The Doors - Back Door Man

Simplified chord chart for The Doors - Back Door Man (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in G# at 172 BPM: 6 chords instead of 9, and 27 changes instead of 29. Sevenths became triads (C#, D#, D#m, F, G#, G#m), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG#

Tempo 172 BPM

Chord changes27

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 2 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 G#

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
G#	A#m	Cm	C#	D#	Fm	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
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
D#m	D# F# A#	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth
G#m	G# B D#	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:05	G#	44.5s
2	0:49	F	5.2s
3	0:54	G#	5.5s
4	1:00	D#	3.1s
5	1:03	C#	2.4s
6	1:05	G#	16.9s
7	1:22	F	5.2s
8	1:27	G#	5.9s
9	1:33	D#	2.7s
10	1:36	C#	2.8s
11	1:39	G#	16.6s
12	1:55	F	5.2s
13	2:01	G#	5.9s
14	2:06	D#	2.8s
15	2:09	C#	2.1s
16	2:11	G#m	28.3s
17	2:40	F	5.2s
18	2:45	G#	5.9s
19	2:51	D#	2.8s
20	2:53	C#	2.8s
21	2:56	G#	15.9s
22	3:12	C#	5.9s
23	3:18	G#	5.5s
24	3:23	D#	3.1s
25	3:26	C#	3.5s
26	3:30	D#m	2.1s
27	3:32	G#m	—