The British Steelies Society

A few folks ask me to elaborate on the Nashville Number System, ok here goes.

Each scale has 8 notes with the 8th starting over (root)

Example 1 C MAJOR SCALE
C=1 D=2 E=3 F=4 G=5 A=6 B=7 and 8 would be C again.

Example 1.1:
If you had a song that the chords progressed from C to A minor to F to G to C again
the turn around term or numbers on the sheet would be 1 6- 4 5 1 (C being the root)

Example 2 G MAJOR SCALE
G=1 A=2 B=3 C=4 D=5 E=6 F#=7 and 8 would be G again.

Example 2.1:
If you had a song that the chords progressed from G to E minor to C to D to G
the turn around term or numbers on the sheet would be 1 6- 4 5 1 (G being the root)

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C MAJOR SCALE

Notes: C – D – E – F – G – A – B

Diatonic Triads: CM – Dm – Em – FM – GM – Am – Bdim

Relative Minor: A minor

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G MAJOR SCALE

Notes: G – A – B – C – D – E – F#

Diatonic Triads: GM – Am – Bm – CM – DM – Em – F#dim

Relative Minor: E minor

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D MAJOR SCALE

Notes: D – E – F# – G – A – B – C#

Diatonic Triads: DM – Em – F#m – G – A – Bb – C#dim

Relative Minor: B minor

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A MAJOR SCALE

Notes: A – B – C# – D – E – F# – G#

Diatonic Triads: AM – Bm – C#m – DM – EM – F#m – G#dim

Relative Minor: F# minor

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E MAJOR SCALE

Notes: E – F# – G# – A – B – C# – D#

Diatonic Triads: EM – F#m – G#m – AM – BM – C#m – D#dim

Relative Minor: C# minor

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B MAJOR SCALE

Notes: B – C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A#

Diatonic Triads: BM – C#m – D#m – EM – F#M – G#m – A#dim

Relative Minor: G# minor

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F# MAJOR SCALE

Notes: F# – G# – A# – B – C# – D# – E#

Diatonic Triads: F#M – G#m – A#m – BM – C#M – D#m – E#dim

Relative Minor: D# minor

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Db MAJOR SCALE

Notes: Db – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C

Diatonic Triads: DbM – Ebm – Fm – GbM – AbM – Bbm – Cdim

Relative Minor: Bb minor

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Ab MAJOR SCALE

Notes: Ab – Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – G

Diatonic Triads: AbM – Bbm – Cm – DbM – EbM – Fm – Gdim

Relative Minor: F minor

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Eb MAJOR SCALE

Notes: Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D

Diatonic Triads: EbM – Fm – Gm – AbM – BbM – Cm – Ddim

Relative Minor: C minor

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Bb MAJOR SCALE

Notes: Bb – C – D – Eb – F – G – A

Diatonic Triads: BbM – Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim

Relative Minor: G minor

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F MAJOR SCALE

Notes: F – G – A – Bb – C – D – E

Diatonic Triads: FM – Gm – Am – BbM – CM – Dm – Edim

Relative Minor: D minor

By Jerry Linn
The Steel Guitar Network

I have been trying to get a better knowledge of scales on the E9 neck. After watching a Joe Wright video I thought his use of charts showing where the major scale notes are for given keys helped. After beginning to go a bit stir crazy with all the snow, I decided to create some charts. I have put them on the web in new set of 'Steel Guitar' pages on my website. If you click Steel Guitar on the main menu, then click the 'E9 Major Scales Charts' link you should find a menu of charts.

Maybe someone else may find them useful.

Now back to try figuring some Dorian rock licks

Hi Alan
These are great! I used the 'C' scale to speed up tabbing out a simple version of 'Killing me Softly' for psg. It's all C major scale except for one G# at the 'stranger to my eyes' bit just before the chorus. The scale certainly reduced time in finding the notes!

Here,s a place for some nice tuition/lessons on PSG. Regards Graham Click on E9th Lessons at http://www.sierrasteels.com/lessons/e9th-lessons.html

This looks brilliant, I attended a seminar with Joe Wright in Ireland he is brilliant.