Beyonce - If I Were A Boy

Simplified chord chart for Beyonce - If I Were A Boy (karaoke of Karaoke Tracks Planet), in G# at 89 BPM: 10 chords instead of 15, and 54 changes instead of 111. Sevenths became triads (A#m, Bm, C, C#, D, D#, 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.

KeyG#

Tempo 89 BPM

Chord changes54

ChannelKaraoke Tracks Planet

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 57 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 G#

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
G#	A#m	Cm	C#	D#	Fm	G°

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#m	A# C# F	root, minor third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# C	root, minor third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:05	Fm	6.0s
2	0:11	C#	2.7s
3	0:14	G#	18.6s
4	0:32	C#	3.3s
5	0:36	D#	2.0s
6	0:38	C#	14.0s
7	0:52	D#	2.0s
8	0:54	C#	8.6s
9	1:02	D#	2.0s
10	1:04	C#	30.7s
11	1:35	Fm	2.7s
12	1:38	C#	2.0s
13	1:40	D#	3.3s
14	1:43	C#	2.0s
15	1:45	D#	2.0s
16	1:47	C#	3.3s
17	1:50	D#	2.0s
18	1:52	C#	3.3s
19	1:56	D#	2.0s
20	1:58	C#	3.3s
21	2:01	D#	2.0s
22	2:03	C#	2.7s
23	2:06	G#	2.7s
24	2:08	C#	3.4s
25	2:12	D#	2.0s
26	2:14	C#	2.7s
27	2:16	G#	8.0s
28	2:24	C#	13.4s
29	2:38	G#	2.6s
30	2:40	C#	2.7s
31	2:43	G#	2.7s
32	2:46	C#	18.7s
33	3:04	G#	2.7s
34	3:07	C#	4.0s
35	3:11	A#m	2.0s
36	3:13	C#	12.0s
37	3:25	G#	10.0s
38	3:35	C#	8.0s
39	3:43	G#	2.7s
40	3:46	C#	20.0s
41	4:06	G#	4.0s
42	4:10	C#	3.4s
43	4:13	D#	6.9s
44	4:20	F	4.0s
45	4:24	E	5.8s
46	4:30	Bm	2.2s
47	4:32	E	5.8s
48	4:38	D	2.9s
49	4:41	E	8.7s
50	4:49	D	2.9s
51	4:52	C	2.9s
52	4:55	E	5.8s
53	5:01	D	2.9s
54	5:04	E	—