Bic Runga - Sway

Simplified chord chart for Bic Runga - Sway (karaoke of KaraokeyTV), in A at 96 BPM: 9 chords instead of 12, and 89 changes instead of 89. Sevenths became triads (A, A#, C#, C#m, D, E, F, 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 96 BPM

Chord changes89

ChannelKaraokeyTV

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, but no change was merged: in this song the chords already last long enough, so the number of changes is the same. 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
A#	A# D F	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	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	A#	5.6s
2	0:10	F	4.3s
3	0:14	D	3.1s
4	0:17	E	2.5s
5	0:20	D	2.5s
6	0:22	E	2.5s
7	0:25	A	2.5s
8	0:27	C#	2.5s
9	0:30	D	5.0s
10	0:35	A	2.5s
11	0:37	C#	2.5s
12	0:40	D	2.5s
13	0:42	E	2.5s
14	0:45	F#	2.5s
15	0:47	C#	2.5s
16	0:50	D	2.5s
17	0:52	A	5.0s
18	0:57	C#	2.5s
19	1:00	D	5.0s
20	1:05	A	2.5s
21	1:07	C#	2.5s
22	1:10	D	2.5s
23	1:12	E	2.5s
24	1:15	F#	2.5s
25	1:17	C#m	2.5s
26	1:20	D	2.5s
27	1:22	A	5.0s
28	1:27	E	2.5s
29	1:30	F#	2.5s
30	1:32	A	5.0s
31	1:37	E	2.5s
32	1:40	F#	2.5s
33	1:42	C#	2.5s
34	1:45	A	2.5s
35	1:47	C#	2.5s
36	1:50	D	5.0s
37	1:55	A	2.5s
38	1:57	C#	2.5s
39	2:00	D	2.5s
40	2:02	E	2.5s
41	2:05	F#	2.5s
42	2:07	C#m	2.5s
43	2:10	D	2.5s
44	2:12	A	5.0s
45	2:17	E	2.5s
46	2:20	F#	2.5s
47	2:22	A	5.0s
48	2:27	E	2.5s
49	2:30	F#	2.5s
50	2:32	A	5.0s
51	2:37	E	2.5s
52	2:40	F#	2.5s
53	2:42	A	5.0s
54	2:47	E	2.5s
55	2:50	F#	2.5s
56	2:52	C#	2.5s
57	2:55	D	2.5s
58	2:57	E	2.5s
59	3:00	D	2.5s
60	3:02	E	2.5s
61	3:05	A	5.0s
62	3:10	D	5.0s
63	3:15	F#	2.5s
64	3:17	C#m	2.5s
65	3:20	D	2.5s
66	3:22	E	2.5s
67	3:25	F#	2.5s
68	3:27	C#m	2.5s
69	3:30	D	2.5s
70	3:32	E	2.5s
71	3:35	A	2.5s
72	3:37	E	2.5s
73	3:40	F#	2.5s
74	3:42	A	5.0s
75	3:47	E	2.5s
76	3:50	F#	2.5s
77	3:52	A	5.0s
78	3:57	E	2.5s
79	4:00	F#m	2.5s
80	4:02	A	5.0s
81	4:07	E	1.9s
82	4:09	F#m	3.1s
83	4:12	D	5.0s
84	4:17	E	2.5s
85	4:20	D	2.5s
86	4:22	E	2.5s
87	4:25	D	2.5s
88	4:27	E	2.5s
89	4:30	A	—