Major view
D major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Daniel Caesar - Best Part (H.E.R.) - Chord
Key D major – B minor Chords Dmaj7, Am7, Gmaj7, Bbmaj7 Easy key A (capo 5)
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Key: D | Bm
Capo: 0
Dmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
Dmaj7
You don't know babe
Am7
When you hold me
Gmaj7
And kiss me slowly
Bbmaj7
It's the sweetest thing
Dmaj7
And it don't change
Am7
If I had it my way
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You would know that you are
Dmaj7
You're the coffee that I need in the morning
Am7
You're my sunshine in the rain when it's pouring
Gmaj7
Won't you give yourself to me
Bbmaj7
Give it all, oh
Dmaj7
I just wanna see
Am7 Gmaj7
I just wanna see how beautiful you are
Bbmaj7
You know that I see it
Dmaj7
I know you're a star
Am7 Gmaj7
Where you go I follow no matter how far
Bbmaj7
If life is a movie
Dmaj7 Am7
Oh you're the best part, oh
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You're the best part, oh best part
Dmaj7
It's the sunrise
Am7
And those brown eyes
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You're the one that I desire
Dmaj7
When we wake up
Am7
And then we make love
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
It makes me feel so nice
Dmaj7
You're my water when I'm stuck in the desert
Am7
You're the Tylenol I take when my head hurts
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You're the sunshine on my life
Dmaj7 Am7
I just wanna see how beautiful you are
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You know that I see it
Dmaj7
I know you're a star
Am7 Gmaj7
Where you go I follow no matter how far
Bbmaj7
If life is a movie
Dmaj7 Am7
Oh you're the best part, oh
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You're the best part, oh best part
Dmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Am7
If you love me won't you
Won't you
Gmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Bbmaj7
If you love me won't you
Love me, won't you
Dmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Am7
If you love me won't you
Gmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Bbmaj7
If you love me won't you
Love me, won't you
Dmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Am7
If you love me won't you
Gmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Bbmaj7
If you love me won't you
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Harmony analysis
Daniel Caesar – Best Part (H.E.R.): key and chord analysis
The song opens on Dmaj7 and ends on Bbmaj7. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
B minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = A (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the D major side because it opens on D and D is heard 16 times while Bm never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from B minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to D or to Bm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imaj7 | Dmaj7 | Tonic — home | D · F# · A · C# | 16× |
| ii | Em | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | E · G · B | — |
| iii | F#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | F# · A · C# | — |
| III | F# | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | F# · A# · C# | — |
| IVmaj7 | Gmaj7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | G · B · D · F# | 16× |
| V | A | Dominant — strongest pull home | A · C# · E | — |
| v7 | Am7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C · E · G | 16× |
| bVImaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord | Bb · D · F · A | 16× |
| vi | Bm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | B · D · F# | — |
| vii° | C#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | C# · E · G | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | Tonic — home | B · D · F# | — |
| ii° | C#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | C# · E · G | — |
| IIImaj7 | Dmaj7 | Relative major — the bright side | D · F# · A · C# | 16× |
| iv | Em | Subdominant — moves away from home | E · G · B | — |
| v | F#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | F# · A · C# | — |
| V | F# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | F# · A# · C# | — |
| VImaj7 | Gmaj7 | Submediant — warm colour | G · B · D · F# | 16× |
| VII | A | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | A · C# · E | — |
| vii7 | Am7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | A · C · E · G | 16× |
| #VIImaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Bb · D · F · A | 16× |
Analysis
The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 4 different chords appear 64 times in total; 2 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Bbmaj7 is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.
Chord movement
There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.
Improvisation tips
- D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
- Over Dmaj7, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Am7, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Gmaj7, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- On Bbmaj7, follow the chord's notes (Bb · D · F · A) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With D major shapes
- No capo — open D shapes
- Capo 2 + C shapes
- Capo 5 + A shapes
With B minor shapes
- Capo 2 + Am shapes
- Capo 7 + Em shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 5 semitones down · capo 5 keeps the original pitch
- 2 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
Starting on Dmaj7, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are Dmaj7, Am7, Gmaj7, Bbmaj7; read them as Imaj7–v7–IVmaj7–bVImaj7 in D or IIImaj7–vii7–VImaj7–#VIImaj7 in Bm. Bbmaj7 briefly darkens the picture: borrowed from the parallel minor. The final chord is Bbmaj7; the ear comes to rest in D.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Daniel Caesar - Best Part (H.E.R.) Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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