Nashville Number System — Key of Eb

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

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Nashville Number Chart — Key of Eb

DegreeNashvilleChord
11Eb
22mFm
33mGm
44Ab
55Bb
66mCm
77dimDdim

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Nashville Numbers in the Key of Eb Major

In the key of Eb Major, the seven diatonic chords are Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb, Cm, Ddim. In Nashville Number System notation, these chords are numbered by their scale degree: the tonic chord Eb is 1, the subdominant Ab is 4, and the dominant Bb is 5. Minor chords use a lowercase “m” suffix — Fm is 2m, Gm is 3m, and Cm is 6m. The diminished seventh degree, Ddim, is written 7dim.

NNS Reference Chart — Eb Major

Nashville #ChordRoman NumeralQuality
1EbImajor
2mFmiiminor
3mGmiiiminor
4AbIVmajor
5BbVmajor
6mCmviminor
7dimDdimvii°diminished

Common Progressions in Eb Major — NNS Notation

The most common chord progression in Eb Major is I–V–vi–IV Eb, Bb, Cm, Ab — 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 Eb Major for the full diatonic chord set with Roman numeral analysis.

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