When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars

Simplified chord chart for When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars (karaoke of Shiron Karaoke), in C at 74 BPM: 9 chords instead of 16, and 33 changes instead of 57. Sevenths became triads (A#, C, D, Dm, Em, F, F#m, Fm and others), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyC

Tempo 74 BPM

Chord changes33

ChannelShiron Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 24 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 C

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B°

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# D F	root, major third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
F#m	F# A C#	root, minor third, fifth
Fm	F G# 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	0:05	D	4.1s
2	0:09	C	3.3s
3	0:12	Dm	3.3s
4	0:15	C	6.6s
5	0:22	Dm	3.3s
6	0:25	G	3.3s
7	0:29	C	6.6s
8	0:35	Dm	3.3s
9	0:38	G	3.3s
10	0:42	C	6.6s
11	0:48	Em	3.3s
12	0:52	A#	3.3s
13	0:55	G	6.6s
14	1:01	C	29.6s
15	1:31	Dm	3.3s
16	1:34	G	3.3s
17	1:38	C	6.6s
18	1:44	Dm	3.3s
19	1:47	G	3.3s
20	1:51	C	6.6s
21	1:57	Em	3.3s
22	2:01	A#	3.3s
23	2:04	G	6.6s
24	2:10	C	16.4s
25	2:27	Fm	3.3s
26	2:30	C	3.3s
27	2:33	F	3.3s
28	2:37	G	9.9s
29	2:47	F#m	3.3s
30	2:50	F	3.3s
31	2:53	G	9.9s
32	3:03	C	16.4s
33	3:19	Fm	—