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I Want to Walk You Home by Fats Domino

Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 14 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 14

A♭7

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

Harmonic Analysis & Structure

Overview

Key: D♭ major · Chords used: 3 · Sections: 6

Form: Intro → Chorus → Verse → 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♭7
    V7

Chorus 1

  • D♭ – G♭ – D♭ – A♭7 – G♭ – D♭
    I – IV – I – V7 – IV – I

Verse 1

  • D♭ – G♭ – D♭ – A♭7 – G♭ – D♭
    I – IV – I – V7 – IV – I

Verse 2

Same chords as Verse 1.

Chorus 2

Same chords as Chorus 1.

Outro

  • D♭
    I

Chord vocabulary

ChordRoman numeralRoleHeard in
A♭7V7In the keyIntro, Chorus, Verse
D♭IHome chord (tonic)Chorus, Verse, Outro
G♭IVIn the keyChorus, Verse

Sources & accuracy

  • Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0773, 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
1IntroA♭7A♭2, E♭3C4, E♭4, G♭4—
2Chorus 1D♭D♭2, A♭2D♭4, F4, A♭4—
3Chorus 1G♭G♭2, D♭3D♭4, G♭4, B♭4—
4Chorus 1D♭D♭2, A♭2D♭4, F4, A♭4—
5Chorus 1A♭7A♭2, E♭3C4, E♭4, G♭4—
6Chorus 1G♭G♭2, D♭3B♭3, D♭4, G♭4—
7Chorus 1D♭D♭2, A♭2A♭3, D♭4, F4—
8Verse 1D♭D♭2, A♭2A♭3, D♭4, F4—
9Verse 1G♭G♭2, D♭3B♭3, D♭4, G♭4—
10Verse 1D♭D♭2, A♭2A♭3, D♭4, F4—
11Verse 1A♭7A♭2, E♭3G♭3, C4, E♭4—
12Verse 1G♭G♭2, D♭3G♭3, B♭3, D♭4—
13Verse 1D♭D♭2, A♭2F3, A♭3, D♭4—
14OutroD♭D♭2, A♭2F3, A♭3, D♭4—