Take A Bow - Rihanna

Simplified chord chart for Take A Bow - Rihanna (karaoke of Sing Queen Karaoke), in E at 161 BPM: 6 chords instead of 15, and 36 changes instead of 120. Sevenths became triads (A, B, C#m, D, E, F#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyE

Tempo 161 BPM

Chord changes36

ChannelSing Queen Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 84 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 E

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

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#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#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	0:02	E	8.8s
2	0:11	A	2.9s
3	0:14	E	3.0s
4	0:17	A	2.9s
5	0:20	E	3.3s
6	0:23	D	2.9s
7	0:26	E	20.1s
8	0:46	F#m	3.3s
9	0:50	E	8.8s
10	0:58	D	2.6s
11	1:01	E	20.9s
12	1:22	A	5.8s
13	1:28	D	18.7s
14	1:46	A	4.8s
15	1:51	D	2.5s
16	1:54	E	9.2s
17	2:03	D	23.4s
18	2:26	A	5.8s
19	2:32	D	2.9s
20	2:35	A	2.9s
21	2:38	B	2.9s
22	2:41	C#m	2.9s
23	2:44	F#m	2.2s
24	2:46	A	1.8s
25	2:48	C#m	1.8s
26	2:50	B	2.9s
27	2:53	C#m	2.9s
28	2:56	D	2.9s
29	2:58	E	2.9s
30	3:01	A	2.5s
31	3:04	E	3.3s
32	3:07	D	2.6s
33	3:10	E	20.8s
34	3:31	A	5.9s
35	3:36	D	5.6s
36	3:42	A	—