Disco Vamp (Good Times)

ii7 V7

Key
D
Tempo
112
Feel
upbeat
Bars
2
Position
Feel
112

About

Disco often refuses to resolve at all. Two seventh chords trade back and forth — a ii-V that never reaches the I — so the groove can run indefinitely without the harmony ever telling you the song is over. Chic's 'Good Times' is the canonical example, and one of the most sampled bars in recorded music.

Songs that use this chord progression

  • Good Times Chic
    Em7 – A7 in D
  • Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang (built on the Good Times bassline)
  • Another One Bites the Dust Queen (bassline inspired by Good Times)

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