[Intro ] (Instrumental - Electric piano establishes groove with bass) [Verse 1] (Rhodes chords shimmer, bass walks) (Drums enter, hi-hat sizzle) (Slap bass accent punctuates the two and four) [Pre-Chorus ] (Horn section rises - sax and trumpet in thirds) (Bass line climbs, percussion builds) [Chorus ] (Full ensemble hits - brass stabs on the one) (Electric piano comps syncopated chords) (Slap bass drives the pocket deep) (Drums lock with cowbell accent) [Verse 2] (Bass takes the lead, walking then slapping) (Piano responds with chromatic fills) (Tenor sax whispers a melodic phrase) [Pre-Chorus ] (Horn section answers - call and response) (Percussion layers: congas, shaker, tambourine) (Energy rises toward the peak) [Chorus ] (Brass punches hit harder - fortissimo stabs) (Rhodes spreads wide ninths and elevenths) (Bass slaps echo through the groove) (Snare cracks with authority) [Bridge ] (Breakdown - bass and drums only) (Sparse, breathing, space for composition) (Piano re-enters with gentle seventh chords) (Horn section hums sustained harmony underneath) (Gradual build - layer by layer) (Trumpet takes a melodic statement) (Sax responds in counterpoint) [Chorus ] (Full return - all instruments locked in) (Horn section shouts rhythmic figures) (Bass walks then slaps in alternation) (Piano montunos dance across the keys) [Outro ] (Gradual fade on the groove) (Horn section plays final melodic motif) (Bass slap accent - one last punctuation) (Piano chord rings out - ninth suspended) (Drums settle to ride cymbal) (Fade to silence on the pocket)