One of Us - Joan Osborne

Simplified chord chart for One of Us - Joan Osborne (karaoke of Shiron Karaoke), in A at 89 BPM: 4 chords instead of 8, and 29 changes instead of 137. Sevenths became triads (A, D, E, F#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyA

Tempo 89 BPM

Chord changes29

ChannelShiron Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 108 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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F#m

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Diatonic chords of A

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

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
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:05	F#m	28.5s
2	0:33	D	41.1s
3	1:14	E	2.7s
4	1:17	D	2.7s
5	1:20	E	2.8s
6	1:23	D	2.7s
7	1:25	E	2.7s
8	1:28	D	46.8s
9	2:15	E	2.7s
10	2:18	D	2.7s
11	2:20	E	2.8s
12	2:23	D	2.7s
13	2:26	E	2.7s
14	2:28	D	36.3s
15	3:05	E	2.0s
16	3:07	D	2.7s
17	3:09	E	2.7s
18	3:12	D	2.7s
19	3:15	E	2.7s
20	3:18	D	2.6s
21	3:20	E	2.7s
22	3:23	D	24.3s
23	3:47	E	2.8s
24	3:50	D	2.7s
25	3:53	E	2.7s
26	3:55	D	2.7s
27	3:58	E	2.7s
28	4:01	D	54.3s
29	4:55	A	—