Hooked On A Feeling by B.J. Thomas
Hooked On A Feeling by B.J. Thomas in 4/4 and is in the key of A major. It is built on 6 chords — A, E, A7, D, E5, Dm. Released in 1968.
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Some of these are power chords — just the root and fifth, no third — which is why they sit cleanly under distortion without fighting the vocal's major or minor feel. Listen for the 7th in these chords — it's the note doing most of the harmonic pull, and it's the first thing that disappears if you fret only the plain triad underneath it.
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Frequently asked questions
What key is Hooked On A Feeling in?
Hooked On A Feeling is in A major, sourced from the McGill Billboard Project's expert chord annotations — not auto-detected.
What chords does Hooked On A Feeling use?
Hooked On A Feeling is built on 6 chords: A, E, A7, D, E5, Dm.