Major view
A major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = D (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Imagine Dragons - Follow You - Chord
Key A major – F# minor Chords E, A, Bm, F#m Easy key G (capo 2)
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Key: A | Gbm | F#m
Capo: 0
Bm E A F#m
Bm E A
You know I got your number, number all night
F#m Bm
I'm always on your team, I got your back, alright
E A
Taking those, taking those losses if it treats you right
F#m Bm
I wanna put you into the spotlight
E
If the world would only know what you've been holding back
A
Heart attacks every night, oh, you know it's not right
Bm E A
I will follow you way down wherever you may go
F#m Bm
I'll follow you way down to your deepest low
E A F#m
I'll always be around wherever life takes you
You know I'll follow you
Bm E A
Call you up, you've been crying, crying all night
F#m Bm
You're only disappointed in yourself, alright
E A
Taking those, taking those losses if it treats you right
Bm
I wanna take you into the sunlight
E
If the world would only know what you've been holding back
A
Heart attacks every night
F#m
Oh, you know it's not right
Bm E A
I will follow you way down wherever you may go
F#m Bm
I'll follow you way down to your deepest low
E A F#m
I'll always bе around wherever lifе takes you
Bm
You know I'll follow you
E A
La da da da da da, la da da da da da
F#m Bm
La da da da da da, you know I'll follow you
E A F#m
La da da da da da, wherever life takes you
Bm
You know I'll follow you
Bm E A F#m
E A
You're not the type to give yourself enough love
F#m Bm
She live her life, hand in a tight glove
E A
I wish that I could fix it, I could fix it for you
But instead I be right here comin' through
Bm E A F#m Bm E A
right here comin' through
Bm E A
I will follow you way down wherever you may go
F#m Bm
I'll follow you way down to your deepest low
E A F#m
I'll always be around wherever life takes you
Bm
You know I'll follow you
E A
La da da da da da, la da da da da da
F#m Bm
La da da da da da, you know I'll follow you
E A F#m
La da da da da da, wherever life takes you
E A F#m
You know I'll follow you
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Imagine Dragons - Follow You Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Imagine Dragons – Follow You: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Bm and ends on F#m. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = E (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between A major and F# minor because it comes to rest on F#m and A is heard 23 times against 19 for F#m. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to A or to F#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.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | A | Tonic — home | A · C# · E | 23× |
| ii | Bm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | B · D · F# | 22× |
| iii | C#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C# · E · G# | — |
| V/vi | C# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to F#msecondary dominant | C# · E# · G# | — |
| IV | D | Subdominant — moves away from home | D · F# · A | — |
| V | E | Dominant — strongest pull home | E · G# · B | 23× |
| vi | F#m | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F# · A · C# | 19× |
| vii° | G#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G# · B · D | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | F#m | Tonic — home | F# · A · C# | 19× |
| ii° | G#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G# · B · D | — |
| III | A | Relative major — the bright side | A · C# · E | 23× |
| iv | Bm | Subdominant — moves away from home | B · D · F# | 22× |
| v | C#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | C# · E · G# | — |
| V | C# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C# · E# · G# | — |
| VI | D | Submediant — warm colour | D · F# · A | — |
| VII | E | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | E · G# · B | 23× |
Analysis
The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 4 different chords appear 87 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
- E A AV → Iauthentic cadence F#mVII → III ×23
- Bm E Aii → Vii → V F#miv → VII ×21
The move to watch is E → A, heard 23 times. From the A side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the F#m side it is VII → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- A major pentatonic and F# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (A – B – C# – E – F#): start from A for a brighter phrase, from F# for a bluesier one.
- Over E, land on E, G#, B — 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.
- Over Bm, 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 A major shapes
- No capo — open A shapes
- Capo 2 + G shapes
- Capo 5 + E shapes
With F# minor shapes
- Capo 2 + Em shapes
- Capo 4 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch
- 3 semitones up
The song's harmonic story
The first chord is Bm; the ear learns where home is within a second. E, A, Bm, F#m carry the song: V–I–ii–vi relative to A, VII–III–iv–i relative to F#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on E → A (V → I in A, VII → III in F#m): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. It closes on F#m, letting the F#m side have the last word.
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.
Imagine Dragons - Follow You 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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