Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The South's Gonna Do It: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Charlie Daniels Band
- A major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–V7 loop
- 1975
- Medium
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The South's Gonna Do It written out as piano music: the I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boogie climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5) and the right hand push chords.
The South's Gonna Do It chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A7 | I7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | D7 | IV7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | A7 | I7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: boogie climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the A7 – D7 – A7 – E7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about The South's Gonna Do It
Does the sheet music for The South's Gonna Do It have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
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.