Superman (It's Not Easy) - Five for Fighting

Simplified chord chart for Superman (It's Not Easy) - Five for Fighting (karaoke of GoldenKeys Karaoke), in D at 108 BPM: 8 chords instead of 13, and 70 changes instead of 89. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, C#m, D, E, Em, F, 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 108 BPM

Chord changes70

ChannelGoldenKeys Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 19 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
C#m	C# E G#	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
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	0:00	D	6.1s
2	0:06	F	4.5s
3	0:11	A	4.6s
4	0:15	Em	3.4s
5	0:19	D	2.3s
6	0:21	A	3.4s
7	0:24	Em	5.1s
8	0:30	A	2.3s
9	0:32	Bm	2.3s
10	0:34	Em	2.9s
11	0:37	D	2.3s
12	0:39	A	2.3s
13	0:42	Bm	4.0s
14	0:46	D	2.9s
15	0:48	A	2.3s
16	0:51	Bm	2.3s
17	0:53	G	2.3s
18	0:55	D	3.4s
19	0:59	G	2.3s
20	1:01	D	4.5s
21	1:05	A	2.2s
22	1:08	Bm	3.9s
23	1:12	D	2.8s
24	1:14	A	2.2s
25	1:17	Bm	2.2s
26	1:19	G	3.4s
27	1:22	A	3.4s
28	1:26	Bm	3.9s
29	1:30	D	2.8s
30	1:32	A	3.9s
31	1:36	G	2.8s
32	1:39	D	3.4s
33	1:42	G	3.4s
34	1:46	C#m	5.6s
35	1:51	Bm	2.3s
36	1:54	E	2.2s
37	1:56	D	2.2s
38	1:58	E	2.2s
39	2:00	G	4.5s
40	2:05	A	2.2s
41	2:07	D	6.1s
42	2:13	G	4.4s
43	2:18	A	4.4s
44	2:22	G	2.8s
45	2:25	D	2.2s
46	2:27	A	2.2s
47	2:29	Bm	3.9s
48	2:33	D	2.7s
49	2:36	A	2.2s
50	2:38	Bm	2.2s
51	2:40	G	2.2s
52	2:42	D	2.2s
53	2:45	A	2.2s
54	2:47	Bm	3.9s
55	2:51	D	2.7s
56	2:53	A	2.2s
57	2:56	Bm	2.2s
58	2:58	G	2.2s
59	3:00	D	2.2s
60	3:02	A	2.2s
61	3:04	Bm	2.2s
62	3:07	G	2.2s
63	3:09	D	2.2s
64	3:11	A	2.2s
65	3:13	Bm	2.2s
66	3:15	G	14.6s
67	3:30	A	2.1s
68	3:32	Bm	3.3s
69	3:35	G	3.8s
70	3:39	D	—