Annie's Song - KARAOKE VERSION - as popularized by John Denver

Simplified chord chart for Annie's Song - KARAOKE VERSION - as popularized by John Denver (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in D at 152 BPM: 5 chords instead of 15, and 14 changes instead of 95. Sevenths became triads (A, B, Bm, D, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyD

Tempo 152 BPM

Chord changes14

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 81 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 D

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

Chord track

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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
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:11	D	24.3s
2	0:36	A	9.7s
3	0:46	D	29.2s
4	1:15	A	9.7s
5	1:24	D	17.0s
6	1:42	Bm	2.4s
7	1:44	D	9.7s
8	1:54	A	7.3s
9	2:01	G	2.4s
10	2:03	D	29.2s
11	2:33	A	7.4s
12	2:40	B	5.1s
13	2:45	Bm	7.3s
14	2:52	D	—