Major view
F major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = E (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Bb (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Key F major – D minor Chords Am, Dm, A, A#, G#dim, Gm Easy key C (capo 5)
Dm
La la la la la la la la
Am
La la la la la la la la
Dm
I just can't get you out of my head
Am
Boy, your loving is all I think about
Dm
I just can't get you out of my head
Am
Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
Dm
La la la la la la la la
Am
La la la la la la la la
Dm
I just can't get you out of my head
Am
Boy, your loving is all I think about
Dm
I just can't get you out of my head
Am
Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
A# A G#dim A
Every night, every day
Gm Dm A
Just to be there in your arms
Dm Am
Won't you staaay
Dm Am
Won't you staaay
A#
Stay forever and ever
Am
And ever and ever
Dm
La la la la la la la la
Am
La la la la la la la la
Dm
I just can't get you out of my head
Am
Boy, your loving is all I think about
Dm
I just can't get you out of my head
Am
Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
A# A G#dim A
There's a dark secret in me
Gm A
Don't leave me locked in your heart
Dm Am
Set me freeee
Dm Am
Feel the need in me
A#
Stay forever and ever
Am
And ever and ever
Dm Am Dm Am
End of song Play again?
Harmony analysis
The song opens on Dm and ends on Am. Its chords belong to both F major and Dm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Major view
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
Minor view
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the D minor side because it opens on Dm, Dm is heard 16 times while F never appears and the major V chord points straight at Dm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from F major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to F or to Dm; 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 | F | Tonic — home | F · A · C | — |
| ii | Gm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · D | 2× |
| vii°/iii | G#dim | Secondary leading-tone chord vii°/iii — leads to Amsecondary dominant | G# · B · D | 2× |
| iii | Am | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | A · C · E | 17× |
| V/vi | A | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dmsecondary dominant | A · C# · E | 6× |
| IV | A# | Subdominant — moves away from home | A# · D · E# | 4× |
| V | C | Dominant — strongest pull home | C · E · G | — |
| vi | Dm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | D · F · A | 16× |
| vii° | Edim | Leading-tone chord — tension | E · G · Bb | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Dm | Tonic — home | D · F · A | 16× |
| ii° | Edim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | E · G · Bb | — |
| III | F | Relative major — the bright side | F · A · C | — |
| iv | Gm | Subdominant — moves away from home | G · Bb · D | 2× |
| vii°/v | G#dim | Secondary leading-tone chord vii°/v — leads to Amsecondary dominant | G# · B · D | 2× |
| v | Am | Minor dominant — soft pull | A · C · E | 17× |
| V | A | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | A · C# · E | 6× |
| VI | A# | Submediant — warm colour | A# · D · E# | 4× |
| VII | C | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | C · E · G | — |
The key pair is F major and its relative D minor (1 flat). 6 different chords appear 47 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Dm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from F, the same A is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Dm. G#dim acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.
The move to watch is Am → Dm, heard 12 times. From the Dm side it is v → i (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the F side it reads iii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
The first chord is Dm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The backbone is Am, Dm, A, A# — iii–vi–V/vi–IV from the F side, v–i–V–VI from the Dm side. A is the interesting twist: in F it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Dm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on Am → Dm (iii → vi in F, v → i in Dm): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. The final chord is Am; the ear comes to rest in F.
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.
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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