Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel

Simplified chord chart for Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel (karaoke of Karaokê Show Oficial), in Em at 129 BPM: 8 chords instead of 14, and 36 changes instead of 50. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, D, E, Em, F, F#m, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyEm

Tempo 129 BPM

Chord changes36

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 14 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 G

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F#°

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

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:04	A	4.2s
2	0:08	E	7.8s
3	0:16	D	1.9s
4	0:17	E	3.8s
5	0:21	A	4.7s
6	0:26	E	5.2s
7	0:31	G	5.1s
8	0:36	F#m	2.4s
9	0:39	D	2.8s
10	0:41	E	8.0s
11	0:49	D	1.9s
12	0:51	Em	13.6s
13	1:05	G	2.4s
14	1:07	Bm	5.2s
15	1:12	D	2.8s
16	1:15	E	12.2s
17	1:27	G	1.9s
18	1:29	Em	2.8s
19	1:32	E	6.6s
20	1:39	G	2.3s
21	1:41	Bm	3.8s
22	1:45	E	16.4s
23	2:01	G	1.9s
24	2:03	Em	9.4s
25	2:12	G	2.4s
26	2:15	Bm	8.0s
27	2:23	E	9.9s
28	2:33	Em	5.2s
29	2:38	A	1.9s
30	2:40	E	6.6s
31	2:46	G	3.3s
32	2:50	D	6.8s
33	2:56	E	6.6s
34	3:03	A	4.6s
35	3:08	Em	2.3s
36	3:10	F	—