南溪号子在重庆黔江区土家族人民中广为传唱。南溪号子歌词多为即兴创作,但其腔调和唱法比较固定。唱腔主要有“大板腔”“九道拐”“三台声”“打闹号”“喇叭号”等10余种。基本唱法为:1人领喊,2人或3人喊高音,3人或更多的人喊低音,众人帮腔,从而形成高中低声部互相应和。南溪号子的内容涉及土家族历史、地 Nanxi son in Tujia people in Qianjiang District of Chongqing widely sung. Nanxi son lyrics mostly improvisation, but its tone and singing relatively fixed. There are more than 10 kinds of aria such as “big board chamber”, “JiuTaiCui”, “three sound”, “crackling”, “horn” and so on. Basic singing is: 1 person to call shout, 2 or 3 shouts, 3 or more people shout bass, all help, so as to form a high school and low voices should be with each other. Nanxi son’s content relates to Tujia history, to