Ella Fitzgerald - Puttin' On The Ritz

The chord chart for Ella Fitzgerald - Puttin' On The Ritz (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO) is in Cm, at 144 BPM, with 7 distinct chords over 2:08: Cm, Cm7, D#maj7, Fm7, G, G7, Gm. 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.

KeyCm

Tempo 144 BPM

Chord changes26

ChannelKaraokeOnVEVO

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: 5 chords instead of 7.

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D#maj7

Next G7

Diatonic chords of D#

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
D#	Fm	Gm	G#	A#	Cm	D°

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
Cm	C D# G	root, minor third, fifth
Cm7	C D# G A#	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
D#maj7	D# G A# D	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Fm7	F G# C D#	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
G7	G B D F	root, major third, fifth, minor seventh
Gm	G A# D	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:02	D#maj7	11.9s
2	0:14	G7	0.9s
3	0:15	Cm	5.8s
4	0:21	G	4.1s
5	0:25	Cm	9.1s
6	0:34	G	4.1s
7	0:38	Cm7	4.5s
8	0:43	Fm7	7.8s
9	0:50	D#maj7	4.1s
10	0:55	Cm	5.7s
11	1:00	G	4.1s
12	1:04	Cm	3.6s
13	1:08	D#maj7	6.3s
14	1:14	G7	3.2s
15	1:17	Cm	2.5s
16	1:20	G7	2.5s
17	1:22	Cm	1.2s
18	1:24	G7	7.1s
19	1:31	Cm7	4.5s
20	1:35	Fm7	7.8s
21	1:43	D#maj7	4.1s
22	1:47	Cm	5.6s
23	1:53	Gm	4.3s
24	1:57	Cm	4.9s
25	2:02	G7	6.4s
26	2:08	Cm7	—