James Taylor - Sweet Baby James

Simplified chord chart for James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in D at 144 BPM: 5 chords instead of 11, and 34 changes instead of 71. Sevenths became triads (A, D, Em, 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.

KeyD

Tempo 144 BPM

Chord changes34

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 37 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 D

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

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
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor 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	0:02	G	2.4s
2	0:04	A	5.0s
3	0:09	G	17.6s
4	0:27	A	6.3s
5	0:33	G	2.6s
6	0:36	D	2.5s
7	0:38	G	12.6s
8	0:51	D	5.2s
9	0:56	A	10.1s
10	1:06	G	2.5s
11	1:09	D	2.5s
12	1:11	G	2.5s
13	1:14	D	5.0s
14	1:19	A	5.0s
15	1:24	D	6.3s
16	1:30	F#m	2.5s
17	1:33	G	3.8s
18	1:37	F#m	2.5s
19	1:39	G	8.8s
20	1:48	Em	2.5s
21	1:50	A	2.5s
22	1:53	G	2.5s
23	1:55	D	2.5s
24	1:58	G	7.6s
25	2:05	D	2.5s
26	2:08	G	2.5s
27	2:11	D	5.0s
28	2:16	A	10.1s
29	2:26	G	2.5s
30	2:28	D	2.5s
31	2:31	G	2.5s
32	2:33	D	5.1s
33	2:38	A	5.0s
34	2:43	D	—