Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard by Waylon Jennings
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 19 steps · 3 unique chords · 1980s
C7
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Harmonic Analysis & Structure
Overview
Key: F major · Chords used: 3 · Sections: 7
Form: Intro → Verse → Chorus → Solo → Chorus → Verse → Solo
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
- C7 – F
V7 – I
Verse 1
- F – B♭7 – F – C7 (×2)
I – IV7 – I – V7 - F
I
Chorus 1
- C7 – F
V7 – I
Solo 1
- F – B♭7 – F – C7 (×2)
I – IV7 – I – V7 - F
I
Chorus 2
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Verse 2
- F – B♭7 – F – C7 – F
I – IV7 – I – V7 – I
Solo 2
Same chords as Solo 1.
Chord vocabulary
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| C7 | V7 | In the key | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo |
| F | I | Home chord (tonic) | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo |
| B♭7 | IV7 | Outside the key (chromatic) | Verse, Solo |
Sources & accuracy
- Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0802, 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 0802, CC0), via ChoCo.
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | C7 | C2, G2 | B♭3, E4, G4 | — |
| 2 | Intro | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 3 | Verse 1, part 1 (×2) | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 4 | Verse 1, part 1 (×2) | B♭7 | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 5 | Verse 1, part 1 (×2) | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 6 | Verse 1, part 1 (×2) | C7 | C2, G2 | B♭3, E4, G4 | — |
| 7 | Verse 1, part 2 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 8 | Chorus 1 | C7 | C2, G2 | B♭3, E4, G4 | — |
| 9 | Chorus 1 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 10 | Solo 1, part 1 (×2) | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 11 | Solo 1, part 1 (×2) | B♭7 | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 12 | Solo 1, part 1 (×2) | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 13 | Solo 1, part 1 (×2) | C7 | C2, G2 | B♭3, E4, G4 | — |
| 14 | Solo 1, part 2 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 15 | Verse 2 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 16 | Verse 2 | B♭7 | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 17 | Verse 2 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 18 | Verse 2 | C7 | C2, G2 | B♭3, E4, G4 | — |
| 19 | Verse 2 | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |