SWAY - Bic Runga

Simplified chord chart for SWAY - Bic Runga (karaoke of Atomic Karaoke...), in A at 96 BPM: 6 chords instead of 7, and 93 changes instead of 107. Sevenths became triads (A, C#, C#m, D, E, F#), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyA

Tempo 96 BPM

Chord changes93

ChannelAtomic Karaoke...

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 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
C#	C# F G#	root, major 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
F#	F# A# C#	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	C#	7.5s
2	0:07	D	3.1s
3	0:10	E	2.5s
4	0:13	D	2.5s
5	0:15	E	2.5s
6	0:18	A	2.5s
7	0:20	C#	2.5s
8	0:23	D	5.0s
9	0:28	A	2.5s
10	0:30	C#	2.5s
11	0:33	D	2.5s
12	0:35	E	2.5s
13	0:38	F#	2.5s
14	0:40	C#	2.5s
15	0:43	D	2.5s
16	0:45	E	2.5s
17	0:48	A	2.5s
18	0:50	C#	2.5s
19	0:53	D	5.0s
20	0:58	A	2.5s
21	1:00	C#	2.5s
22	1:03	D	2.5s
23	1:05	E	2.5s
24	1:08	F#	2.5s
25	1:10	C#	2.5s
26	1:13	D	2.5s
27	1:15	E	2.5s
28	1:18	A	2.5s
29	1:20	E	2.5s
30	1:23	F#	5.0s
31	1:28	A	2.5s
32	1:30	E	2.5s
33	1:33	F#	5.0s
34	1:38	A	2.5s
35	1:40	C#	2.5s
36	1:43	D	5.0s
37	1:48	A	2.5s
38	1:50	C#	2.5s
39	1:53	D	2.5s
40	1:55	E	2.5s
41	1:58	F#	2.5s
42	2:00	C#	2.5s
43	2:03	D	2.5s
44	2:05	E	2.5s
45	2:08	A	2.5s
46	2:10	E	2.5s
47	2:13	F#	5.0s
48	2:18	A	2.5s
49	2:20	E	2.5s
50	2:23	F#	5.0s
51	2:28	A	2.5s
52	2:30	E	2.5s
53	2:33	F#	5.0s
54	2:38	A	2.5s
55	2:40	E	2.5s
56	2:43	F#	2.5s
57	2:45	C#	2.5s
58	2:48	D	2.5s
59	2:50	E	2.5s
60	2:53	D	2.5s
61	2:55	E	2.5s
62	2:58	A	2.5s
63	3:00	C#	2.5s
64	3:03	D	5.0s
65	3:08	F#	2.5s
66	3:10	C#	2.5s
67	3:13	D	2.5s
68	3:15	E	2.5s
69	3:18	F#	2.5s
70	3:20	C#	2.5s
71	3:23	D	2.5s
72	3:25	E	2.5s
73	3:28	A	2.5s
74	3:30	E	2.5s
75	3:33	F#	5.0s
76	3:38	A	2.5s
77	3:40	E	2.5s
78	3:43	F#	5.0s
79	3:48	A	2.5s
80	3:50	E	2.5s
81	3:53	F#	2.5s
82	3:55	C#m	2.5s
83	3:58	A	2.5s
84	4:00	E	2.5s
85	4:03	F#	2.5s
86	4:05	C#	2.5s
87	4:08	D	2.5s
88	4:10	E	2.5s
89	4:13	D	2.5s
90	4:15	E	2.5s
91	4:18	D	2.5s
92	4:20	E	2.5s
93	4:23	A	—