Gladys Knight - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Simplified chord chart for Gladys Knight - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in C at 112 BPM: 4 chords instead of 7, and 37 changes instead of 41. Sevenths became triads (A#, C, F, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyC

Tempo 112 BPM

Chord changes37

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 4 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 C

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B°

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# D F	root, major third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major 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	0:01	C	13.5s
2	0:14	G	2.7s
3	0:17	F	2.1s
4	0:19	C	4.3s
5	0:23	G	2.1s
6	0:25	F	10.7s
7	0:36	C	2.1s
8	0:38	A#	2.2s
9	0:40	C	6.4s
10	0:47	F	2.1s
11	0:49	C	2.1s
12	0:51	F	2.2s
13	0:53	C	12.3s
14	1:06	G	2.7s
15	1:08	F	2.1s
16	1:10	C	4.3s
17	1:15	G	2.1s
18	1:17	F	10.7s
19	1:28	C	2.1s
20	1:30	A#	2.1s
21	1:32	C	6.4s
22	1:38	F	2.1s
23	1:40	C	2.2s
24	1:43	F	2.1s
25	1:45	C	7.0s
26	1:52	F	13.9s
27	2:06	C	2.7s
28	2:08	F	2.1s
29	2:10	C	6.4s
30	2:17	F	2.1s
31	2:19	C	2.2s
32	2:21	F	10.7s
33	2:32	C	2.2s
34	2:34	A#	2.1s
35	2:36	C	10.7s
36	2:47	F	2.2s
37	2:49	C	—