Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

Simplified chord chart for Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson (karaoke of Shiron Karaoke), in C at 108 BPM: 6 chords instead of 12, and 48 changes instead of 145. Sevenths became triads (A#m, Am, C, D, F, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyC

Tempo 108 BPM

Chord changes48

ChannelShiron Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 97 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 C

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B°

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
Am	A C E	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
G	G B 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	A#m	9.5s
2	0:14	F	49.5s
3	1:04	D	4.5s
4	1:08	C	2.2s
5	1:10	G	2.3s
6	1:13	Am	2.2s
7	1:15	F	2.2s
8	1:17	C	2.3s
9	1:19	G	4.5s
10	1:24	F	2.3s
11	1:26	C	2.2s
12	1:28	G	2.2s
13	1:31	Am	2.2s
14	1:33	F	2.3s
15	1:35	C	2.2s
16	1:37	G	4.5s
17	1:42	F	31.5s
18	2:13	D	4.5s
19	2:18	C	2.3s
20	2:20	G	2.2s
21	2:22	Am	2.3s
22	2:25	F	2.2s
23	2:27	C	2.2s
24	2:29	G	4.5s
25	2:34	F	2.2s
26	2:36	C	2.2s
27	2:38	G	2.2s
28	2:40	Am	2.3s
29	2:43	F	2.2s
30	2:45	C	2.3s
31	2:47	G	4.5s
32	2:52	F	2.2s
33	2:54	G	13.5s
34	3:07	D	4.5s
35	3:12	C	2.2s
36	3:14	G	2.2s
37	3:16	Am	2.3s
38	3:19	F	2.2s
39	3:21	C	2.2s
40	3:23	G	4.5s
41	3:28	F	2.2s
42	3:30	C	2.2s
43	3:32	G	2.2s
44	3:34	Am	2.2s
45	3:37	F	2.3s
46	3:39	C	2.2s
47	3:41	G	4.5s
48	3:46	F	—