The Cure - Boys Don't Cry - Karaoke

Simplified chord chart for The Cure - Boys Don't Cry - Karaoke (karaoke of Scream Queen Karaoke), in A at 112 BPM: 7 chords instead of 12, and 24 changes instead of 57. Sevenths became triads (A, B, Bm, C#m, 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 112 BPM

Chord changes24

ChannelScream Queen Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 33 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

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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 C# E	root, major third, fifth
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor 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	0:00	A	4.8s
2	0:05	Bm	4.4s
3	0:09	D	6.9s
4	0:16	Bm	4.3s
5	0:21	D	2.6s
6	0:23	A	3.2s
7	0:26	D	8.5s
8	0:35	C#m	10.0s
9	0:45	Bm	16.0s
10	1:01	D	8.5s
11	1:09	C#m	9.8s
12	1:19	Bm	10.0s
13	1:29	D	2.6s
14	1:32	A	3.2s
15	1:35	D	7.9s
16	1:43	E	2.1s
17	1:45	F#m	8.4s
18	1:53	A	2.7s
19	1:56	C#m	7.5s
20	2:03	D	8.0s
21	2:11	B	4.8s
22	2:16	Bm	4.2s
23	2:20	D	9.6s
24	2:30	A	—