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Almost Grown by Chuck Berry

Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 13 steps · 3 unique chords · 1950s

Expert transcription. These chords come from a published research transcription of the original recording by trained musicians. A second independent transcription to cross-check against isn't available (or differs in places), so this page isn't marked verified.
IntroStep 1 of 13

D7

LeftD2, A2RightC4, F♯4, A4
D2A2C4A4F♯4
Left hand Right hand Middle C (C4)

Harmonic Analysis & Structure

Overview

Key: G major · Chords used: 3 · Sections: 8

Form: Intro → Verse → Verse → Solo → Verse → Solo → Verse → Solo

Where these chords come from: an expert transcription of the original recording made for the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). This page shows that transcription as-is: the analysis below is generated directly from it by code, not written by AI. Consecutive repeats of a chord are shown once, and the piano voicings are our playable arrangement of each chord symbol, not a note-for-note transcription.

Section by section

Intro

  • D7
    V7

Verse 1

  • G7 – C7 – G7 – D7 – C7 – G7
    I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7 – I7

Verse 2

Same chords as Verse 1.

Solo 1

  • G7 – C7 – G7 – D7 – C7 – G7
    I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7 – I7

Verse 3

Same chords as Verse 1.

Solo 2

Same chords as Solo 1.

Verse 4

Same chords as Verse 1.

Solo 3

Same chords as Solo 1.

Chord vocabulary

ChordRoman numeralRoleHeard in
D7V7In the keyIntro, Verse, Solo
G7I7Outside the key (chromatic)Verse, Solo
C7IV7Outside the key (chromatic)Verse, Solo

Sources & accuracy

  • Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0792, CC0), via ChoCo.
  • Not verified: only one expert transcription of this song is available so far.
  • Rhythm and chord durations aren't shown; each step is one chord change.

Sources & Accuracy

Every chord on this page comes from the expert transcription listed first below. Piano voicings are our arrangement of the reported chord symbols, not a note-for-note transcription.

All Piano Voicings

#SectionChordLeft handRight handSources
1IntroD7D2, A2C4, F♯4, A4—
2Verse 1G7G2, D3D4, F4, B4—
3Verse 1C7C2, G2E4, G4, B♭4—
4Verse 1G7G2, D3D4, F4, B4—
5Verse 1D7D2, A2C4, F♯4, A4—
6Verse 1C7C2, G2B♭3, E4, G4—
7Verse 1G7G2, D3B3, D4, F4—
8Solo 1G7G2, D3B3, D4, F4—
9Solo 1C7C2, G2B♭3, E4, G4—
10Solo 1G7G2, D3B3, D4, F4—
11Solo 1D7D2, A2A3, C4, F♯4—
12Solo 1C7C2, G2B♭3, E4, G4—
13Solo 1G7G2, D3B3, D4, F4—