Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play The South's Gonna Do It on piano
By Charlie Daniels Band
- A major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–V7 loop
- 1975
- Medium
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Learn The South's Gonna Do It in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A7 – D7 – A7 – E7
How it goes
The South's Gonna Do It sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7I7D7IV7A7I7E7V7- A7A · C# · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- E7E · G# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Boogie climb
How it goes
Each note played twice as the line climbs: a rocking boogie bass. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 25 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about The South's Gonna Do It
What chords are in The South's Gonna Do It?
The loop is A7 – D7 – A7 – E7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is The South's Gonna Do It in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The South's Gonna Do It?
Boogie climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The South's Gonna Do It easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.