Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Simplified chord chart for Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton (karaoke of Vinyl KTV), in G at 86 BPM: 6 chords instead of 8, and 85 changes instead of 85. Sevenths became triads (C, D, Em, F#m, G, Gm), 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 changes85

ChannelVinyl KTV

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

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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
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	0:00	D	5.9s
2	0:06	Gm	2.8s
3	0:08	D	2.8s
4	0:11	C	2.8s
5	0:14	D	2.8s
6	0:17	G	2.8s
7	0:20	D	2.8s
8	0:22	C	2.8s
9	0:25	D	2.8s
10	0:28	G	2.8s
11	0:31	D	2.8s
12	0:34	C	2.8s
13	0:37	D	2.8s
14	0:39	G	2.8s
15	0:42	D	2.8s
16	0:45	C	2.8s
17	0:48	D	2.8s
18	0:51	C	2.8s
19	0:54	D	2.8s
20	0:56	G	2.8s
21	0:59	Em	2.8s
22	1:02	C	2.8s
23	1:05	D	2.8s
24	1:08	G	2.8s
25	1:10	D	2.8s
26	1:13	C	2.8s
27	1:16	D	2.8s
28	1:19	G	2.8s
29	1:22	D	2.8s
30	1:25	C	2.8s
31	1:27	D	2.8s
32	1:30	G	2.8s
33	1:33	D	2.8s
34	1:36	C	2.8s
35	1:39	D	2.8s
36	1:42	C	2.8s
37	1:44	D	2.8s
38	1:47	G	2.8s
39	1:50	Em	2.8s
40	1:53	C	2.8s
41	1:56	D	2.8s
42	1:58	G	5.6s
43	2:04	C	2.8s
44	2:07	D	2.8s
45	2:10	G	2.8s
46	2:13	Em	2.8s
47	2:15	C	2.8s
48	2:18	D	2.8s
49	2:21	C	2.8s
50	2:24	D	2.8s
51	2:27	G	2.8s
52	2:30	D	2.8s
53	2:32	C	2.1s
54	2:34	Em	2.1s
55	2:37	G	4.2s
56	2:41	D	2.8s
57	2:44	C	3.5s
58	2:47	F#m	2.1s
59	2:49	G	2.8s
60	2:52	D	2.8s
61	2:55	C	2.8s
62	2:58	D	2.8s
63	3:01	G	2.8s
64	3:03	D	2.8s
65	3:06	C	2.8s
66	3:09	D	2.8s
67	3:12	C	2.8s
68	3:15	D	2.1s
69	3:17	G	3.5s
70	3:20	Em	2.8s
71	3:23	C	2.8s
72	3:26	D	2.8s
73	3:29	G	2.8s
74	3:32	Em	2.9s
75	3:34	C	2.8s
76	3:37	D	2.8s
77	3:40	Gm	2.8s
78	3:43	D	2.8s
79	3:46	C	2.8s
80	3:49	D	2.8s
81	3:51	G	2.8s
82	3:54	D	2.8s
83	3:57	C	2.9s
84	4:00	D	2.8s
85	4:03	G	—