Sheet music for “Back Home Again in Indiana.” The lead sheet contains the melody, the lyrics, and the chords as chord symbols. There is also free a harmonic analysis (chord analysis) of the song.
Indiana
“Back Home Again in Indiana,” sometimes just called “Indiana” was published in 1917. The music was composed by James F. Hanley and the lyrics were written by Ballard MacDonald. The first audio recording of the song was done by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917.
“Indiana” Sheet Music
This is a lead sheet for “(Back Home Again in) Indiana” in the key of F. Most decorative and passing chords were left out. These are the basic underlining changes to the song.
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Harmonic Analysis
These are the basic changes as shown in the lead sheet above.
- Bars 1 – 4: |Imaj |VI7 |II7 |II7 |
- Bars 5 – 8 : |V7 |V7 |Imaj |I7 |
- Bars 9 – 12: |IVmaj |IVm |Imaj |VI7 |
- Bars 13 – 16: |II7 |II7 |IIm |V7 |
- Bars 17 – 20: |Imaj |VI7 |II7 |II7 |
- Bars 21 – 24: |III7 |III7 |VIm |IVm |
- Bars 25 – 28: |Imaj |III7 |VIm |#IIdim |
- Bars 29 – 32: |Imaj |IIm7 V7 |Imaj |Imaj |
A1
The first bar (or measure) of the first A section we have the tonic chord – the I major. From here, it moves up in 4th’s (AKA cycle of 4ths or cycle of 5ths) until reaching the I chord again in bars 7 and 8, completing the first A section.
B
The B section starts on bar 9 with the IV major, then the IV minor to I major. By the way, the IV major to the IV minor is a common move to get back to the I chord. The IV minor is being borrowed from the parallel minor scale. Next, we are moving through the cycle of 4th’s again to VI, then the II and then a II-V back home to the I, which begins the second A section.
A2
The second A section’s bars 17 through 20 are the same as the first 4 bars. The V chord in bar 20 does what is called a deceptive cadence to the III chord. What happens here, is that instead of the V going to the I, it deceives us by going to the III. From here, the III moves a 4th up to the VI minor. In bar 24, I use the IV minor to get back to the I chord at the beginning of the C section, bar 15.
C
The C section begins with a I major to the III dominant and then up a 4th to the VI chord. Next, in bar 28, we have an interesting move. We are getting back to the I chord in measure 29 via a diminished chord. This is called the common tone diminished chord. It called by that name because it has the note F in it, which is the root of the I chord. We could have used any diminished chord with F in it. I chose the Ab diminished because it is a minor third away from the F major, which is good voice leading. Following the F major, we have another II-V to the I, which concludes the song.
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