Get Together by The Youngbloods
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 13 steps · 5 unique chords · 1960s
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Harmonic Analysis & Structure
Overview
Key: A major · Chords used: 5 · Sections: 13
Form: Intro → Verse → Chorus → Verse → Chorus ×2 → Solo → Chorus → Interlude → Verse → Chorus ×3
Where these chords come from: an expert transcription of the original recording made for the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). This page shows that transcription as-is: the analysis below is generated directly from it by code, not written by AI. Consecutive repeats of a chord are shown once, and the piano voicings are our playable arrangement of each chord symbol, not a note-for-note transcription.
Section by section
Intro
- A – G/A (×2)
I – bVII (bass A) - A
I
Verse 1
- A – G (×3)
I – bVII
Chorus 1
- D – E – A (×2)
IV – V – I
Verse 2
Same chords as Verse 1.
Chorus 2
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Chorus 3
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Solo
- A – G (×3)
I – bVII
Chorus 4
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Interlude
- A – G/A (×2)
I – bVII (bass A) - A
I
Verse 3
Same chords as Verse 1.
Chorus 5
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Chorus 6
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Chorus 7
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Chord vocabulary
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | I | Home chord (tonic) | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo, Interlude |
| G/A | bVII (bass A) | Borrowed from A minor | Intro, Interlude |
| G | bVII | Borrowed from A minor | Verse, Solo |
| D | IV | In the key | Chorus |
| E | V | In the key | Chorus |
Harmonic highlights
- G/A (bVII (bass A)) is borrowed from the parallel key, A minor.
- G (bVII) is borrowed from the parallel key, A minor.
Sources & accuracy
- Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0072, CC0), via ChoCo.
- Not verified: only one expert transcription of this song is available so far.
- Rhythm and chord durations aren't shown; each step is one chord change.
Sources & Accuracy
Every chord on this page comes from the expert transcription listed first below. Piano voicings are our arrangement of the reported chord symbols, not a note-for-note transcription.
- the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011)Expert transcription
Annotated from the original recording by trained musicians for a published research dataset.
Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0072, CC0), via ChoCo.
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro, part 1 (×2) | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 2 | Intro, part 1 (×2) | G/A | A2 | B3, D4, G4 | — |
| 3 | Intro, part 2 | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 4 | Verse 1 (×3) | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 5 | Verse 1 (×3) | G | G2, D3 | B3, D4, G4 | — |
| 6 | Chorus 1 (×2) | D | D2, A2 | A3, D4, F♯4 | — |
| 7 | Chorus 1 (×2) | E | E2, B2 | B3, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 8 | Chorus 1 (×2) | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 9 | Solo (×3) | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 10 | Solo (×3) | G | G2, D3 | B3, D4, G4 | — |
| 11 | Interlude, part 1 (×2) | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 12 | Interlude, part 1 (×2) | G/A | A2 | B3, D4, G4 | — |
| 13 | Interlude, part 2 | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |