Carole King - That's How Things Go Down

The chord chart for Carole King - That's How Things Go Down (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO) is in G, at 99 BPM, with 18 distinct chords over 2:49: Am7, B, Bm, Bm7, C, C#m, C#m7, Cmaj7 and others. The track below follows the video — the highlighted chord is the one sounding now, and the next one appears before the change so you can get your hand ready.

KeyG

Tempo 99 BPM

Chord changes47

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This is the harmony as the analysis found it, sevenths and all. If you are just starting to play along, the simplified version uses triads only: 11 chords instead of 18.

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Diatonic chords of G

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

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
Am7	A C E G	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
Bm7	B D F# A	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
C#m7	C# E G# B	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
Cmaj7	C E G B	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
D#m	D# F# A#	root, minor third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
Dmaj7	D F# A C#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
Em7	E G B D	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
F#	F# A# C#	root, major third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
Gmaj7	G B D F#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:05	F#	4.2s
2	0:09	Cmaj7	2.4s
3	0:12	Bm7	4.2s
4	0:16	D#m	1.2s
5	0:17	Em7	4.8s
6	0:22	D	7.2s
7	0:29	G	4.8s
8	0:34	C	2.4s
9	0:36	Bm	4.8s
10	0:41	Em	1.2s
11	0:42	D	1.2s
12	0:44	C#m	2.4s
13	0:46	D	7.2s
14	0:53	G	3.6s
15	0:57	B	1.2s
16	0:58	Em	2.4s
17	1:00	Cmaj7	2.4s
18	1:03	B	4.8s
19	1:08	Em	2.4s
20	1:10	Dmaj7	2.4s
21	1:12	C	4.8s
22	1:17	Bm7	4.8s
23	1:22	E	4.8s
24	1:27	Cmaj7	2.4s
25	1:29	B	4.8s
26	1:34	Em	1.2s
27	1:35	D	1.2s
28	1:36	C#m7	2.4s
29	1:39	Dm	7.2s
30	1:46	Gmaj7	4.8s
31	1:51	Em	2.4s
32	1:53	Cmaj7	2.4s
33	1:56	Bm7	4.8s
34	2:00	Em	2.4s
35	2:03	Dmaj7	2.4s
36	2:05	Cmaj7	2.4s
37	2:08	Am7	2.4s
38	2:10	Dmaj7	4.2s
39	2:14	Cmaj7	3.0s
40	2:17	B	4.8s
41	2:22	G	2.4s
42	2:24	C#m	2.4s
43	2:27	D	6.9s
44	2:34	G	5.4s
45	2:39	Dm	4.2s
46	2:43	G	5.4s
47	2:49	Dm	—