The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari (Karaoke Version)

Simplified chord chart for The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari (Karaoke Version) (karaoke of PARTY TYME KARAOKE CHANNEL), in A at 78 BPM: 4 chords instead of 5, and 15 changes instead of 16. Sevenths became triads (A, 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.

KeyA

Tempo 78 BPM

Chord changes15

ChannelPARTY TYME KARAOKE CHANNEL

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 1 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

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
A	A C# E	root, major 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	0:10	E	11.1s
2	0:21	A	18.3s
3	0:40	D	3.1s
4	0:43	A	4.2s
5	0:47	D	3.8s
6	0:51	E	2.1s
7	0:53	A	18.9s
8	1:12	D	3.1s
9	1:15	A	2.7s
10	1:18	E	8.0s
11	1:26	A	30.5s
12	1:56	D	3.1s
13	1:59	A	2.7s
14	2:02	E	7.5s
15	2:09	F#m	—