I STARTED A JOKE - - in the style of Bee Gees

Simplified chord chart for I STARTED A JOKE - - in the style of Bee Gees (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in G# at 144 BPM: 6 chords instead of 11, and 22 changes instead of 92. Sevenths became triads (A#m, C#, Cm, D#, Fm, G#), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG#

Tempo 144 BPM

Chord changes22

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 70 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 G#

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

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#m	A# C# F	root, minor third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
Cm	C D# G	root, minor third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# 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	0:14	Fm	62.5s
2	1:16	G#	3.3s
3	1:20	Fm	2.9s
4	1:23	Cm	3.7s
5	1:26	C#	3.3s
6	1:30	G#	3.3s
7	1:33	Cm	3.3s
8	1:36	Fm	3.3s
9	1:40	A#m	3.3s
10	1:43	D#	23.3s
11	2:06	G#	3.3s
12	2:10	Fm	3.3s
13	2:13	Cm	3.3s
14	2:17	C#	2.9s
15	2:19	G#	3.3s
16	2:23	Cm	3.7s
17	2:26	Fm	3.4s
18	2:30	A#m	3.3s
19	2:33	D#	30.8s
20	3:04	Cm	12.5s
21	3:16	G#	4.5s
22	3:21	C#	—