His Latest Flame by Elvis Presley

Overview

Key: G major · Chords used: 4 · Sections: 12

Form: Intro → Verse → Transition → Verse → Transition → Bridge → Transition → Verse → Transition → Bridge → Transition → Verse

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

• G – Em (×3)
  I – vi

Verse 1

• G – Em (×4)
  I – vi
• C – D
  IV – V

Transition 1

• G – Em (×2)
  I – vi

Verse 2

Same chords as Verse 1.

Transition 2

Same chords as Transition 1.

Bridge 1

• D – C (×7)
  V – IV

Transition 3

Same chords as Transition 1.

Verse 3

Same chords as Verse 1.

Transition 4

Same chords as Transition 1.

Bridge 2

Same chords as Bridge 1.

Transition 5

Same chords as Transition 1.

Verse 4

• G – Em (×4)
  I – vi
• C – D – G – Em (×3)
  IV – V – I – vi
• C – D
  IV – V

Chord vocabulary

Harmonic highlights

• The Verse 4 loops C – D – G – Em (IV – V – I – vi), 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 0617, 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.