Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) by Swingin' Medallions
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 22 steps · 4 unique chords · 1960s
A♭
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Harmonic Analysis & Structure
Overview
Key: A♭ major · Chords used: 4 · Sections: 7
Form: Intro → Verse → Chorus → Interlude → Verse → Chorus → Outro
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
- A♭ – Fm (×3)
I – vi - A♭ – E♭
I – V
Verse 1
- A♭ – Fm – D♭ – E♭ (×4)
I – vi – IV – V - A♭ – E♭
I – V
Chorus 1
- A♭ – Fm (×3)
I – vi - D♭ – E♭ – A♭ – E♭
IV – V – I – V
Interlude
- A♭ – Fm (×3)
I – vi - A♭ – E♭
I – V
Verse 2
Same chords as Verse 1.
Chorus 2
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Outro
- A♭ – Fm (×6)
I – vi
Chord vocabulary
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| A♭ | I | Home chord (tonic) | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Interlude, Outro |
| Fm | vi | In the key | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Interlude, Outro |
| E♭ | V | In the key | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Interlude |
| D♭ | IV | In the key | Verse, Chorus |
Harmonic highlights
- The Verse 1 loops A♭ – Fm – D♭ – E♭ (I – vi – IV – V), a rotation of the ’50s progression (I–vi–IV–V family).
Sources & accuracy
- Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0549, 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.
- the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011)Expert transcription
Annotated from the original recording by trained musicians for a published research dataset.
Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0549, CC0), via ChoCo.
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro, part 1 (×3) | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 2 | Intro, part 1 (×3) | Fm | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 3 | Intro, part 2 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 4 | Intro, part 2 | E♭ | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, E♭4, G4 | — |
| 5 | Verse 1, part 1 (×4) | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 6 | Verse 1, part 1 (×4) | Fm | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 7 | Verse 1, part 1 (×4) | D♭ | D♭2, A♭2 | D♭4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 8 | Verse 1, part 1 (×4) | E♭ | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, E♭4, G4 | — |
| 9 | Verse 1, part 2 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 10 | Verse 1, part 2 | E♭ | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, E♭4, G4 | — |
| 11 | Chorus 1, part 1 (×3) | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 12 | Chorus 1, part 1 (×3) | Fm | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 13 | Chorus 1, part 2 | D♭ | D♭2, A♭2 | D♭4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 14 | Chorus 1, part 2 | E♭ | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, E♭4, G4 | — |
| 15 | Chorus 1, part 2 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 16 | Chorus 1, part 2 | E♭ | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, E♭4, G4 | — |
| 17 | Interlude, part 1 (×3) | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 18 | Interlude, part 1 (×3) | Fm | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 19 | Interlude, part 2 | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 20 | Interlude, part 2 | E♭ | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, E♭4, G4 | — |
| 21 | Outro (×6) | A♭ | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, A♭4 | — |
| 22 | Outro (×6) | Fm | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A♭4 | — |