ABBA - Dancing Queen

Simplified chord chart for ABBA - Dancing Queen (karaoke of KaraokeyTV), in A at 99 BPM: 9 chords instead of 10, and 35 changes instead of 40. Sevenths became triads (A, B, Bm, C#, D, Dm, E, F and others), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyA

Tempo 99 BPM

Chord changes35

ChannelKaraokeyTV

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 5 changes too short for the hand to follow were merged. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of A

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
A	Bm	C#m	D	E	F#m	G#°

Chord track

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
A	A C# E	root, major third, fifth
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:04	Dm	5.0s
2	0:09	F	1.9s
3	0:11	A	18.5s
4	0:30	E	4.2s
5	0:34	C#	4.2s
6	0:38	E	3.0s
7	0:41	D	4.2s
8	0:45	A	16.7s
9	1:02	F#m	3.0s
10	1:05	E	5.4s
11	1:10	F#m	3.6s
12	1:14	A	7.2s
13	1:21	F#m	2.4s
14	1:24	E	6.0s
15	1:30	F#m	4.2s
16	1:34	B	2.4s
17	1:36	E	2.4s
18	1:38	A	19.1s
19	1:58	E	2.4s
20	2:00	C#	4.2s
21	2:04	E	3.0s
22	2:07	D	4.2s
23	2:11	A	21.5s
24	2:33	F#m	2.4s
25	2:35	E	6.0s
26	2:41	F#m	4.2s
27	2:45	B	2.4s
28	2:48	E	2.4s
29	2:50	A	17.3s
30	3:07	E	4.2s
31	3:12	C#	4.2s
32	3:16	E	3.0s
33	3:19	D	2.4s
34	3:21	Bm	1.8s
35	3:23	A	—