Carole King - Smackwater Jack

Simplified chord chart for Carole King - Smackwater Jack (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in D at 123 BPM: 6 chords instead of 13, and 27 changes instead of 32. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, D, Em, F#m, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyD

Tempo 123 BPM

Chord changes27

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 5 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 D

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

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
A	A C# E	root, major third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor 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	0:07	Bm	34.2s
2	0:41	G	4.4s
3	0:46	A	1.9s
4	0:48	G	2.9s
5	0:50	D	3.9s
6	0:54	A	1.9s
7	0:56	Bm	3.9s
8	1:00	G	2.5s
9	1:03	Bm	27.2s
10	1:30	Em	11.1s
11	1:41	Bm	3.7s
12	1:45	A	1.9s
13	1:47	Bm	3.9s
14	1:50	G	3.9s
15	1:54	Bm	13.7s
16	2:08	Em	1.9s
17	2:10	A	3.8s
18	2:14	Bm	27.6s
19	2:41	Em	5.3s
20	2:47	F#m	1.9s
21	2:49	Em	3.7s
22	2:52	Bm	3.4s
23	2:56	A	2.4s
24	2:58	Bm	3.9s
25	3:02	G	3.5s
26	3:06	Bm	16.0s
27	3:22	D	—