Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Simplified chord chart for Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton (karaoke of Shiron Karaoke), in G at 185 BPM: 5 chords instead of 10, and 75 changes instead of 95. 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 185 BPM

Chord changes75

ChannelShiron Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 20 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	2.5s
2	0:08	D	2.6s
3	0:10	C	3.2s
4	0:13	F#m	1.9s
5	0:15	G	5.1s
6	0:20	C	2.2s
7	0:23	D	2.9s
8	0:25	G	2.6s
9	0:28	D	2.5s
10	0:31	C	2.6s
11	0:33	D	2.5s
12	0:36	G	2.5s
13	0:38	D	2.6s
14	0:41	C	2.6s
15	0:43	D	2.2s
16	0:46	C	2.9s
17	0:48	D	2.5s
18	0:51	G	2.6s
19	0:53	Em	2.5s
20	0:56	C	2.6s
21	0:59	D	2.6s
22	1:01	G	2.6s
23	1:04	D	2.6s
24	1:06	C	2.5s
25	1:09	D	2.6s
26	1:11	G	2.5s
27	1:14	D	2.5s
28	1:16	C	2.6s
29	1:19	D	2.5s
30	1:22	G	2.6s
31	1:24	D	2.5s
32	1:27	C	2.2s
33	1:29	D	2.5s
34	1:31	C	2.9s
35	1:34	D	4.8s
36	1:39	Em	2.9s
37	1:42	C	5.1s
38	1:47	G	5.1s
39	1:52	C	2.6s
40	1:55	D	4.8s
41	2:00	Em	2.9s
42	2:02	C	2.5s
43	2:05	D	2.2s
44	2:07	C	2.9s
45	2:10	D	2.5s
46	2:13	G	2.6s
47	2:15	D	2.6s
48	2:18	C	2.2s
49	2:20	D	2.9s
50	2:23	G	2.5s
51	2:25	D	2.6s
52	2:28	C	2.5s
53	2:31	D	2.6s
54	2:33	G	2.5s
55	2:36	D	2.5s
56	2:38	C	2.6s
57	2:41	D	2.6s
58	2:43	G	2.5s
59	2:46	D	2.6s
60	2:48	C	2.6s
61	2:51	D	2.2s
62	2:53	C	2.9s
63	2:56	D	4.8s
64	3:01	Em	2.9s
65	3:04	C	2.6s
66	3:06	D	7.7s
67	3:14	C	2.6s
68	3:16	D	2.6s
69	3:19	G	5.1s
70	3:24	C	2.6s
71	3:27	D	2.6s
72	3:29	G	6.7s
73	3:36	Em	2.0s
74	3:38	D	1.9s
75	3:40	G	—