I cannot thank you enough. After 50+ years of playing, it's all crystal clear.

You made it click! 💜 Time to apply

Oh my! I think I may just be on to something. SO glad I accidentally found you! lol Looking forward to improving my skill level. Thank you.

Thank you

so helpful!! THANK YOU!

Wow. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I came off your Scale Degrees video, which had me with a lot of questions, then I read your comment where you suggested someone to watch this video and well, this video really explained it well to me. I'm surprised you don't have more subs, your style of teaching resonated with me and now you've most definitely leveled up my music production. Now, it's going to take me some time to really process it and get it ingrained in my brain, not to mention the practice aspect of it but man, you really opened my mind up to so many things now with this. Definitely subbed after that.

Hey, for the record this has helped me understand building chords quite a bit! I do wonder if you'll ever do a video explaining the 5/7 a little more in detail or just a few more examples of how it's used? I fully understood everything up to that.

it works great for beginners or guitar players because keys are just PITCH. However Remain flexible becuase there's other scales aside the MAJOR scale. if your advance, you'll also have to take into consideration other people's level of comprehension ( ALL 12 notes WORK) 95% of advance musicians might only learn these other 2 scales...Harmonic min or the melodic min. For some reason the Harmonic MAJOR isnt taught as much anymore.. even thou it's a familar sound in T.V. theme show..ect The (N6) Harmonic min b2 or Melodic min is also commonly used. Anyway....You can VISUALLY SEE it or comprehend these various scales on the PIANO....In C MAJOR/Amin....as the REFERENCE. The other 5 BLACK NOTES ( b2, b3 .....b5, b6, b7) Im just going to shift ONE NOTE at a time to obtain the other scale's Mix, maj7 = Circle of 5th......Pushing UP Ion, b7 = Cycle of 4th......Pushing DOWN ( b3, b6, b7) = SECOND Arpeggio of the 1, 4, 5 chord PUSHING DOWN from C MAJOR towards C min b6 = Harmonic MAJOR..................C Maj F min G 7 b3= melodic min C min F7 G7 b3, b6 = Harmonic min C min F min G7 b3, b6, b7 = NATURAL min C min F min G7 ( b2, b5) b2, b3 = Melodic min b2 ( N6) b2, b3, b6 = Harmonic min b2 ( n6) b3, b5 = Melodic min b5 b3, b5, b6 = Harmonic min b5 ( iii of HUNGARIAN MAJOR) b3, #4 = Melodic min #4. ( aka lydian dim or lydian b3 or iv of Harmonic MAJOR) b3, #4, b6 =Harmonic min #4...aka Double harmonic min or Hungarian minor. You can also REVERSE the process...PUSH UP from A min towards A MAJOR b3, b6, b7 A min D min E min b3, b6 A min D min E7 b3 A min D7 E7 b3, #4 A min B7 D#dim E Maj7 b6 A MAJ D min E7 2, 4, b6, 7 chord degree are all POSSIBLE full diminished They overlap ( common chords you can use to shift to multiple keys) Whether you count from C Harmonic MAJOR or A Harmonic min And C Harmonic min and A Harmonic MAJOR D, F, Ab, B B, D, F, G# Augmented chord are also symmetrical C, E, Ab or E, G#, C.....or Ab, C, E You can also use any augmented chords to play into a chord or help you shift keys it's works in the same way as MAJOR or DOMINANT chords. 3 into 4.....