Michael Jackson - This Is It

The chord chart for Michael Jackson - This Is It (karaoke of Karaoke Tracks Planet) is in C, at 96 BPM, with 7 distinct chords over 4:28: Bm7, C, Cmaj7, Dmaj7, E, Emaj7, Fmaj7. The track below follows the video — the highlighted chord is the one sounding now, and the next one appears before the change so you can get your hand ready.

KeyC

Tempo 96 BPM

Chord changes12

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This is the harmony as the analysis found it, sevenths and all. If you are just starting to play along, the simplified version uses triads only: 4 chords instead of 7.

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Diatonic chords of C

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B°

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
Bm7	B D F# A	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
Cmaj7	C E G B	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Dmaj7	D F# A C#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Emaj7	E G# B D#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Fmaj7	F A C E	root, major third, fifth, major seventh

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:03	C	219.6s
2	3:43	Fmaj7	5.0s
3	3:48	E	6.4s
4	3:54	Bm7	1.2s
5	3:55	Emaj7	6.2s
6	4:02	Dmaj7	2.9s
7	4:05	Emaj7	8.7s
8	4:13	Dmaj7	2.9s
9	4:16	Cmaj7	2.9s
10	4:19	Emaj7	5.8s
11	4:25	Dmaj7	2.9s
12	4:28	Emaj7	—