The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA (Karaoke Version)

Simplified chord chart for The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA (Karaoke Version) (karaoke of PARTY TYME KARAOKE CHANNEL), in D# at 161 BPM: 4 chords instead of 6, and 36 changes instead of 39. Sevenths became triads (A#, A#m, D#, 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 161 BPM

Chord changes36

ChannelPARTY TYME KARAOKE CHANNEL

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 3 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

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# D F	root, major third, fifth
A#m	A# C# F	root, minor third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major 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	0:19	D#	3.4s
2	0:22	A#	2.7s
3	0:25	D#	3.4s
4	0:28	A#	3.0s
5	0:31	D#	3.0s
6	0:34	G#	2.7s
7	0:37	D#	9.8s
8	0:47	A#	3.0s
9	0:50	D#	2.6s
10	0:52	A#	3.4s
11	0:56	D#	3.0s
12	0:59	G#	2.3s
13	1:01	D#	3.4s
14	1:04	A#	1.9s
15	1:06	D#	4.1s
16	1:10	A#	2.7s
17	1:13	D#	3.4s
18	1:16	A#	2.6s
19	1:19	D#	3.4s
20	1:22	G#	3.0s
21	1:25	D#	9.4s
22	1:35	A#	3.0s
23	1:38	D#	2.6s
24	1:40	A#	3.4s
25	1:44	D#	3.0s
26	1:47	G#	2.6s
27	1:50	D#	9.0s
28	1:59	A#	2.7s
29	2:01	D#	2.7s
30	2:04	A#m	3.4s
31	2:07	D#	2.6s
32	2:10	A#m	3.8s
33	2:14	D#	2.2s
34	2:16	A#m	3.0s
35	2:19	D#	3.0s
36	2:22	A#	—