Boogie Down Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays583

Boogie Down by Al Jarreau is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G7, F/A, G7/B, Fadd9/A, C, F, Gm7, Bb, Em7, A7/13, C/D, B, D, B7, Em, C7M, G7M/D, C#m5-/7, Bb7M and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
Introd: G7 F/A G7/B Fadd9/A C G7/B F/A G7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A G7 F/A G7/B  
        Fadd9/A C G7/B F/A G7/B F Gm7 Bb F/A 

G7 F/A  G7/B G7   F/A  C     G7/B        G7 F/A  G7/B               F     Gm7        Bb F/A G7/B 
I    can   be       what I      want to     and all   I       need is to get my boogie down  
G7 F/A  G7/B G7   F/A  C     G7/B       G7 F/A  G7/B                F     Gm7        Bb F/A G7/B 
I    can   be       what I      want to     and all   I       need is to get my boogie down  
G7  F/A  G7/B            G7 F/A G7/B             G7 F/A G7/B     F     Gm7         Bb F/A 
You can  be what I want    to       you know  all   I      need is to get my boogie down  
G7  F/A  G7/B            G7 F/A G7/B             G7 F/A G7/B     F     Gm7          Bb F/A 
You can  be what I want    to       you know  all   I      need is to get my boogie down  
Em7                                A7/13            C/D                            B C D B7 Em 
I got my certain and my sure 'nough on       and I'm puttin' on my really for real  
                                                   C7M        Em7 G7M/D C#m5-/7  
You face that curtain with your best stuff on, you are the winner   
                  Bb7M Am7 Gm7 C/D 
And you're gonna feel  
G7 F/A  G7/B G7   F/A  C     G7/B        G7 F/A  G7/B               F     Gm7        Bb F/A G7/B 
I    can   be       what I      want to     and all   I       need is to get my boogie down  
G7 F/A  G7/B G7   F/A  C     G7/B       G7 F/A  G7/B              F     Gm7          Bb F/A G7/B 
I    can   be       what I      want to     and all   I       need is to get my boogie down  
Chorus  
Em7                                A7/13            C/D                           B C D B7 Em 
I got my certain and my sure 'nough on       and I'm puttin' on my really for real  
                                                   C7M        Em7 G7M/D C#m5-/7  
You face that curtain with your best stuff on, you are the winner   
                                     Bb7M Am7 Gm7 C/D 
And you're gonna feel  
G7  F/A  G7/B            G7 F/A G7/B             G7 F/A G7/B    F      Gm7         Bb F/A 
You can  be what I want    to       you know  all   I      need is to get my boogie down  
G7  F/A  G7/B            G7 F/A G7/B             G7 F/A G7/B    F      Gm7         Bb F/A 
You can  be what I want    to       you know  all   I      need is to get my boogie down  
Em7                                A7/13               C/D                B C D B7 Em 
Now you go one and two and three here's      a little step for you and me  
                                                   C7M         Em7 G7M/D C#m5-/7  
Come and strut your stuff but leave enough for the nearest boogie 
                     Bb7M Am7 Gm7 C/D 
And truest boogie woogie  
Chorus 
Em7                                A7/13            C/D                            B C D B7 Em 
I got my certain and my sure 'nough on       and I'm puttin' on my really for real  
                                                   C7M        Em7 G7M/D C#m5-/7  
You face that curtain with your best stuff on, you are the winner   
                                     Bb7M Am7 Gm7 C/D  
And you're gonna feel  “Fade out” 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante