Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Simplified chord chart for Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton (karaoke of GoldenKeys Karaoke), in G at 96 BPM: 6 chords instead of 11, and 83 changes instead of 85. Sevenths became triads (C, D, Em, F, 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 changes83

ChannelGoldenKeys Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 2 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	F A C	root, major 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	0:00	D	5.0s
2	0:05	F	6.9s
3	0:12	G	2.5s
4	0:15	D	2.5s
5	0:17	C	2.5s
6	0:20	D	2.5s
7	0:22	G	2.5s
8	0:25	D	2.5s
9	0:27	C	2.5s
10	0:30	D	2.5s
11	0:32	G	2.5s
12	0:35	D	2.5s
13	0:37	C	2.5s
14	0:40	D	2.5s
15	0:42	G	2.5s
16	0:45	D	2.5s
17	0:47	C	2.5s
18	0:50	D	2.5s
19	0:52	C	2.5s
20	0:55	D	2.5s
21	0:58	G	2.5s
22	1:00	Em	2.5s
23	1:03	C	2.5s
24	1:05	D	2.5s
25	1:08	G	2.5s
26	1:10	D	2.5s
27	1:13	C	2.5s
28	1:15	D	2.5s
29	1:18	G	2.5s
30	1:20	D	2.5s
31	1:23	C	2.5s
32	1:25	D	2.5s
33	1:28	G	2.5s
34	1:30	F#m	2.5s
35	1:33	C	2.5s
36	1:35	D	2.5s
37	1:38	C	2.5s
38	1:41	D	5.0s
39	1:46	Em	2.5s
40	1:48	C	2.5s
41	1:51	D	2.5s
42	1:53	G	5.1s
43	1:58	C	2.5s
44	2:01	D	2.5s
45	2:03	G	2.5s
46	2:06	Em	2.5s
47	2:08	C	2.5s
48	2:11	D	2.5s
49	2:13	C	2.6s
50	2:16	D	2.5s
51	2:18	G	2.5s
52	2:21	D	2.5s
53	2:23	C	2.5s
54	2:26	F#m	2.5s
55	2:29	G	2.5s
56	2:31	D	2.5s
57	2:34	C	2.5s
58	2:36	D	2.5s
59	2:39	G	2.5s
60	2:41	D	2.5s
61	2:44	C	2.5s
62	2:46	D	2.5s
63	2:49	G	2.5s
64	2:51	D	2.5s
65	2:54	C	2.5s
66	2:56	D	2.5s
67	2:59	C	2.5s
68	3:01	D	5.1s
69	3:06	Em	2.5s
70	3:09	C	2.5s
71	3:11	D	2.5s
72	3:14	G	2.5s
73	3:17	Em	2.5s
74	3:19	C	2.5s
75	3:22	D	2.5s
76	3:24	G	2.5s
77	3:27	F#m	2.5s
78	3:29	C	2.5s
79	3:32	D	2.5s
80	3:34	G	2.5s
81	3:37	D	3.8s
82	3:40	Em	4.2s
83	3:45	G	—