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Girl I'm Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli

Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 36 steps · 10 unique chords · 1980s

Expert transcription. These chords come from a published research transcription of the original recording by trained musicians. A second independent transcription to cross-check against isn't available (or differs in places), so this page isn't marked verified.
Interlude 1Step 1 of 36

A

LeftA2, E3RightC♯4, E4, A4
C4A2E3E4A4C♯4
Left hand Right hand Middle C (C4)

Harmonic Analysis & Structure

Overview

Key: A major · Chords used: 10 · Sections: 11

Form: Interlude → Verse → Pre-Chorus → Chorus → Solo → Interlude → Verse → Pre-Chorus → 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

Interlude 1

  • A – E
    I – V

Verse 1

  • A – E (×3)
    I – V

Pre-Chorus 1

  • D – A – D/A – A – Bm – A/C♯ – D – E – Dadd9 – E
    IV – I – IV⁶₄ – I – ii – I⁶ – IV – V – IVadd9 – V

Chorus 1

  • A – E – Bm – A/C♯ – D – F♯m – E
    I – V – ii – I⁶ – IV – vi – V

Solo

  • A – E – Bm – A/C♯ – D – F♯m – E
    I – V – ii – I⁶ – IV – vi – V

Interlude 2

  • A – E (×2)
    I – V

Verse 2

  • A – E – A – Aadd9 – E – E7
    I – V – I – Iadd9 – V – V7

Pre-Chorus 2

Same chords as Pre-Chorus 1.

Chorus 2

Same chords as Chorus 1.

Chorus 3

Same chords as Chorus 1.

Chorus 4

Same chords as Chorus 1.

Chord vocabulary

ChordRoman numeralRoleHeard in
AIHome chord (tonic)Interlude, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo
EVIn the keyInterlude, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo
DIVIn the keyPre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo
D/AIV⁶₄In the keyPre-Chorus
BmiiIn the keyPre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo
A/C♯I⁶Home chord (tonic)Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo
Dadd9IVadd9In the keyPre-Chorus
F♯mviIn the keyChorus, Solo
Aadd9Iadd9Home chord (tonic)Verse
E7V7In the keyVerse

Sources & accuracy

  • Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 1039, 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.

All Piano Voicings

#SectionChordLeft handRight handSources
1Interlude 1AA2, E3C♯4, E4, A4—
2Interlude 1EE2, B2B3, E4, G♯4—
3Verse 1 (×3)AA2, E3C♯4, E4, A4—
4Verse 1 (×3)EE2, B2B3, E4, G♯4—
5Pre-Chorus 1DD2, A2A3, D4, F♯4—
6Pre-Chorus 1AA2, E3A3, C♯4, E4—
7Pre-Chorus 1D/AA2A3, D4, F♯4—
8Pre-Chorus 1AA2, E3A3, C♯4, E4—
9Pre-Chorus 1BmB1, F♯2B3, D4, F♯4—
10Pre-Chorus 1A/C♯C♯2A3, C♯4, E4—
11Pre-Chorus 1DD2, A2A3, D4, F♯4—
12Pre-Chorus 1EE2, B2B3, E4, G♯4—
13Pre-Chorus 1Dadd9D2, A2A3, E4, F♯4—
14Pre-Chorus 1EE2, B2B3, E4, G♯4—
15Chorus 1AA2, E3C♯4, E4, A4—
16Chorus 1EE2, B2B3, E4, G♯4—
17Chorus 1BmB1, F♯2B3, D4, F♯4—
18Chorus 1A/C♯C♯2A3, C♯4, E4—
19Chorus 1DD2, A2A3, D4, F♯4—
20Chorus 1F♯mF♯2, C♯3A3, C♯4, F♯4—
21Chorus 1EE2, B2G♯3, B3, E4—
22SoloAA2, E3A3, C♯4, E4—
23SoloEE2, B2G♯3, B3, E4—
24SoloBmB1, F♯2F♯3, B3, D4—
25SoloA/C♯C♯2A3, C♯4, E4—
26SoloDD2, A2A3, D4, F♯4—
27SoloF♯mF♯2, C♯3A3, C♯4, F♯4—
28SoloEE2, B2G♯3, B3, E4—
29Interlude 2 (×2)AA2, E3A3, C♯4, E4—
30Interlude 2 (×2)EE2, B2G♯3, B3, E4—
31Verse 2AA2, E3A3, C♯4, E4—
32Verse 2EE2, B2G♯3, B3, E4—
33Verse 2AA2, E3A3, C♯4, E4—
34Verse 2Aadd9A2, E3B3, C♯4, E4—
35Verse 2EE2, B2G♯3, B3, E4—
36Verse 2E7E2, B2G♯3, B3, D4—