Nicki Minaj - Starships

Simplified chord chart for Nicki Minaj - Starships (karaoke of Karaoke Tracks Planet), in C#m at 123 BPM: 7 chords instead of 12, and 49 changes instead of 67. Sevenths became triads (A, C, C#, C#m, D, E, F), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyC#m

Tempo 123 BPM

Chord changes49

ChannelKaraoke Tracks Planet

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 18 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 E

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

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
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	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	2.9s
2	0:06	A	3.4s
3	0:10	E	5.8s
4	0:15	C#m	1.9s
5	0:17	E	5.7s
6	0:23	C#m	1.9s
7	0:25	E	4.3s
8	0:29	A	5.3s
9	0:35	E	2.4s
10	0:37	A	5.3s
11	0:42	E	3.4s
12	0:46	C#	3.9s
13	0:49	E	2.9s
14	0:52	A	4.8s
15	0:57	E	2.9s
16	1:00	A	5.3s
17	1:05	E	3.3s
18	1:09	C#	19.7s
19	1:28	E	2.4s
20	1:31	A	5.3s
21	1:36	E	3.8s
22	1:40	C#	2.9s
23	1:43	E	3.4s
24	1:46	A	4.8s
25	1:51	E	2.9s
26	1:54	A	5.3s
27	1:59	E	3.4s
28	2:02	C#	3.8s
29	2:06	E	3.8s
30	2:10	C#	3.9s
31	2:14	E	2.9s
32	2:17	A	5.3s
33	2:22	E	3.8s
34	2:26	C#	19.2s
35	2:45	E	11.4s
36	2:57	C#m	3.9s
37	3:01	E	2.4s
38	3:03	A	5.3s
39	3:08	E	3.8s
40	3:12	C#	20.7s
41	3:33	F	2.9s
42	3:36	E	14.3s
43	3:50	D	2.8s
44	3:53	E	8.7s
45	4:01	D	2.8s
46	4:04	C	2.9s
47	4:07	E	5.8s
48	4:13	D	2.9s
49	4:16	E	—