T|  Piano Chord Scales - Nashville Chord System
A|  Chorded By: Da Tickler (3/9/09)
B|  
N|  Here is a table of piano chord scales which are commonly referred to as the
A|  'Nashville Chord System' of numbering chord scales (1-7). It comes in very
B|  handy when you're writing songs & you're looking for that next chord in a
B|  particular progression in your song. From left-to-right these are the chord
E|  scales for the 'MAJOR' chords.
R|  
.|  *** The 'MINOR' chord scales can be easily derived from thses MAJOR chord
C|      scales by beginning at #6. Hence, 6 becomes 1, 7 - 2, 1 - 3, 2 - 4, etc.
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M|  
-|      1     |     2     |     3     |     4     |     5     |     6     |     7
T|  __________________________________________________________________________________
A|  
B|     [CC
]    |    [DmDm
]   |    [EmEm
]   |    [FF
]    |    [GG
]    |    [AmAm
]   |    Bdim
N|  __________________________________________________________________________________
A|  
B|     [C#C#
]   |   [D#mD#m
]   |    [FmFm
]   |    [F#F#
]   |    [G#G#
]   |   [A#mA#m
]   |    Cdim
B|     (Db)       (Ebm)                    (Gb)        (Ab)       (Bbm)
E|  __________________________________________________________________________________
R|  
.|     [DD
]    |    [EmEm
]   |   [F#mF#m
]   |    [GG
]    |    [AA
]    |    [BmBm
]   |   C#dim
C|                            (Gbm)                                          (Dbdim)
O|  __________________________________________________________________________________
M|  
-|     [D#D#
]   |    [FmFm
]   |    [GmGm
]   |    [G#G#
]   |    [A#A#
]   |    [CmCm
]   |    Ddim
T|     (Eb)                                (Ab)        (Bb)
A|  __________________________________________________________________________________
B|  
N|     [EE
]    |   [F#mF#m
]   |   [G#mG#m
]   |    [AA
]    |    [BB
]    |   [C#mC#m
]   |   D#dim
A|                (Gbm)       (Abm)                               (Dbm)      (Ebdim)
B|  __________________________________________________________________________________
B|  
E|     [FF
]    |    [GmGm
]   |    [AmAm
]   |    [A#A#
]   |    [CC
]    |    [DmDm
]   |    Edim
R|                                         (Bb)
.|  __________________________________________________________________________________
C|  
O|     [F#F#
]   |   [G#mG#m
]   |   [A#mA#m
]   |    [BB
]    |    [C#C#
]   |   [D#mD#m
]   |    Fdim
M|     (Gb)       (Abm)       (Bbm)                    (Db)       (Ebm)
-|  __________________________________________________________________________________
T|  
A|     [GG
]    |    [AmAm
]   |    [BmBm
]   |    [CC
]    |    [DD
]    |    [EmEm
]   |   F#dim
B|                                                                           (Gbdim)
N|  __________________________________________________________________________________
A|  
B|     [G#G#
]   |   [BbmBbm
]   |    [CmCm
]   |    [C#C#
]   |    [D#D#
]   |    [FmFm
]   |    Gdim
B|     (Ab)       (A#m)                    (Db)        (Eb)
E|  __________________________________________________________________________________
R|  
.|     [AA
]    |    [BmBm
]   |   [C#mC#m
]   |    [DD
]    |    [EE
]    |   [F#mF#m
]   |   G#dim
C|                            (Dbm)                               (Gbm)      (Abdim)
O|  __________________________________________________________________________________
M|  
-|     [A#A#
]   |    [CmCm
]   |    [DmDm
]   |    [D#D#
]   |    [FF
]    |    [GmGm
]   |    Adim
T|     (Bb)                                (Eb)
A|  __________________________________________________________________________________
B|  
N|     [BB
]    |   [C#mC#m
]   |   [D#mD#m
]   |    [EE
]    |    [F#F#
]   |   [G#mG#m
]   |   A#dim
A|                (Dbm)       (Ebm)                    (Gb)       (Abm)      (Gbdim)
B|  __________________________________________________________________________________
B|