# 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.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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