Bluer Than Blue - Michael Johnson

Simplified chord chart for Bluer Than Blue - Michael Johnson (karaoke of YenJohn HD Karaoke), in G# at 70 BPM: 8 chords instead of 13, and 26 changes instead of 41. Sevenths became triads (A#, A#m, C#, Cm, D#, E, F, G#), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG#

Tempo 70 BPM

Chord changes26

ChannelYenJohn HD Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 15 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

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# D F	root, major third, fifth
A#m	A# C# F	root, minor third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
Cm	C D# G	root, minor 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
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	0:01	F	5.3s
2	0:06	C#	11.2s
3	0:17	F	14.6s
4	0:32	G#	3.4s
5	0:35	C#	9.4s
6	0:45	G#	11.1s
7	0:56	C#	3.4s
8	0:59	E	2.6s
9	1:02	A#m	6.0s
10	1:08	Cm	2.6s
11	1:10	D#	2.6s
12	1:13	F	13.7s
13	1:27	G#	3.4s
14	1:30	C#	9.4s
15	1:39	G#	11.1s
16	1:51	C#	3.4s
17	1:54	E	2.6s
18	1:57	A#m	7.7s
19	2:04	C#	8.6s
20	2:13	G#	12.0s
21	2:25	C#	3.4s
22	2:28	E	2.6s
23	2:31	A#m	3.4s
24	2:34	F	4.3s
25	2:39	A#	3.7s
26	2:42	G#	—