Most rock musicians don't read notes. Many of the bands Chuck's played with use the 'Nashville Numbering System'. This system uses numbers to represent the chords to be played. The numbers represent the note of the scale and it's corresponding chord in the particular key that you are playing. So if the song is in the key or C, a I would represent the C major chord, a ii would represent D minor, iii would be E minor, IV would be F major, V would be G major, vi would be A minor, viio would be B diminished. Using this system rockers can notate a song using numbers and then play in any key they chose. You Can't Always Get What You Want-Groove Chart For the IROCKU groove charts we choose to simplify the process of mentally converting from the chord number to the chord letter by …
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