will Always Love You * Lucille * Need You Now * On the Road Again * Redneck Woman * Springsteen * Stand by Your Man * This Kiss * Your Cheatin’ Heart * and 180+ more country standards.

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Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard LLC has become the worlds largest source of music performance and instructional materials, with a catalog of over a million products in both physical and digital form. They represent many of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time and publish and distribute works from all genres of music for all styles of musicians and ensembles.

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard LLC has become the worlds largest source of music performance and instructional materials, with a catalog of over a million products in both physical and digital form. They represent many of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time and publish and distribute works from all genres of music for all styles of musicians and ensembles.