Usher - Climax

Simplified chord chart for Usher - Climax (karaoke of King Of Karaoke), in Cm at 136 BPM: 6 chords instead of 15, and 67 changes instead of 117. Sevenths became triads (C, Cm, F, F#, G, G#), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyCm

Tempo 136 BPM

Chord changes67

ChannelKing Of Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 50 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 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
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
Cm	C D# G	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
F#	F# A# C#	root, major third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:00	G#	2.6s
2	0:02	F#	4.0s
3	0:06	F	3.1s
4	0:09	C	4.4s
5	0:14	G#	3.5s
6	0:17	Cm	3.5s
7	0:21	G#	3.5s
8	0:24	Cm	3.5s
9	0:28	G#	3.5s
10	0:31	Cm	3.5s
11	0:35	G#	3.5s
12	0:38	Cm	3.5s
13	0:42	G#	3.5s
14	0:46	Cm	3.5s
15	0:49	G#	3.5s
16	0:53	Cm	3.5s
17	0:56	G#	3.5s
18	1:00	Cm	3.5s
19	1:03	G#	3.5s
20	1:07	Cm	3.5s
21	1:10	G#	3.5s
22	1:14	Cm	3.5s
23	1:17	G#	3.5s
24	1:21	Cm	2.2s
25	1:23	G#	4.9s
26	1:28	Cm	3.5s
27	1:31	G#	3.5s
28	1:35	Cm	2.2s
29	1:37	G#	4.8s
30	1:42	Cm	3.5s
31	1:46	G#	3.5s
32	1:49	Cm	3.5s
33	1:53	G#	3.5s
34	1:56	Cm	2.2s
35	1:58	G#	4.9s
36	2:03	Cm	2.2s
37	2:05	G#	4.8s
38	2:10	Cm	2.2s
39	2:12	G#	4.9s
40	2:17	Cm	2.2s
41	2:19	G#	4.9s
42	2:24	Cm	3.5s
43	2:28	G#	3.5s
44	2:31	Cm	2.2s
45	2:34	G#	4.8s
46	2:38	Cm	3.5s
47	2:42	G#	3.5s
48	2:46	Cm	3.5s
49	2:49	G#	3.5s
50	2:53	Cm	2.2s
51	2:55	G#	11.9s
52	3:07	Cm	2.2s
53	3:09	G#	4.8s
54	3:14	Cm	2.2s
55	3:16	G#	4.9s
56	3:21	Cm	2.2s
57	3:23	G#	4.9s
58	3:28	Cm	2.2s
59	3:30	G#	4.8s
60	3:35	Cm	3.5s
61	3:38	G#	3.6s
62	3:42	Cm	2.2s
63	3:44	G#	4.9s
64	3:49	Cm	3.5s
65	3:53	G#	3.5s
66	3:56	Cm	2.2s
67	3:58	G	—