The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari (Karaoke Version)

The chord chart for The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari (Karaoke Version) (karaoke of PARTY TYME KARAOKE CHANNEL) is in A, at 78 BPM, with 5 distinct chords over 2:09: Amaj7, Bmaj7, Dmaj7, Emaj7, F#m7. The track below follows the video — the highlighted chord is the one sounding now, and the next one appears before the change so you can get your hand ready.

KeyA

Tempo 78 BPM

Chord changes16

ChannelPARTY TYME KARAOKE CHANNEL

This is the harmony as the analysis found it, sevenths and all. If you are just starting to play along, the simplified version uses triads only: 4 chords instead of 5.

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Emaj7

Next Amaj7

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

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

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
Amaj7	A C# E G#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Dmaj7	D F# A C#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Emaj7	E G# B D#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
F#m7	F# A C# E	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:10	Emaj7	11.1s
2	0:21	Amaj7	18.3s
3	0:40	Dmaj7	3.1s
4	0:43	Amaj7	4.2s
5	0:47	Dmaj7	2.3s
6	0:49	Bmaj7	1.5s
7	0:51	Emaj7	2.1s
8	0:53	Amaj7	18.9s
9	1:12	Dmaj7	3.1s
10	1:15	Amaj7	2.7s
11	1:18	Emaj7	8.0s
12	1:26	Amaj7	30.5s
13	1:56	Dmaj7	3.1s
14	1:59	Amaj7	2.7s
15	2:02	Emaj7	7.5s
16	2:09	F#m7	—