Dua Lipa - We re Good - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Db, Abm, B, Gb Easy key G

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Abm  Db  Abm  Db

          Abm    Db                Abm   Db
I'm on an island, even when you're close
               Abm     Db             Abm   Db
Can't take the silence, I'd rather be alone

  Abm               Db                   Abm            Db
I think it's pretty plain and simple, we gave it all we could
     Abm             Db
It's time I wave goodbye from the window
      Gb                                    B
Let's end this like we should and say we're good

B          Db               Gb             B
 We're not meant to be like sleeping and cocaine
             Db             Gb              B
 So let's at least agree to go our separate ways
Abm                             Db
Not gonna judge you when you're with somebody else
   Gb                             B
As long as you swear you won't be pissed when I do it myself
      B                Db
Let's end this like we should and say we're good

           Abm     Db               Abm  Db
No need to hide it, go get what you want
                Abm          Db                Abm    Db
This won't be a burden if we both don't hold a grudge
 
  Abm               Db                   Abm            Db
I think it's pretty plain and simple, we gave it all we could
     Abm             Db
It's time I wave goodbye from the window
      Gb                                    B
Let's end this like we should and say we're good

B          Db               Gb             B
 We're not meant to be like sleeping and cocaine
             Db             Gb              B
 So let's at least agree to go our separate ways
Abm                             Db
Not gonna judge you when you're with somebody else
   Gb                             B
As long as you swear you won't be pissed when I do it myself
      B                Db
Let's end this like we should and say we're good

Abm                Db               Abm             Db
Now you're holding this against me, like I knew you would
    Abm               Db
I'm trying my best to make this easy
   Gb                                      B
So don't give me that look, just say we're good

B          Db               Gb             B
 We're not meant to be like sleeping and cocaine
             Db             Gb              B
 So let's at least agree to go our separate ways
Abm                             Db
Not gonna judge you when you're with somebody else
   Gb                             B
As long as you swear you won't be pissed when I do it myself
      B                Db
Let's end this like we should and say we're good

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Dua Lipa - We re Good Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Dua Lipa – We re Good: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Abm and ends on Db. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Gb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

Eb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Db (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Gb major side because Gb is heard 12 times while Ebm never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from Eb minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Gb or to Ebm; 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 Gb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Gb	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	12×
ii	Abm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Ab · Cb · Eb	22×
iii	Bbm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F	—
III	Bb	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Bb · D · F	—
IV	B	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F#	18×
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	31×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
vii°	Fdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F · Ab · Cb	—

Seen from Eb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Ebm	Tonic — home	Eb · Gb · Bb	—
ii°	Fdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · Cb	—
III	Gb	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	12×
iv	Abm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · Cb · Eb	22×
v	Bbm	Minor dominant — soft pull	Bb · Db · F	—
V	Bb	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Bb · D · F	—
VI	B	Submediant — warm colour	B · D# · F#	18×
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	31×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 4 different chords appear 83 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

Abm Db Gbii → Vii → V Ebmiv → VII ×22
Db Gb GbV → Iauthentic cadence EbmVII → III ×12
B Db GbIV → VIV → V EbmVI → VIIVI → VII ×9

The move to watch is Abm → Db, heard 22 times. From the Gb side it reads ii → V (ii → V: the classic preparation of the dominant); from the Ebm side it is iv → VII. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Abm, land on Ab, Cb, Eb — 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.

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 Gb major shapes

Capo 2 + E shapes
Capo 4 + D shapes
Capo 6 + C shapes

With Eb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Dm shapes
Capo 6 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

1 semitone up
4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Abm; the ear learns where home is within a second. Db, Abm, B, Gb carry the song: V–ii–IV–I relative to Gb, VII–iv–VI–III relative to Ebm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Abm → Db (ii → V in Gb, iv → VII in Ebm): ii → V — the classic preparation of the dominant. The final chord is Db; the ear comes to rest in Gb.

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.