So Far Away - KARAOKE VERSION - as popularized by Carole King

Simplified chord chart for So Far Away - KARAOKE VERSION - as popularized by Carole King (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in D at 72 BPM: 6 chords instead of 12, and 36 changes instead of 43. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, D, Em, 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.

KeyD

Tempo 72 BPM

Chord changes36

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 7 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 D

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

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
Em	E G B	root, minor 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	0:07	A	8.5s
2	0:16	G	5.9s
3	0:22	D	6.8s
4	0:29	Em	5.1s
5	0:34	D	14.4s
6	0:48	G	5.9s
7	0:54	D	18.6s
8	1:12	G	5.1s
9	1:18	D	5.1s
10	1:23	F#m	3.4s
11	1:26	Em	3.4s
12	1:29	Bm	3.4s
13	1:33	Em	3.4s
14	1:36	D	6.8s
15	1:43	G	2.5s
16	1:45	Em	2.5s
17	1:48	D	15.2s
18	2:03	G	3.4s
19	2:07	A	3.4s
20	2:10	G	3.4s
21	2:13	Em	6.8s
22	2:20	F#m	6.8s
23	2:27	Em	3.4s
24	2:30	Bm	3.4s
25	2:34	Em	3.4s
26	2:37	A	3.4s
27	2:40	D	6.8s
28	2:47	G	2.5s
29	2:50	Em	2.5s
30	2:52	D	15.2s
31	3:07	G	5.1s
32	3:12	D	8.4s
33	3:21	G	5.1s
34	3:26	D	14.4s
35	3:40	G	5.9s
36	3:46	D	—