Nashville Number System — Key of D

The complete NNS chart for D Major: all seven diatonic chords with Nashville numbers and Roman numerals.

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Nashville Number Chart — Key of D

DegreeNashvilleChord
11D
22mEm
33mF#m
44G
55A
66mBm
77dimC#dim

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Nashville Numbers in the Key of D Major

In the key of D Major, the seven diatonic chords are D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm, C#dim. In Nashville Number System notation, these chords are numbered by their scale degree: the tonic chord D is 1, the subdominant G is 4, and the dominant A is 5. Minor chords use a lowercase “m” suffix — Em is 2m, F#m is 3m, and Bm is 6m. The diminished seventh degree, C#dim, is written 7dim.

NNS Reference Chart — D Major

Nashville #ChordRoman NumeralQuality
1DImajor
2mEmiiminor
3mF#miiiminor
4GIVmajor
5AVmajor
6mBmviminor
7dimC#dimvii°diminished

Common Progressions in D Major — NNS Notation

The most common chord progression in D Major is I–V–vi–IV D, A, Bm, G — written in Nashville notation as 1–5–6m–4. Because the NNS uses numbers rather than chord names, this chart works verbatim in any key — a band calling out “1, 5, 6m, 4” knows exactly what to play regardless of the root key. Cross-reference with our chords in the key of D Major for the full diatonic chord set with Roman numeral analysis.

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