PLEASE DON'T ASK ME - - in the style of John Farnham

Simplified chord chart for PLEASE DON'T ASK ME - - in the style of John Farnham (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in A# at 89 BPM: 11 chords instead of 15, and 58 changes instead of 61. Sevenths became triads (A#, C, C#, Cm, D#, D#m, Dm, F and others), 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 changes58

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 3 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 A#

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
A#	Cm	Dm	D#	F	Gm	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
A#	A# D F	root, major third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
Cm	C D# G	root, minor third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
D#m	D# F# A#	root, minor third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth
Gm	G A# D	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:15	A#	4.6s
2	0:19	F	2.7s
3	0:22	A#	8.0s
4	0:30	Gm	2.7s
5	0:33	Cm	2.6s
6	0:35	F	2.0s
7	0:37	A#	3.3s
8	0:41	Gm	2.7s
9	0:43	Cm	2.7s
10	0:46	F	2.7s
11	0:49	A#	5.3s
12	0:54	D#	2.6s
13	0:57	G#	2.7s
14	0:59	F	5.3s
15	1:05	A#	8.0s
16	1:13	Gm	2.6s
17	1:15	Cm	2.7s
18	1:18	A#	5.3s
19	1:23	Gm	2.7s
20	1:26	Cm	2.7s
21	1:29	F	2.7s
22	1:31	A#	5.3s
23	1:37	D#	2.7s
24	1:39	G#	2.7s
25	1:42	F	5.3s
26	1:47	A#	5.4s
27	1:53	G#	2.6s
28	1:55	G	2.7s
29	1:58	Cm	2.7s
30	2:01	D#m	2.7s
31	2:03	F	2.7s
32	2:06	G	2.7s
33	2:09	D#	2.7s
34	2:11	F	2.7s
35	2:14	G#	2.7s
36	2:17	G	2.7s
37	2:19	Cm	2.7s
38	2:22	D#m	2.7s
39	2:25	Dm	5.3s
40	2:30	D#	2.7s
41	2:33	F	2.7s
42	2:35	A#	2.7s
43	2:38	Gm	2.7s
44	2:41	Cm	2.7s
45	2:43	F	2.0s
46	2:45	A#	3.3s
47	2:49	Gm	2.7s
48	2:51	Cm	2.6s
49	2:54	F	2.0s
50	2:56	A#	6.0s
51	3:02	D#	2.7s
52	3:05	G#	2.7s
53	3:07	F	5.3s
54	3:13	Gm	2.7s
55	3:15	C	2.6s
56	3:18	F	6.8s
57	3:25	A#	12.9s
58	3:38	C#	—