Girl I'm Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 36 steps · 10 unique chords · 1980s
A
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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
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | I | Home chord (tonic) | Interlude, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo |
| E | V | In the key | Interlude, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo |
| D | IV | In the key | Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo |
| D/A | IV⁶₄ | In the key | Pre-Chorus |
| Bm | ii | In the key | Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo |
| A/C♯ | I⁶ | Home chord (tonic) | Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Solo |
| Dadd9 | IVadd9 | In the key | Pre-Chorus |
| F♯m | vi | In the key | Chorus, Solo |
| Aadd9 | Iadd9 | Home chord (tonic) | Verse |
| E7 | V7 | In the key | Verse |
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.
- 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 1039, CC0), via ChoCo.
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interlude 1 | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 2 | Interlude 1 | E | E2, B2 | B3, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 3 | Verse 1 (×3) | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 4 | Verse 1 (×3) | E | E2, B2 | B3, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 5 | Pre-Chorus 1 | D | D2, A2 | A3, D4, F♯4 | — |
| 6 | Pre-Chorus 1 | A | A2, E3 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 7 | Pre-Chorus 1 | D/A | A2 | A3, D4, F♯4 | — |
| 8 | Pre-Chorus 1 | A | A2, E3 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 9 | Pre-Chorus 1 | Bm | B1, F♯2 | B3, D4, F♯4 | — |
| 10 | Pre-Chorus 1 | A/C♯ | C♯2 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 11 | Pre-Chorus 1 | D | D2, A2 | A3, D4, F♯4 | — |
| 12 | Pre-Chorus 1 | E | E2, B2 | B3, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 13 | Pre-Chorus 1 | Dadd9 | D2, A2 | A3, E4, F♯4 | — |
| 14 | Pre-Chorus 1 | E | E2, B2 | B3, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 15 | Chorus 1 | A | A2, E3 | C♯4, E4, A4 | — |
| 16 | Chorus 1 | E | E2, B2 | B3, E4, G♯4 | — |
| 17 | Chorus 1 | Bm | B1, F♯2 | B3, D4, F♯4 | — |
| 18 | Chorus 1 | A/C♯ | C♯2 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 19 | Chorus 1 | D | D2, A2 | A3, D4, F♯4 | — |
| 20 | Chorus 1 | F♯m | F♯2, C♯3 | A3, C♯4, F♯4 | — |
| 21 | Chorus 1 | E | E2, B2 | G♯3, B3, E4 | — |
| 22 | Solo | A | A2, E3 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 23 | Solo | E | E2, B2 | G♯3, B3, E4 | — |
| 24 | Solo | Bm | B1, F♯2 | F♯3, B3, D4 | — |
| 25 | Solo | A/C♯ | C♯2 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 26 | Solo | D | D2, A2 | A3, D4, F♯4 | — |
| 27 | Solo | F♯m | F♯2, C♯3 | A3, C♯4, F♯4 | — |
| 28 | Solo | E | E2, B2 | G♯3, B3, E4 | — |
| 29 | Interlude 2 (×2) | A | A2, E3 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 30 | Interlude 2 (×2) | E | E2, B2 | G♯3, B3, E4 | — |
| 31 | Verse 2 | A | A2, E3 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 32 | Verse 2 | E | E2, B2 | G♯3, B3, E4 | — |
| 33 | Verse 2 | A | A2, E3 | A3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 34 | Verse 2 | Aadd9 | A2, E3 | B3, C♯4, E4 | — |
| 35 | Verse 2 | E | E2, B2 | G♯3, B3, E4 | — |
| 36 | Verse 2 | E7 | E2, B2 | G♯3, B3, D4 | — |