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09 Apr 12 - 08:28 AM (#3335663) Subject: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Will Fly I'm just watching the Transatlantic Sessions 3 series on DVD and - once again - am intrigued by the musical notation that Darrell Scott uses in preparing his songs. It's a series of 2-figure numbers, most underlined and some enclosed in circles, e.g. 41 54 41 54 41 (45) I've never seen it before - can someone give me a clue as to how it might work? |
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09 Apr 12 - 10:46 AM (#3335722) Subject: RE: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Wesley S No clue. Perhaps it's a variation of the Nashville system? |
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09 Apr 12 - 11:01 AM (#3335732) Subject: RE: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Will Fly Ah - a clue there - thanks Wesley. It looks like what's called the Nashville system, which uses numbers to indicate the chord in any scale - 1=C, 2=D. etc., in the key of C. The two numbers underlined together seem to indicate that they are in the same bar. The system, using Roman numerals instead of Arabic, has long been a convention in jazz progressions = I, IV, V, etc. - just never seen it done this way before. |
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09 Apr 12 - 12:55 PM (#3335764) Subject: RE: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Nick Which song? |
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09 Apr 12 - 01:07 PM (#3335769) Subject: RE: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Will Fly The clip was one of those chat-to-camera clips in between the tunes - on DVD Disc 1. The tune it preceded escapes me now. |
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09 Apr 12 - 01:43 PM (#3335790) Subject: RE: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Nick The underline is for a line of music The numbers are (like Nashville) 1 --> 7 It's the chords for Open Door which they play after that clip with a capo on 3 he plays on each line or phrase CG (IV I) DC (V IV) CG (IV I) DC (V IV) etc perhaps he didn't do Latin |
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09 Apr 12 - 04:48 PM (#3335913) Subject: RE: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Nick From that series I loved 'Never Leave Harlan Alive' |
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10 Apr 12 - 04:32 AM (#3336113) Subject: RE: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Will Fly That's a great song, Nick - watched it again yesterday and loved it just as much as ever. A friend of mine met Darrell Scott at a workshop and got into conversation with him. His own family history was not dissimilar to his songs, apparently, with a grandfather who disappeared out West, changed his name and was never heard of again - or something to that effect. Whatever, it's a superb song. |
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10 Apr 12 - 08:16 AM (#3336212) Subject: RE: Darrell Scott's song notation - is? From: Wesley S Try this version. She does a fine job with it: Patty Loveless |