Happy - KARAOKE VERSION - as popularized by Michael Jackson

Simplified chord chart for Happy - KARAOKE VERSION - as popularized by Michael Jackson (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in A at 172 BPM: 7 chords instead of 12, and 26 changes instead of 41. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, D, E, Em, F, F#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyA

Tempo 172 BPM

Chord changes26

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 15 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 A

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
A	Bm	C#m	D	E	F#m	G#°

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
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:15	A	6.7s
2	0:22	Em	2.1s
3	0:24	A	17.3s
4	0:41	D	8.8s
5	0:50	Bm	4.9s
6	0:55	A	5.0s
7	1:00	F#m	2.8s
8	1:03	D	3.6s
9	1:07	F	2.8s
10	1:09	E	2.5s
11	1:12	A	14.8s
12	1:27	D	10.6s
13	1:37	Bm	3.2s
14	1:40	A	5.0s
15	1:45	F#m	3.2s
16	1:48	D	3.2s
17	1:52	Em	5.3s
18	1:57	A	3.2s
19	2:00	F#m	2.8s
20	2:03	A	14.1s
21	2:17	D	8.5s
22	2:26	F#m	6.7s
23	2:32	A	7.1s
24	2:39	D	3.2s
25	2:43	Em	5.3s
26	2:48	A	—