Tennessee Ernie Ford - Anticipation Blues

Simplified chord chart for Tennessee Ernie Ford - Anticipation Blues (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in D# at 152 BPM: 6 chords instead of 12, and 19 changes instead of 42. Sevenths became triads (A#, C, Cm, D#, Dm, 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 152 BPM

Chord changes19

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 23 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#	Fm	Gm	G#	A#	Cm	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# D F	root, major third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
Cm	C D# G	root, minor third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:02	Cm	22.2s
2	0:24	G#	5.6s
3	0:29	C	2.0s
4	0:31	D#	4.0s
5	0:35	Cm	9.9s
6	0:45	C	13.9s
7	0:59	Dm	2.8s
8	1:02	Cm	3.6s
9	1:06	G#	5.1s
10	1:11	C	2.0s
11	1:13	D#	2.0s
12	1:15	G#	2.0s
13	1:17	Cm	4.0s
14	1:21	D#	8.8s
15	1:29	Cm	17.1s
16	1:46	G#	5.2s
17	1:52	C	6.4s
18	1:58	Cm	2.8s
19	2:01	A#	—