Hello - Lionel Richie

Simplified chord chart for Hello - Lionel Richie (karaoke of Vinyl KTV), in G#m at 57 BPM: 9 chords instead of 13, and 60 changes instead of 60. Sevenths became triads (A, B, C#m, D, D#, E, F#, G# 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#m

Tempo 57 BPM

Chord changes60

ChannelVinyl KTV

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, but no change was merged: in this song the chords already last long enough, so the number of changes is the same. 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 B

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

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

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:00	D	4.7s
2	0:04	G#m	47.4s
3	0:52	E	2.1s
4	0:54	G#	2.1s
5	0:56	C#m	2.1s
6	0:58	F#	2.1s
7	1:00	B	2.1s
8	1:02	E	2.1s
9	1:04	A	2.1s
10	1:06	G#	3.2s
11	1:10	B	3.2s
12	1:13	C#m	2.1s
13	1:15	F#	2.1s
14	1:17	B	2.1s
15	1:19	E	2.1s
16	1:21	A	2.1s
17	1:23	D#	4.2s
18	1:28	G#m	21.1s
19	1:49	E	2.1s
20	1:51	G#m	6.3s
21	1:57	E	4.2s
22	2:01	G#m	4.2s
23	2:05	E	4.2s
24	2:10	G#m	4.2s
25	2:14	E	4.2s
26	2:18	C#m	2.1s
27	2:20	F#	2.1s
28	2:22	B	2.1s
29	2:24	E	2.1s
30	2:26	A	2.1s
31	2:29	G#	3.2s
32	2:32	B	3.1s
33	2:35	C#m	2.1s
34	2:37	F#	2.1s
35	2:39	B	2.1s
36	2:41	E	2.1s
37	2:43	A	2.1s
38	2:45	D#	4.2s
39	2:50	G#m	19.0s
40	3:09	F#	2.1s
41	3:11	E	2.1s
42	3:13	G#m	23.2s
43	3:36	E	2.1s
44	3:38	G#	2.1s
45	3:40	F#	4.2s
46	3:44	B	2.1s
47	3:46	E	2.1s
48	3:49	A	2.1s
49	3:51	G#	3.2s
50	3:54	B	3.1s
51	3:57	C#m	2.1s
52	3:59	F#	2.1s
53	4:01	B	2.1s
54	4:03	E	2.1s
55	4:05	A	2.1s
56	4:08	D#	4.2s
57	4:12	G#m	2.1s
58	4:14	F#	2.1s
59	4:16	E	5.3s
60	4:21	G#	—