Another Star by Stevie Wonder

Overview

Key: F♯ minor · Chords used: 15 · Sections: 11

Form: Intro → Intro ×2 → A Section → A Section → B Section → A Section → B Section → A Section ×3

Where these chords come from: a chord chart of this song written by a musician and shared on the iReal Pro forums, archived in the iReal Pro forum charts archived in ChoCo (de Berardinis et al., 2023). It's one musician's reading of the song, not a transcription checked against the recording. This page shows that chart as-is: the analysis below is generated directly from it by code, not written by AI. Consecutive repeats of a chord are shown once, and the piano voicings are our playable arrangement of each chord symbol, not a note-for-note transcription.

Section by section

Intro 1

• F♯m9 – E7 – Dmaj7 – C♯m7 – Bm7 – C♯7♯9 – F♯m9
  i9 – bVII7 – bVImaj7 – v7 – iv7 – V7#9 – i9

Intro 2

Same chords as Intro 1.

Intro 3

Same chords as Intro 1.

A Section 1

• F♯m7 – E7 – Dmaj7 – C♯m7 – Bm7 – C♯7♯9 – F♯m9
  i7 – bVII7 – bVImaj7 – v7 – iv7 – V7#9 – i9

A Section 2

Same chords as A Section 1.

B Section 1

• Em7 – A7 – Dmaj7 (×2)
  bvii7 – bIII7 – bVImaj7
• F♯m7 – B7 – Emaj7 – C♯7 – F♯m7 – G♯7 – C♯7sus4
  i7 – IV7 – bVIImaj7 – V7 – i7 – II7 – V7sus4

A Section 3

Same chords as A Section 1.

B Section 2

• Em7 – A7 – Dmaj7 (×2)
  bvii7 – bIII7 – bVImaj7
• F♯m7 – B7 – Emaj7 – C♯7 – F♯m7 – G♯7 – C♯7sus4 – C♯7♭9
  i7 – IV7 – bVIImaj7 – V7 – i7 – II7 – V7sus4 – V7b9

A Section 4

Same chords as A Section 1.

A Section 5

Same chords as A Section 1.

A Section 6

Same chords as A Section 1.

Chord vocabulary

Chord	Roman numeral	Role	Heard in
F♯m9	i9	Home chord (tonic)	Intro, A Section
E7	bVII7	In the key	Intro, A Section
Dmaj7	bVImaj7	In the key	Intro, A Section, B Section
C♯m7	v7	In the key	Intro, A Section
Bm7	iv7	In the key	Intro, A Section
C♯7♯9	V7#9	In the key	Intro, A Section
F♯m7	i7	Home chord (tonic)	A Section, B Section
Em7	bvii7	Outside the key (chromatic)	B Section
A7	bIII7	Secondary dominant (V/bVI)	B Section
B7	IV7	Outside the key (chromatic)	B Section
Emaj7	bVIImaj7	Outside the key (chromatic)	B Section
C♯7	V7	In the key	B Section
G♯7	II7	Secondary dominant (V/V)	B Section
C♯7sus4	V7sus4	In the key	B Section
C♯7♭9	V7b9	In the key	B Section

Harmonic highlights

• A7 acts as V/bVI: it resolves to Dmaj7.
• G♯7 acts as V/V: it resolves to C♯7sus4.

Sources & accuracy

• Chords: the iReal Pro forum charts archived in ChoCo (de Berardinis et al., 2023). Community chord chart “Another Star” (credited “Wonder Stevie”, style Pop) from the forum file linked here, CC BY 4.0 via ChoCo. Performer/songwriter confirmed from Wikidata.
• Section names: from the chart's own markings: section names written on the chart (Intro, Verse, Chorus…) are kept, and rehearsal letters are shown as “A Section”, “B Section” and so on (the B of an AABA song is called the Bridge).
• Cross-check: the iReal Pro forum charts archived in ChoCo (de Berardinis et al., 2023). Community chord chart “Another Star” (credited “Wonder Stevie”, style Pop) from the forum file linked here, CC BY 4.0 via ChoCo. Performer/songwriter confirmed from Wikidata. A separately posted chart of the same song; its chords match this page's closely when both are read in the same key (similarity 100%).
• Chord charts are often written in a key that suits a particular singer or band, so this may not be the key of the original recording.
• The chart has D.S./D.C. jump markings that couldn't be followed reliably, so it's shown in written order; part of the song may be played more times than shown.
• About the song: Wikipedia.
• Verified: two community charts of this song, posted in different forum threads, agree on its harmony. They're still charts, not transcriptions checked against the recording.
• Rhythm and chord durations aren't shown; each step is one chord change.