Buddy Holly - It's So Easy

Simplified chord chart for Buddy Holly - It's So Easy (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in B at 152 BPM: 3 chords instead of 5, and 18 changes instead of 30. Sevenths became triads (B, E, F#), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyB

Tempo 152 BPM

Chord changes18

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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 B

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
B	C#m	D#m	E	F#	G#m	A#°

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
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F#	F# A# C#	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:03	F#	4.0s
2	0:07	B	16.4s
3	0:24	E	2.4s
4	0:26	B	3.6s
5	0:30	E	6.8s
6	0:37	B	12.4s
7	0:49	E	2.8s
8	0:52	B	3.6s
9	0:55	E	5.2s
10	1:01	F#	4.4s
11	1:05	B	10.0s
12	1:15	E	2.4s
13	1:17	B	4.0s
14	1:21	E	6.4s
15	1:28	B	12.4s
16	1:40	E	2.8s
17	1:43	B	3.6s
18	1:47	E	—