Buddy Holly - Heartbeat

Simplified chord chart for Buddy Holly - Heartbeat (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in A at 99 BPM: 4 chords instead of 6, and 19 changes instead of 31. Sevenths became triads (A, D, E, F#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyA

Tempo 99 BPM

Chord changes19

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 12 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
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	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	A	10.0s
2	0:12	D	1.8s
3	0:13	A	13.2s
4	0:27	E	4.9s
5	0:32	A	19.4s
6	0:51	D	1.8s
7	0:53	E	4.9s
8	0:58	A	19.4s
9	1:17	D	3.5s
10	1:21	A	9.6s
11	1:30	D	1.9s
12	1:32	E	4.9s
13	1:37	F#m	3.0s
14	1:40	E	2.9s
15	1:43	A	5.1s
16	1:48	D	5.3s
17	1:53	A	3.1s
18	1:56	D	1.8s
19	1:58	E	—