The Climb - Miley Cyrus

The chord chart for The Climb - Miley Cyrus (karaoke of Sing Queen Karaoke) is in E, at 81 BPM, with 15 distinct chords over 3:41: A, Amaj7, B, B7, C#m, C#m7, E, Em and others. 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.

KeyE

Tempo 81 BPM

Chord changes50

ChannelSing Queen Karaoke

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: 8 chords instead of 15.

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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

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
Amaj7	A C# E G#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
B7	B D# F# A	root, major third, fifth, minor seventh
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
C#m7	C# E G# B	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
Emaj7	E G# B D#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
F#7	F# A# C# E	root, major third, fifth, minor seventh
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor third, fifth
F#m7	F# A C# E	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
F#maj7	F# A# C# F	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
G#m	G# B D#	root, minor third, fifth
G#m7	G# B D# F#	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	0:06	Em	14.9s
2	0:21	F#7	3.0s
3	0:24	E	9.0s
4	0:33	F#m7	1.5s
5	0:35	C#m	4.4s
6	0:39	G#m7	3.0s
7	0:42	A	3.0s
8	0:45	F#m7	3.0s
9	0:48	E	5.9s
10	0:54	A	3.0s
11	0:57	F#m	1.5s
12	0:58	B	1.5s
13	1:00	E	6.0s
14	1:06	C#m	1.5s
15	1:07	B	1.5s
16	1:09	A	3.0s
17	1:12	Emaj7	11.9s
18	1:24	Amaj7	3.0s
19	1:27	F#maj7	3.0s
20	1:30	Emaj7	6.0s
21	1:36	Amaj7	2.2s
22	1:38	F#maj7	3.7s
23	1:42	C#m	3.0s
24	1:45	G#m7	3.0s
25	1:48	Amaj7	3.0s
26	1:51	F#m7	3.0s
27	1:54	Emaj7	6.0s
28	2:00	Amaj7	2.2s
29	2:02	B7	3.7s
30	2:05	Emaj7	6.0s
31	2:11	C#m7	3.0s
32	2:14	Amaj7	2.2s
33	2:17	Emaj7	6.7s
34	2:23	Amaj7	6.0s
35	2:29	F#maj7	3.0s
36	2:32	G#m	3.0s
37	2:35	Amaj7	3.0s
38	2:38	B	3.0s
39	2:41	E	5.9s
40	2:47	Amaj7	5.2s
41	2:52	Emaj7	6.7s
42	2:59	C#m7	3.0s
43	3:02	A	3.0s
44	3:05	Emaj7	6.0s
45	3:11	Amaj7	6.0s
46	3:17	Emaj7	6.0s
47	3:23	Amaj7	5.2s
48	3:28	Emaj7	6.7s
49	3:35	Amaj7	6.0s
50	3:41	E	—