PLEASE DON'T ASK ME - JOHN FARNHAM

Simplified chord chart for PLEASE DON'T ASK ME - JOHN FARNHAM (karaoke of My All Time Karaoke), in A# at 89 BPM: 9 chords instead of 15, and 58 changes instead of 64. Sevenths became triads (A#, C, Cm, D#, D#m, F, Fm, G 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

ChannelMy All Time Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 6 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
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
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# C	root, minor third, fifth
G	G B 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	0:03	Gm	4.8s
2	0:07	A#	3.4s
3	0:11	Cm	2.7s
4	0:14	A#	3.4s
5	0:17	Gm	2.7s
6	0:20	Cm	2.7s
7	0:22	F	5.5s
8	0:28	Gm	2.7s
9	0:31	D#	2.7s
10	0:33	F	5.5s
11	0:39	A#	2.7s
12	0:41	D#	5.5s
13	0:47	Gm	5.4s
14	0:52	A#	2.0s
15	0:54	C	3.4s
16	0:58	A#	2.7s
17	1:01	Gm	2.7s
18	1:03	Cm	2.7s
19	1:06	F	2.7s
20	1:09	A#	2.7s
21	1:11	Gm	2.7s
22	1:14	D#	2.7s
23	1:17	Fm	5.5s
24	1:22	A#	2.7s
25	1:25	D#	5.5s
26	1:31	Gm	5.5s
27	1:36	A#	5.5s
28	1:41	Fm	2.7s
29	1:44	G	2.7s
30	1:47	Cm	2.7s
31	1:50	D#m	2.7s
32	1:52	A#	2.7s
33	1:55	Gm	2.7s
34	1:58	Cm	2.7s
35	2:01	Fm	5.5s
36	2:06	G	2.7s
37	2:09	Cm	2.7s
38	2:11	D#m	2.7s
39	2:14	A#	2.7s
40	2:17	Gm	2.7s
41	2:20	Cm	2.7s
42	2:22	F	2.7s
43	2:25	A#	2.8s
44	2:28	Gm	2.8s
45	2:31	D#	2.7s
46	2:33	F	2.7s
47	2:36	A#	2.7s
48	2:39	Gm	2.7s
49	2:41	D#	2.7s
50	2:44	F	2.7s
51	2:47	A#	5.5s
52	2:52	D#	5.4s
53	2:58	A#	2.7s
54	3:01	F	2.7s
55	3:03	Gm	2.7s
56	3:06	C	2.7s
57	3:09	Gm	5.5s
58	3:14	A#	—