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Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang: piano chords

Get Down On It by Kool & The Gang uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E B C D A Em7 Bm7 Am7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E B C D A B E B C D

Chorus 1

Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D

Verse 1

Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D

Chorus 2

Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D

Verse 2

Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D

Chorus 3

Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7

Bridge 1

B C D A B E B C D E B C D A B E B C D

Chorus 4

Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 D

Chords on the piano

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Questions

Which chords does Get Down On It by Kool & The Gang use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Get Down On It by Kool & The Gang in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Get Down On It to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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