(the maj3 arpeggio into 4) G, B into C Augmented chords are simply all Maj3 intervals. You want to get used to playing ( V to I) or ( V into i) G7 into C MAJOR or C min ( B dim/G into C) E7 into A min or A MAJOR ( G# dim/E into C) D#dim into E ( B7 into E)....ect. Most of the time the N6 will get INSERTED..after the minor's tonic A Harmonic min b2 ( Bb lyd #6) or A melodic min b2 ( lyd #5, #6) Bb Maj chord...... Bb lyd #2, #6 = D double harmonic min. In a nutshell...you could stack the N6 chord to any kind of chords. You could also use it to help you CYCLE DOWN to the 4th. Bb lydian ( IV) to F MAJOR/Dmin Bb ion ( I ) to Bb MAJOR/Gmin Bb7 (V) to Eb MAJOR/C min you can also play Bb dim into B min/D MAJOR A min Bb7 C7 into F min A min Bbdim C7 into F min A min Bbmaj C7 D min/F MAJOR A min Bbdim C dim into C# min/E MAJOR notice the A lydianb3 to E Harmonic MAJOR... it's easier if you see this..... A min C Maj7 B7 into E MAJOR it's exaclty the same movement as F min Ab Maj G7 into C MAJOR. Hence C MAJOR into F min chord....Ab Maj G7 into C MAJOR or the #5/b6 degree chord ( counting from C MAJOR) can be alter to whatever or Maj7.. In a nutshell. Ab Lydian #6.....lyd #5, #6....Lyd #2, #5 or Lydian #2, #5 You can also play G#/Ab augmented into A MAJOR or A min. You can also apply the N6 after the C MAJOR's tonic. Db...dim, augment....ect Db/C# dim or augmented into D min. Anyways....A lydian b3 = G# phrygian b4. You could play A min G#7 into C# min/E MAjor...or A min B7 into E MAJOR or A min......C dim into C# min.. or A min C dim D# dim into E min or A min B7 into E min Once in C#min/E MAJOR....use the N6 to help you CYCLE back down C# min D maj7 to B min C# min D maj7 E7 F# min/A MAJOR C# min D dim E7 C# min D7 E7 C# min D dim E dim into F minor ( A min Bb7 C7 into F min) or play this A min B augment into C MAJOR A min B min E7 into A min ( ii, V i) melodic min version) A min D7 into G min ( G melodic min )...or Bb MAJOR i use the term A LYDIAN...so you'll see the A min's TONIC and associated with 4 or b6... Then you'll see it as 2, 4, b6, 7 A dim into Bb MAJOR.. It's totally cool once you see it or comprehend it. Aeo...............................dor Harmonic min Melodic min Harmonic min b2 Melodic min b2 Harmonic min b5 Melodic min b5 Harmonic min #4 Melodic min #4 ion #6 ion #2, b6 or I can list it like this.. Aeo Maj7 Harmonic min Dor Maj7 melodic min phry Maj7 Harmonic min b2 mix Maj7 IONIAN loc Maj7 Ion #6 these are just mode from the other scales. Im simply going to push up or play the LEADING TONE aeo b2 aeo b2 Maj7 aeo b5 aeo b5 Maj7 aeo #4 aeo #4 Maj7 dor b2 dor b2 Maj7 dor b5 dor b5 Maj7 dor #4 dor #4 Maj7 mix b6 mix b6 maj7 ( Harmonic MAJOR) Lets say I play A min C Maj C# dim into D min ( D melodic min) G7 A7 into D min The A7 = mix b6 Mix b6, maj7 = A HARMONIC MAJOR or A min.....D7 E7 ( mix b6) A min B7 E maj7 ( E HARMONIC MAJOR)

What about 7th chords? 2 - 3 - 7 are gonna be minor always? Same with major numbers? I'm just starting learning about this and I want to know how to make progression with 7th chords

Jonathon, There are no minor chords in the Nashville Number System scale. All the chords in the NNS scale are major. Using the C scale as an example...1=C Major, 2=D Major, 3=E Major, 4=F Major, 5=G Major, 6=A Major, 7=B major. The concept you are speaking of...only using the notes of a scale to form the chords of the scale...does not apply to the NNS. This scale (1, 2m, 3m, 4, 5, 6m, 7dim) is not the NNS. Paul Franklin is a world class Nashville musician who has a commentary on the NNS. Go to: NUMBER THEORY THE NASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM - PAUL FRANKLIN. It will verify everything I'm telling you. Best to you!