Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

The chord chart for Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus (karaoke of YenJohn HD Karaoke) is in E, at 117 BPM, with 4 distinct chords over 3:28: A7, Amaj7, Emaj7, Fmaj7. The track below follows the video — the highlighted chord is the one sounding now, and the next one appears before the change so you can get your hand ready.

KeyE

Tempo 117 BPM

Chord changes26

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This is the harmony as the analysis found it, sevenths and all. If you are just starting to play along, the simplified version uses triads only: 3 chords instead of 4.

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Fmaj7

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Diatonic chords of E

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

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
A7	A C# E G	root, major third, fifth, minor seventh
Amaj7	A C# E G#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Emaj7	E G# B D#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Fmaj7	F A C E	root, major third, fifth, major seventh

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:04	Fmaj7	6.1s
2	0:10	Amaj7	14.0s
3	0:24	Emaj7	10.5s
4	0:34	Amaj7	5.5s
5	0:40	Emaj7	8.5s
6	0:48	Amaj7	7.5s
7	0:56	Emaj7	8.5s
8	1:04	Amaj7	7.5s
9	1:12	Emaj7	9.0s
10	1:21	Amaj7	7.0s
11	1:28	Emaj7	8.5s
12	1:36	Amaj7	7.5s
13	1:44	Emaj7	9.0s
14	1:53	Amaj7	7.0s
15	2:00	Emaj7	8.5s
16	2:08	Amaj7	7.5s
17	2:16	Emaj7	9.0s
18	2:25	Amaj7	8.0s
19	2:33	Emaj7	7.5s
20	2:40	A7	4.5s
21	2:45	Emaj7	14.0s
22	2:59	Amaj7	5.0s
23	3:04	Emaj7	9.0s
24	3:13	Amaj7	7.0s
25	3:20	Emaj7	8.5s
26	3:28	Amaj7	—