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Jungle Boogie by Kool & the Gang

Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 4 steps · 1 unique chords · 1970s

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.
Verse 1Step 1 of 4

Gm7

LeftG2, D3RightB♭3, D4, F4
C4G2D3D4F4B♭3
Left hand Right hand Middle C (C4)

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

ChordRoman numeralRoleHeard in
Gm7i7Home 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.

All Piano Voicings

#SectionChordLeft handRight handSources
1Verse 1Gm7G2, D3B♭3, D4, F4—
2Instrumental 1Gm7G2, D3B♭3, D4, F4—
3Chorus 1Gm7G2, D3B♭3, D4, F4—
4OutroGm7G2, D3B♭3, D4, F4—