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No Charge by Melba Montgomery

Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 22 steps · 4 unique chords · 1970s

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 22

G

LeftG2, D3RightB3, D4, G4
C4G2D3B3D4G4
Left hand Right hand Middle C (C4)

Harmonic Analysis & Structure

Overview

Key: G major · Chords used: 4 · Sections: 7

Form: Intro → Verse → Verse → Chorus → Chorus → Verse → 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

  • G
    I

Verse 1

  • G – D7 – G
    I – V7 – I

Verse 2

  • C – D7 – G – C – G – D7 – G – D – G
    IV – V7 – I – IV – I – V7 – I – V – I

Chorus 1

  • C – D7 – G – C – G – D7 – G
    IV – V7 – I – IV – I – V7 – I

Chorus 2

Same chords as Chorus 1.

Verse 3

Same chords as Verse 1.

Outro

  • D7 – G
    V7 – I

Chord vocabulary

ChordRoman numeralRoleHeard in
GIHome chord (tonic)Intro, Verse, Chorus, Outro
D7V7In the keyVerse, Chorus, Outro
CIVIn the keyVerse, Chorus
DVIn the keyVerse

Sources & accuracy

  • Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0167, 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
1IntroGG2, D3B3, D4, G4—
2Verse 1GG2, D3B3, D4, G4—
3Verse 1D7D2, A2A3, C4, F♯4—
4Verse 1GG2, D3B3, D4, G4—
5Verse 2CC2, G2C4, E4, G4—
6Verse 2D7D2, A2C4, F♯4, A4—
7Verse 2GG2, D3D4, G4, B4—
8Verse 2CC2, G2E4, G4, C5—
9Verse 2GG2, D3D4, G4, B4—
10Verse 2D7D2, A2C4, F♯4, A4—
11Verse 2GG2, D3D4, G4, B4—
12Verse 2DD2, A2D4, F♯4, A4—
13Verse 2GG2, D3D4, G4, B4—
14Chorus 1CC2, G2E4, G4, C5—
15Chorus 1D7D2, A2F♯4, A4, C5—
16Chorus 1GG2, D3G4, B4, D5—
17Chorus 1CC2, G2G4, C5, E5—
18Chorus 1GG2, D3G4, B4, D5—
19Chorus 1D7D2, A2F♯4, A4, C5—
20Chorus 1GG2, D3G4, B4, D5—
21OutroD7D2, A2F♯4, A4, C5—
22OutroGG2, D3G4, B4, D5—