SOMETHING - The Beatles

Simplified chord chart for SOMETHING - The Beatles (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in A at 72 BPM: 6 chords instead of 16, and 28 changes instead of 48. Sevenths became triads (A, B, 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 changes28

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

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
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	0:20	D	5.1s
2	0:25	A	9.3s
3	0:35	D	4.2s
4	0:39	B	3.4s
5	0:42	E	3.4s
6	0:46	F#m	5.9s
7	0:52	D	4.2s
8	0:56	A	3.4s
9	0:59	E	3.4s
10	1:03	A	3.4s
11	1:06	D	3.4s
12	1:09	B	6.8s
13	1:16	F#m	5.9s
14	1:22	D	4.2s
15	1:26	F#	11.9s
16	1:38	E	4.2s
17	1:42	F#	11.0s
18	1:53	A	13.5s
19	2:07	D	3.4s
20	2:10	B	6.8s
21	2:17	F#m	10.1s
22	2:27	A	10.1s
23	2:37	D	3.4s
24	2:41	B	6.8s
25	2:47	F#m	10.2s
26	2:58	F#	3.4s
27	3:01	D	4.1s
28	3:05	A	—