Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

Simplified chord chart for Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (karaoke of Musisi Karaoke), in F#m at 117 BPM: 7 chords instead of 10, and 17 changes instead of 18. Sevenths became triads (A, C#, D, Dm, F, F#, F#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyF#m

Tempo 117 BPM

Chord changes17

ChannelMusisi Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 1 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
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor 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	0:00	A	3.0s
2	0:03	F#m	4.1s
3	0:07	F	3.6s
4	0:11	C#	5.1s
5	0:16	F#	65.1s
6	1:21	Dm	2.0s
7	1:23	F#m	2.1s
8	1:25	Dm	2.0s
9	1:27	F#m	2.0s
10	1:30	Dm	2.0s
11	1:32	F#m	2.1s
12	1:34	D	2.1s
13	1:36	C#	2.6s
14	1:38	F#m	64.6s
15	2:43	D	14.9s
16	2:58	C#	2.5s
17	3:00	F#m	—