Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Simplified chord chart for Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (karaoke of KaraoKeysPH | Piano Karaoke Instrumentals), in G# at 136 BPM: 6 chords instead of 13, and 28 changes instead of 36. Sevenths became triads (C#, Cm, D#, Fm, G#, Gm), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG#

Tempo 136 BPM

Chord changes28

ChannelKaraoKeysPH | Piano Karaoke Instrumentals

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 8 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

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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
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
Cm	C D# G	root, minor third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# C	root, minor third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth
Gm	G A# D	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	G#	3.9s
2	0:04	C#	3.6s
3	0:07	G#	3.6s
4	0:11	D#	8.9s
5	0:20	G#	5.4s
6	0:25	D#	8.9s
7	0:34	G#	1.8s
8	0:36	C#	3.6s
9	0:40	Cm	3.6s
10	0:43	Fm	3.7s
11	0:47	Gm	3.6s
12	0:51	G#	3.4s
13	0:54	D#	9.0s
14	1:03	G#	2.8s
15	1:06	Fm	2.2s
16	1:08	D#	9.4s
17	1:18	G#	2.2s
18	1:20	Cm	2.7s
19	1:22	D#	9.0s
20	1:31	G#	2.2s
21	1:34	C#	3.5s
22	1:37	Cm	3.6s
23	1:41	Fm	7.2s
24	1:48	G#	3.6s
25	1:52	D#	10.3s
26	2:02	G#	3.6s
27	2:05	C#	2.2s
28	2:08	G#	—