How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Bee Gees)

Simplified chord chart for How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Bee Gees) (karaoke of KARAOKE MUSIC LOUNGE), in E at 70 BPM: 6 chords instead of 8, and 30 changes instead of 30. Sevenths became triads (B, C#m, E, F#, F#m, G#), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyE

Tempo 70 BPM

Chord changes30

ChannelKARAOKE MUSIC LOUNGE

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 E

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
E	F#m	G#m	A	B	C#m	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
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F#	F# A# C#	root, major third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:03	E	21.1s
2	0:24	F#m	3.4s
3	0:27	E	3.7s
4	0:31	G#	3.4s
5	0:35	C#m	3.4s
6	0:38	F#	3.4s
7	0:41	B	6.9s
8	0:48	E	6.9s
9	0:55	F#m	8.5s
10	1:04	B	8.6s
11	1:12	E	10.3s
12	1:23	F#m	8.6s
13	1:31	B	8.6s
14	1:40	E	13.7s
15	1:53	F#m	3.4s
16	1:57	E	3.4s
17	2:00	G#	3.4s
18	2:04	C#m	3.4s
19	2:07	F#	3.4s
20	2:11	B	6.9s
21	2:18	E	6.8s
22	2:24	F#m	8.5s
23	2:33	B	8.6s
24	2:41	E	10.3s
25	2:52	F#m	8.6s
26	3:00	B	8.6s
27	3:09	E	10.3s
28	3:19	F#m	8.6s
29	3:28	B	8.6s
30	3:36	E	—