Hello Amy, I’d need a sample in both Nashville and standard notation to see what would have to be done.
JM > Le 4 juin 2021 à 21:04, Amelie Protscher <a...@amelieprotscher.com> a écrit : > > Hi Elaine, Jacques, > > indeed the Jianpu system is somewhat similar, so some routines could > probably be taken from there. > > Regarding the Nashville system, the ruleset is as follows: > > FORMAL: > > Key, time signature, feel, tempo, and title are stated on top of chart. > > Every section gets a new line, with the section name on the left. > > Lines in sections may break after 4 or 8 bars (or however long the > phrase is) > > HARMONIC: > > Chord roots and inversions are given as scale degrees, e.g. 1/3 for a > first-inversion major tonic. > > Chord type is stated as in jazz notation, i.e. 1-maj7 for a minor/major > tonic. > > Measures where no chord is being played (general pauses) are denoted X. > > Modulations are stated by the new tonic as superscript (Key of Eb) or > relatively (Key: fourth up). > > RHYTHMIC: > > Held chords (let ring) are denoted by a diamond around the chord symbol. > > Diamonds can be tied. > > Stops/breaks are denoted with superscript marcato: ^ > > When there are multiple chords per measure, chords of one measure are > underlined. There are no bar lines in Nashville charts. > > If the chords in one measure aren't held for equal amounts of time, each > chord on the underline receives as many superscript dots as it has beats. > > If the chord change is anticipated by 1/8th, this is denoted by > superscript <. If the anticipation is by a 16th, the superscript is «. > This has to be the leftmost superscript over that chord symbol. > > If the chord change is delayed by 1/16th (rare), this is denoted by > superscript ». This has to be the rightmost superscript over that chord > symbol. > > One-off measures with a different number of beats are notated in > parentheses and the chord symbol within the parentheses receives as many > superscript dots as the measure has beats. > > That's it. Maybe this helps gauge how much effort this would be. > > Cheers, > > Amy >
