Bluer Than Blue

Simplified chord chart for Bluer Than Blue (karaoke of KARAOKE MUSIC LOUNGE), in A at 70 BPM: 9 chords instead of 16, and 29 changes instead of 43. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, C#m, D, D#m, 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 70 BPM

Chord changes29

ChannelKARAOKE MUSIC LOUNGE

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 14 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

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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
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
D#m	D# F# A#	root, minor 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	0:02	D	1.7s
2	0:04	E	2.6s
3	0:06	F#m	6.0s
4	0:12	F#	12.9s
5	0:25	A	5.1s
6	0:30	D	9.4s
7	0:40	A	11.1s
8	0:51	D	3.4s
9	0:54	F	2.6s
10	0:57	Bm	6.0s
11	1:03	C#m	2.6s
12	1:06	E	2.5s
13	1:08	F#	13.7s
14	1:22	A	3.4s
15	1:25	D	9.4s
16	1:35	A	11.1s
17	1:46	D	3.4s
18	1:49	F	2.6s
19	1:52	Bm	9.4s
20	2:01	C#m	6.0s
21	2:07	E	2.6s
22	2:10	A	10.3s
23	2:20	D	3.4s
24	2:24	F	2.6s
25	2:26	Bm	6.0s
26	2:32	C#m	4.3s
27	2:36	F#	4.5s
28	2:41	D#m	1.8s
29	2:43	E	—