Mighty Good Lovin' by The Miracles
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 20 steps · 4 unique chords · 1960s
E♭7
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Harmonic Analysis & Structure
Overview
Key: E♭ major · Chords used: 4 · Sections: 7
Form: Intro → Verse → Chorus → Solo → Verse → Chorus → Chorus
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
- E♭7 – B♭7
I7 – V7
Verse 1
- E♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7
I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7 – I7
Chorus 1
- E♭7 – A♭7 (×4)
I7 – IV7 - B♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7
V7 – IV7 – I7
Solo
- E♭7 – B♭7 – A♭7 – F7 – B♭7
I7 – V7 – IV7 – II7 – V7
Verse 2
Same chords as Verse 1.
Chorus 2
Same chords as Chorus 1.
Chorus 3
- E♭7 – A♭7 (×8)
I7 – IV7
Chord vocabulary
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭7 | I7 | Outside the key (chromatic) | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo |
| B♭7 | V7 | In the key | Intro, Verse, Chorus, Solo |
| A♭7 | IV7 | Outside the key (chromatic) | Verse, Chorus, Solo |
| F7 | II7 | Secondary dominant (V/V) | Solo |
Harmonic highlights
- F7 acts as V/V: it resolves to B♭7.
Sources & accuracy
- Chords and sections: the McGill Billboard Project (Burgoyne, Wild & Fujinaga, 2011). Expert transcription by trained musicians (song 1134, 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 1134, CC0), via ChoCo.
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | E♭7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G4 | — |
| 2 | Intro | B♭7 | B♭2, F3 | A♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 3 | Verse 1 | E♭7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G4 | — |
| 4 | Verse 1 | A♭7 | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 5 | Verse 1 | E♭7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G4 | — |
| 6 | Verse 1 | B♭7 | B♭2, F3 | A♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 7 | Verse 1 | A♭7 | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 8 | Verse 1 | E♭7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G4 | — |
| 9 | Chorus 1, part 1 (×4) | E♭7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G4 | — |
| 10 | Chorus 1, part 1 (×4) | A♭7 | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 11 | Chorus 1, part 2 | B♭7 | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 12 | Chorus 1, part 2 | A♭7 | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 13 | Chorus 1, part 2 | E♭7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G4 | — |
| 14 | Solo | E♭7 | E♭2, B♭2 | B♭3, D♭4, G4 | — |
| 15 | Solo | B♭7 | B♭2, F3 | A♭3, D4, F4 | — |
| 16 | Solo | A♭7 | A♭2, E♭3 | C4, E♭4, G♭4 | — |
| 17 | Solo | F7 | F2, C3 | C4, E♭4, A4 | — |
| 18 | Solo | B♭7 | B♭2, F3 | D4, F4, A♭4 | — |
| 19 | Chorus 3 (×8) | E♭7 | E♭2, B♭2 | D♭4, G4, B♭4 | — |
| 20 | Chorus 3 (×8) | A♭7 | A♭2, E♭3 | E♭4, G♭4, C5 | — |