Diary - KARAOKE VERSION - as popularized by Bread

Simplified chord chart for Diary - KARAOKE VERSION - as popularized by Bread (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in G at 89 BPM: 7 chords instead of 12, and 31 changes instead of 42. Sevenths became triads (Am, B, C, C#, D, Em, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG

Tempo 89 BPM

Chord changes31

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 11 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
Am	A C E	root, minor third, fifth
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	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	0:15	C#	3.4s
2	0:18	G	38.2s
3	0:57	D	5.4s
4	1:02	C	2.7s
5	1:05	G	2.7s
6	1:07	C	2.7s
7	1:10	G	30.0s
8	1:40	D	5.4s
9	1:46	C	2.7s
10	1:48	G	2.7s
11	1:51	C	2.7s
12	1:54	G	5.5s
13	1:59	Em	2.7s
14	2:02	Am	2.7s
15	2:05	D	2.7s
16	2:07	G	2.7s
17	2:10	C	2.8s
18	2:13	B	2.9s
19	2:16	G	27.3s
20	2:43	D	5.4s
21	2:49	C	2.7s
22	2:51	G	2.7s
23	2:54	C	2.7s
24	2:57	G	2.7s
25	3:00	D	2.7s
26	3:02	Em	2.7s
27	3:05	Am	2.7s
28	3:08	D	2.7s
29	3:10	G	2.7s
30	3:13	C	2.7s
31	3:16	G	—