CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Get Down On It, chord by chord.

Chords of: Get Down On It by: Kool, The Gang. (Am7, Em7, Bm7, G6) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Get Down On It”

“Get Down On It” by Kool, The Gang is in C Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 233 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, Em7, Bm7, G6.

Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → D7 → Am7 → Em7 → Am7 → Em7 → Am7 → Em7b5/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em71:2632%
Bm71:0123%
Am70:4517%
Em7b5/D0:114%
C/D0:104%
C0:083%
G60:083%
D0:073%

Chord progression, in order

D – Amaj7 – D – Em7 – D – C/Bb – D – Em7 – D – E/B – Bb7 – C – D7 – E6 – Gm – C – Em7b5/D – Em6 – Bm – C – Em7b5/D – A – C#m7b5/B – Em7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Bm7 – C/D – Em7b5/D – Em – …