SOMETHING - Beatles

Simplified chord chart for SOMETHING - Beatles (karaoke of Atomic Karaoke...), in A at 72 BPM: 7 chords instead of 17, and 31 changes instead of 51. Sevenths became triads (A, B, C#, D, E, F#, F#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyA

Tempo 72 BPM

Chord changes31

ChannelAtomic Karaoke...

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 20 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	Bm	C#m	D	E	F#m	G#°

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

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:00	C#	19.2s
2	0:19	A	9.3s
3	0:28	D	4.2s
4	0:33	B	3.4s
5	0:36	E	3.4s
6	0:39	F#m	5.9s
7	0:45	D	4.2s
8	0:49	A	3.4s
9	0:53	E	3.4s
10	0:56	A	3.4s
11	1:00	D	3.4s
12	1:03	B	6.8s
13	1:10	F#m	5.9s
14	1:16	D	4.2s
15	1:20	F#	11.8s
16	1:32	E	4.2s
17	1:36	F#	11.0s
18	1:47	A	12.7s
19	2:00	D	4.2s
20	2:04	B	6.8s
21	2:11	F#m	10.1s
22	2:21	A	3.4s
23	2:24	E	2.5s
24	2:27	A	4.2s
25	2:31	D	3.4s
26	2:34	B	6.8s
27	2:41	F#	4.2s
28	2:45	B	5.9s
29	2:51	F#	3.4s
30	2:55	D	4.1s
31	2:59	A	—