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Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Flatt & Scruggs

Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 5 steps · 3 unique chords · 1960s

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.
Verse 1, part 1 (×2)Step 1 of 5

A♭

LeftA♭2, E♭3RightC4, E♭4, A♭4
C4A♭2E♭3E♭4A♭4
Left hand Right hand Middle C (C4)

Harmonic Analysis & Structure

Overview

Key: A♭ major · Chords used: 3 · Sections: 13

Form: Verse → Verse ×12

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

Verse 1

  • A♭ – Fm (×2)
    I – vi
  • A♭ – E♭7 – A♭
    I – V7 – I

Verse 2

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 3

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 4

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 5

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 6

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 7

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 8

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 9

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 10

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 11

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 12

Same chords as Verse 1.

Verse 13

Same chords as Verse 1.

Chord vocabulary

ChordRoman numeralRoleHeard in
A♭IHome chord (tonic)Verse
FmviIn the keyVerse
E♭7V7In the keyVerse

Sources & accuracy

  • Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0037, 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
1Verse 1, part 1 (×2)A♭A♭2, E♭3C4, E♭4, A♭4—
2Verse 1, part 1 (×2)FmF2, C3C4, F4, A♭4—
3Verse 1, part 2A♭A♭2, E♭3C4, E♭4, A♭4—
4Verse 1, part 2E♭7E♭2, B♭2B♭3, D♭4, G4—
5Verse 1, part 2A♭A♭2, E♭3C4, E♭4, A♭4—