Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory

Simplified chord chart for Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in B at 81 BPM: 8 chords instead of 14, and 30 changes instead of 55. Sevenths became triads (B, C#m, D, D#m, E, F#, F#m, G#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyB

Tempo 81 BPM

Chord changes30

ChannelKaraokeOnVEVO

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 25 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 B

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

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

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:03	B	5.9s
2	0:09	E	2.9s
3	0:12	F#	2.2s
4	0:14	E	3.7s
5	0:17	F#	2.2s
6	0:20	E	9.6s
7	0:29	B	5.9s
8	0:35	E	11.8s
9	0:47	B	2.9s
10	0:50	D	4.4s
11	0:54	F#m	4.4s
12	0:59	B	3.0s
13	1:02	C#m	22.8s
14	1:24	D#m	21.4s
15	1:46	B	3.0s
16	1:49	E	4.4s
17	1:53	B	2.2s
18	1:55	E	5.2s
19	2:01	B	3.0s
20	2:03	D	4.4s
21	2:08	F#m	4.4s
22	2:12	B	2.2s
23	2:14	C#m	24.3s
24	2:39	F#m	3.0s
25	2:42	B	2.2s
26	2:44	C#m	27.2s
27	3:11	F#m	7.4s
28	3:19	C#m	10.3s
29	3:29	F#	2.9s
30	3:32	G#m	—