AJR - Bang - Chord

Key E major – C# minor Chords C#m, B, A, E Easy key G

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      C#m
I get up, I get down

And I'm jumping around
 
And the rumpus and ruckus are comfortable now
       A
Been a hell of a ride
        B                     C#m
But I'm thinking it's time to grow
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang

     C#m
So I got an apartment across from the park
 
Put quinoa in my fridge still I'm not feeling grown
       A
Been a hell of a ride
        B                     C#m
But I'm thinking it's time to go
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang, here we go

   C#m
So put your best face on, everybody
 
Pretend you know this song
               A
Everybody come hang
B                   C#m
Let’s go out with a bang
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang

    C#m
I'm way too young to lie here forever
 
I'm way too old to try, so whatever
     A
Come hang
B
Let's go out with a bang
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang

          C#m
Feel like I'm gonna puke

'Cuz my taxes are due

Do my passwords begin
 
With a one or a two?
       A
Been a hell of a ride
        B
But I'm thinking it's time to grow
 
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang, metronome

        C#m
Man I'm up to something (up to something)

Ooh-de-la-di-do

Thank you all for coming (all for coming)
 
I hope you like the show
          A
'Cuz it's on a budget (on a budget)
   B
So ooh-de-la-di-do, yeah
C#m
Come on here we go, yeah, come on, here we go

   C#m
So put your best face on, everybody
 
Pretend you know this song
               A
Everybody come hang
B                   C#m
Let’s go out with a bang
 
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang

    C#m
I'm way too young to lie here forever
 
I'm way too old to try, so whatever
     A
Come hang
B                   C#m
Let's go out with a bang

C#m   B     E    B
Bang, bang, bang
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang

       A
Been a hell of a ride
        B                     C#m
But I'm thinking it's time to go
 
C#m  B  E

   C#m
So put your best face on, everybody
 
Pretend you know this song
               A
Everybody come hang
B                   C#m
Let’s go out with a bang
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang, here we go

   C#m
So put your best face on, everybody
 
Pretend you know this song
               A
Everybody come hang
B                   C#m
Let’s go out with a bang
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang

    C#m
I'm way too young to lie here forever
 
I'm way too old to try, so whatever
     A
Come hang
B                   C#m
Let's go out with a bang
C#m   B     E
Bang, bang, bang, gere we go

B     C#m
Bang, bang

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AJR - Bang Tabs

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Harmony analysis

AJR – Bang: key and chord analysis

The song opens on C#m and ends on C#m. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

E major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = A (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = B (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C# minor side because it both starts and finishes on C#m and C#m is heard 34 times against 12 for E. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from E major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to E or to C#m; 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.

Seen from E major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	E	Tonic — home	E · G# · B	12×
ii	F#m	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C#	—
iii	G#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G# · B · D#	—
V/vi	G#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to C#msecondary dominant	G# · B# · D#	—
IV	A	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C# · E	12×
V	B	Dominant — strongest pull home	B · D# · F#	26×
vi	C#m	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C# · E · G#	34×
vii°	D#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D# · F# · A	—

Seen from C# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	C#m	Tonic — home	C# · E · G#	34×
ii°	D#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D# · F# · A	—
III	E	Relative major — the bright side	E · G# · B	12×
iv	F#m	Subdominant — moves away from home	F# · A · C#	—
v	G#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	G# · B · D#	—
V	G#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G# · B# · D#	—
VI	A	Submediant — warm colour	A · C# · E	12×
VII	B	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	B · D# · F#	26×

Analysis

The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 4 different chords appear 84 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

B C#m EV → videceptive cadence C#mVII → iAeolian arrival ×14
B E EV → Iauthentic cadence C#mVII → III ×12
A B EIV → VIV → V C#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×12

The move to watch is B → C#m, heard 14 times. From the C#m side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home); from the E side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected E, lands on C#m). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

E major pentatonic and C# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (E – F# – G# – B – C#): start from E for a brighter phrase, from C# for a bluesier one.
Over C#m, land on C#, E, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over B, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

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 E major shapes

No capo — open E shapes
Capo 2 + D shapes
Capo 4 + C shapes

With C# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones up
4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is C#m; the ear learns where home is within a second. C#m, B, A, E carry the song: vi–V–IV–I relative to E, i–VII–VI–III relative to C#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on B → C#m (V → vi in E, VII → i in C#m): Aeolian arrival — rises a whole tone into home. The final chord is C#m; the ear comes to rest in C#m.

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.

AJR - Bang Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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