Jungle Boogie by Kool & the Gang
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 4 steps · 1 unique chords · 1970s
Gm7
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Harmonic Analysis & Structure
Overview
Key: G minor · Chords used: 1 · Sections: 8
Form: Verse → Instrumental → Chorus → Instrumental → Chorus → Verse → Instrumental → Outro
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
Verse 1
- Gm7
i7
Instrumental 1
- Gm7
i7
Chorus 1
- Gm7
i7
Instrumental 2
Same chords as Instrumental 1.
Chorus 2
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Verse 2
Same chords as Verse 1.
Instrumental 3
Same chords as Instrumental 1.
Outro
- Gm7
i7
Chord vocabulary
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | i7 | Home chord (tonic) | Verse, Instrumental, Chorus, Outro |
Sources & accuracy
- Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 0331, 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 0331, CC0), via ChoCo.
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verse 1 | Gm7 | G2, D3 | B♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 2 | Instrumental 1 | Gm7 | G2, D3 | B♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 3 | Chorus 1 | Gm7 | G2, D3 | B♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 4 | Outro | Gm7 | G2, D3 | B♭3, D4, F4 | — |