Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Simplified chord chart for Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton (karaoke of Sing Queen Karaoke), in G at 96 BPM: 5 chords instead of 8, and 81 changes instead of 87. Sevenths became triads (C, D, 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 96 BPM

Chord changes81

ChannelSing Queen Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 6 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	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F#°

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
D	D F# A	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	0:05	G	3.2s
2	0:08	D	2.5s
3	0:10	C	2.5s
4	0:13	D	2.5s
5	0:15	G	2.5s
6	0:18	D	2.5s
7	0:20	C	2.5s
8	0:23	D	2.6s
9	0:25	G	2.5s
10	0:28	D	2.5s
11	0:30	C	2.5s
12	0:33	D	2.5s
13	0:36	G	2.5s
14	0:38	D	2.5s
15	0:41	C	2.5s
16	0:43	D	2.5s
17	0:46	C	2.5s
18	0:48	D	5.0s
19	0:53	Em	2.5s
20	0:56	C	2.5s
21	0:58	D	2.5s
22	1:01	G	2.5s
23	1:03	D	2.5s
24	1:06	C	2.5s
25	1:08	D	2.5s
26	1:11	G	2.5s
27	1:13	F#m	2.5s
28	1:16	C	2.5s
29	1:18	D	2.5s
30	1:21	G	2.5s
31	1:24	D	2.5s
32	1:26	C	2.5s
33	1:29	D	2.5s
34	1:31	C	2.5s
35	1:34	D	2.5s
36	1:36	G	2.5s
37	1:39	Em	2.5s
38	1:41	C	2.5s
39	1:44	D	2.5s
40	1:46	G	5.1s
41	1:51	C	2.5s
42	1:54	D	2.5s
43	1:56	G	2.5s
44	1:59	Em	2.5s
45	2:01	C	2.5s
46	2:04	D	2.5s
47	2:06	C	2.5s
48	2:09	D	2.5s
49	2:12	G	2.5s
50	2:14	D	2.5s
51	2:17	C	2.5s
52	2:19	D	2.5s
53	2:22	G	2.5s
54	2:24	D	2.5s
55	2:27	C	2.5s
56	2:29	D	2.5s
57	2:32	G	2.5s
58	2:34	D	2.5s
59	2:37	C	2.5s
60	2:39	D	2.5s
61	2:42	G	2.5s
62	2:44	D	2.5s
63	2:47	C	2.5s
64	2:49	D	2.5s
65	2:52	C	2.5s
66	2:54	D	5.0s
67	3:00	Em	2.5s
68	3:02	C	2.5s
69	3:05	D	2.5s
70	3:07	G	2.5s
71	3:10	Em	2.6s
72	3:12	C	2.5s
73	3:15	D	2.5s
74	3:17	G	2.5s
75	3:20	D	2.5s
76	3:22	C	2.5s
77	3:25	D	2.5s
78	3:27	G	2.5s
79	3:30	D	3.8s
80	3:34	Em	3.8s
81	3:37	G	—