Song Charting Made Easy: A Play-along Guide to the Nashville Number System
- ISBN-10
- 1423463676
- ISBN-13
- 9781423463672
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
- Author
- Jim Riley
Description
(Music Instruction). Here's your personal introduction to the most versatile song charting system ever created, the Nashville Number System. Used for decades by the world's top studio musicians, the Number system allows you to chart an entire song for the whole band on a single sheet of paper in about five minutes! Whether you are a musician trying to break into the competitive world of session playing, a songwriter looking for a quick way to document your songs, or you're just looking for a better way to communicate musically with your band, this system is exactly what you need. The book includes a CD with more than 90 musical examples recorded by some of the world's best session musicians. They will guide you through the Number system from its basic concepts to the most intricate nuances. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to take what you have learned and jam along with fully-produced tracks that have been custom-mixed for guitar, keyboards, bass, and drums. Written by Jim Riley, the drummer for Rascal Flatts! Song Charting Made Easy will very simply change the way you think about music.
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