How to Play Tennessee Whiskey | Easy Nashville Number System Lesson

Learn how to play “Tennessee Whiskey” by Chris Stapleton using the Nashville Number System — no tabs, just chords, groove, and feel. In this lesson, I’ll break down the entire song for both guitar and piano, explain the 6-5-4 progression (vi–V–IV), and show you how to transpose it to any key using numbers. 🎶 You’ll learn: ✅ Chords & numbers (NNS explained in plain English) ✅ The soulful 6/8 rhythm for both instruments ✅ How to groove with the vocal phrasing Paypal Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/6F... 🎸 Subscribe for more guitar & piano lessons every week → @MattsMusicAcademy 🎧 Check out my gear demos & tone tests → @NotesAndKnobs 🛠 Gear I’m using in this video: Fender Tone Master Pro → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/mattlyerla Line 6 Helix → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/mattlyerla Kemper Player → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xLYQAA Fender Telepath Wireless System → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/55oYXj RØDE Wireless System → https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WyMPZA 🎬 Chapters: 0:00 Intro & hook 0:20 Chord breakdown (A = F#m–E–D = 6-5-4) 3:10 Rhythm & groove (guitar & piano) 6:00 Vocal feel & phrasing 9:00 Full play-along 12:00 Recap + how to play it in any key 🎯 Hashtags: #TennesseeWhiskey #GuitarLesson #PianoLesson #NashvilleNumberSystem #MattsMusicAcademy #PlayByNumbers