Trouble Is A Friend - Lenka

Simplified chord chart for Trouble Is A Friend - Lenka (karaoke of Sing Queen Karaoke), in Cm at 117 BPM: 10 chords instead of 14, and 54 changes instead of 54. Sevenths became triads (A#, Bm, C, Cm, D, D#, Fm, G and others), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyCm

Tempo 117 BPM

Chord changes54

ChannelSing Queen Karaoke

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 D#

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
D#	Fm	Gm	G#	A#	Cm	D°

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# D F	root, major third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
Cm	C D# G	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# C	root, minor third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth
Gm	G A# D	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:06	Cm	24.9s
2	0:31	A#	4.1s
3	0:35	Cm	4.1s
4	0:39	A#	4.1s
5	0:43	G#	4.1s
6	0:47	D#	2.0s
7	0:49	A#	2.0s
8	0:51	Cm	2.0s
9	0:53	Gm	2.0s
10	0:55	G#	2.0s
11	0:57	D#	2.0s
12	0:59	A#	4.1s
13	1:03	Cm	20.3s
14	1:23	A#	4.1s
15	1:28	Cm	4.1s
16	1:32	A#	4.1s
17	1:36	G#	4.1s
18	1:40	D#	2.0s
19	1:42	A#	2.0s
20	1:44	Cm	2.0s
21	1:46	G	2.0s
22	1:48	G#	2.0s
23	1:50	D#	2.0s
24	1:52	A#	4.1s
25	1:56	D#	2.0s
26	1:58	A#	2.0s
27	2:00	Cm	2.0s
28	2:02	Gm	2.0s
29	2:04	G#	2.0s
30	2:06	D#	2.0s
31	2:08	A#	4.1s
32	2:12	G#	4.0s
33	2:16	Fm	4.1s
34	2:20	C	4.1s
35	2:24	G#	4.1s
36	2:29	Fm	4.1s
37	2:33	A#	4.1s
38	2:37	Bm	2.0s
39	2:39	D	2.0s
40	2:41	D#	2.0s
41	2:43	A#	2.0s
42	2:45	Cm	2.0s
43	2:47	Gm	2.1s
44	2:49	G#	2.0s
45	2:51	D#	2.0s
46	2:53	A#	4.1s
47	2:57	D#	2.0s
48	2:59	A#	2.1s
49	3:01	Cm	2.0s
50	3:03	Gm	2.0s
51	3:05	G#	2.0s
52	3:07	D#	2.1s
53	3:09	A#	4.1s
54	3:13	Cm	—