The Script - For The First Time

Simplified chord chart for The Script - For The First Time (karaoke of Karaoke Tracks Planet), in G at 86 BPM: 7 chords instead of 12, and 58 changes instead of 58. Sevenths became triads (A, C, D, E, Em, F#m, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG

Tempo 86 BPM

Chord changes58

ChannelKaraoke Tracks Planet

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, but no change was merged: in this song the chords already last long enough, so the number of changes is the same. 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	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F#°

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
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:07	G	6.2s
2	0:14	Em	11.0s
3	0:25	G	11.0s
4	0:36	Em	11.0s
5	0:47	C	5.5s
6	0:52	Em	2.8s
7	0:55	C	2.8s
8	0:58	G	2.8s
9	1:00	D	2.8s
10	1:03	Em	2.8s
11	1:06	C	2.7s
12	1:09	G	2.8s
13	1:12	D	2.8s
14	1:14	G	5.5s
15	1:20	D	5.5s
16	1:25	Em	4.8s
17	1:30	G	11.7s
18	1:42	F#m	5.5s
19	1:47	Em	5.5s
20	1:53	C	11.0s
21	2:04	G	2.8s
22	2:07	D	2.8s
23	2:09	Em	2.8s
24	2:12	C	2.7s
25	2:15	G	2.8s
26	2:18	D	2.7s
27	2:20	G	5.5s
28	2:26	D	5.5s
29	2:32	Em	5.5s
30	2:37	C	5.5s
31	2:43	E	2.8s
32	2:45	C	2.8s
33	2:48	G	2.8s
34	2:51	F#m	2.8s
35	2:54	Em	2.8s
36	2:56	C	2.8s
37	2:59	G	2.7s
38	3:02	D	2.8s
39	3:05	G	5.5s
40	3:10	D	5.5s
41	3:16	Em	5.5s
42	3:21	G	11.0s
43	3:32	D	5.5s
44	3:38	Em	5.5s
45	3:43	G	11.1s
46	3:54	D	5.5s
47	4:00	Em	5.5s
48	4:05	C	5.3s
49	4:11	G	7.6s
50	4:18	A	2.0s
51	4:20	E	6.5s
52	4:27	D	2.9s
53	4:30	E	8.7s
54	4:38	D	2.9s
55	4:41	C	2.9s
56	4:44	E	5.8s
57	4:50	D	2.9s
58	4:53	E	—