DESPERADO - Eagles

Simplified chord chart for DESPERADO - Eagles (karaoke of Atomic Karaoke...), in G at 60 BPM: 11 chords instead of 19, and 62 changes instead of 64. Sevenths became triads (A, Am, Bm, C, C#, Cm, D, D# and others), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG

Tempo 60 BPM

Chord changes62

ChannelAtomic Karaoke...

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 2 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	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
A	A C# E	root, major third, fifth
Am	A C E	root, minor third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
Cm	C D# G	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G 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	0:00	C#	8.3s
2	0:08	Em	4.1s
3	0:12	C	4.1s
4	0:16	Em	6.1s
5	0:22	D	4.7s
6	0:27	G	4.0s
7	0:31	C	4.0s
8	0:35	G	4.0s
9	0:39	A	2.0s
10	0:41	D	2.0s
11	0:43	G	4.0s
12	0:47	C	4.0s
13	0:51	D#	2.0s
14	0:53	Em	3.0s
15	0:56	G	3.0s
16	0:59	F#m	2.0s
17	1:01	Em	2.0s
18	1:03	Bm	2.0s
19	1:05	C	2.0s
20	1:07	G	4.0s
21	1:11	C	2.0s
22	1:13	G	2.0s
23	1:15	D	2.0s
24	1:17	Em	2.0s
25	1:19	Bm	2.0s
26	1:21	C	2.0s
27	1:23	Em	8.0s
28	1:31	D	2.0s
29	1:33	G	4.0s
30	1:37	Cm	4.0s
31	1:41	G	4.0s
32	1:45	A	2.0s
33	1:47	D	2.0s
34	1:49	G	4.0s
35	1:53	Cm	4.0s
36	1:57	Em	8.0s
37	2:05	D	2.0s
38	2:07	Em	2.0s
39	2:09	Bm	2.0s
40	2:11	C	8.0s
41	2:19	G	4.0s
42	2:23	Em	2.0s
43	2:25	Bm	2.0s
44	2:27	C	2.0s
45	2:29	G	2.0s
46	2:31	Am	4.0s
47	2:35	D	4.0s
48	2:39	G	4.0s
49	2:43	C	4.0s
50	2:47	G	2.0s
51	2:49	Em	2.0s
52	2:51	A	2.0s
53	2:53	D	2.0s
54	2:55	G	4.0s
55	2:59	C	10.0s
56	3:09	Am	2.0s
57	3:11	D#	2.0s
58	3:13	Em	3.8s
59	3:17	D	3.7s
60	3:21	G	4.0s
61	3:25	C	4.9s
62	3:30	G	—