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It means that the 4 and the 1 are both in the same bar. Sometimes you'll see two numbers crowded together like this:ġ 41 1 41.
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(Or ask a harmonica player they deal with the same issue, the instruments being almost identical in the way they're laid out.)
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For an alternate way to understand this, speak to an accordion player and have him/her demonstrate. That told me that the song was either primarily a "push" song on the accordion (putting it in the key of C on a C accordion, the instrument's 1 chord) or a "pull" song (putting it in the key of G, the instrument's 5 chord). Sometimes you'll see a 1 or a 5 after a title. This note was probably made for the above reason. "instr" means the instrumental part of the song, while "vocal" means the vocal part of the song. Sometimes that accordion's solo has a different shape that the rest of the tune it will skip a pause that the singer includes. It's not always identified with a T if that section was obvious to me. T means the turn of a song, or the B part or the second part. This can be combined with W for waltz ie, WC means waltz in C. Sometimes you'll see a letter after the name of the song, this means the song is in that key. Fiddle players and guitar players like to know, and you can hear them find out the first time the chord hits. The accordion and bass will play the same notes anyway. It's not like anyone is going to tell you. A rare example of a 6 major chord is in 'Tits Yeux Noir, the E chord that follows C (if you're playing in C). I knew this, you didn't, thus me not bothering to notate the minor. You see, there aren't many 6 chords in Cajun music, and what few there are, are minor. I often didn't bother making a minus sign after a 6 you'll have to verify the quality of the chord yourself. However, please keep in mind that these are notes to myself. A minus sign "-" means that chord is minor. For example: "How does Quelle Etoile go?" It is "Forty-one fifty five, fifty-five eleven." i.e., 4155 5511, which in the key of C would be FCGG GGCC.įor additional discussion of the Nashville number system, see here. But if you need to quickly communicate a song to someone, it's unbeatable. You don't need either charts or the number system if you are going to sit with a record and memorize all your songs. There are books on it, but I just explained it.
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This number system is very old and was adopted in Nashville and is used exclusively there where it is called (of course) the Nashville Number System. There is no H chord, obviously music only uses the alphabet from A to G. Notice that after G we started over with A. The 2 chord is D, the 4 chord is F, and so on. To know what the 5 chord is, count the alphabet from C on your fingers you will arrive at G on the fifth finger. For example in the key of C, the 1 chord is C. You must know the Nashville number system to understand my charts. Please direct question and comments to her. Note that the following is information has been transcribed and interpreted by the page owner, Sheridan Scope. In addition, Sam has a wide range of interests and extensive other musical experience (see the Sam Broussard website). Sam is a guitarist who now plays with Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys and has played with several famous Cajun bands over the years. Note: The content below was generously provided by Sam Broussard. The Nashville Number System and Sam Broussard's Chord Charts