Taylor Swift - I Can See You - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords B, Db, Ebm, Gb, Ab7, Abm Easy key G

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Ebm  B  Db           Ebm  B  Db
         Uh uh, uh, uh

Ebm
 You brush past me in the hallway
        B              Db
And you don't think I, I, I can see you, do you?
Ebm
 I’ve been watching you for ages and I
B             Db
Spend my time tryin' not to feel it

    B                 Db
But what would you do if I went to touch you now?
Ebm               Gb
What would you do if they never found us out?
B                 Db                Ab7
What would you do if we never made a   sound?

       B             Db
'Cause I can see you waitin’ down the hall from me
    Gb            Ebm
And I can see you up against the wall with me
B                  Db                Ab7
What would you do? Baby, if you only knew
B           Db
Yeah, I can see you

Ebm  B  Db           Ebm  B  Db
         Uh uh, uh, uh

Ebm
 And we kept everything professional, but
B                         Db
Something's changed, it's something I, I like
Ebm
 They keep watchful eyes on us
        B                 Db
So it's best that we move fast and keep quiet
Ebm                                  B              Db
 You won't believe half the things I see inside my head
Ebm                                     B              Db
 Wait till you see half the things that haven't happened yet

    B                 Db
But what would you do if I went to touch you now?
Ebm               Gb
What would you do if they never found us out?
B                 Db                Ab7
What would you do if we never made a   sound?

       B             Db
'Cause I can see you waitin’ down the hall from me
    Gb            Ebm
And I can see you up against the wall with me
B                  Db                Gb    Ebm
What would you do? Baby, if you only knew, oh oh, oh, oh
      B             Db
Yeah, I can see you throw your jacket on the floor
Gb             Ebm
I can see you, makes me want you even more
B                  Db                Ab7
What would you do? Baby, if you only knew
B           Db
 That I can see you
 
Ebm  B  Db           Ebm  B  Db
         Uh uh, uh, uh
 
Abm                   B
I can see you in your suit and your neck-tie
Gb                      Db
Pass me a note saying, "Meet me tonight"
Abm                   B                 Gb      Db
 Then we kiss and you know I won’t ever tell, yeah
    Abm                   B
And I could see you being my addiction
Gb                  Db
You can see me as a secret mission 
Ebm             B             Db        Ebm  B
  Hide away and I will stop behaving myself
Db             Ebm  B
 Uh uh, uh, uh
Db
 Oh oh, oh, oh

      B       Db
I can see you waitin’ down the hall from me
    Gb            Ebm
And I can see you up against the wall with me
B                  Db                Gb    Ebm
What would you do? Baby, if you only knew, oh
    B             Db
And I can see you throw your jacket on the floor
Gb             Ebm
I can see you, makes me want you even more
B                  Db                Ab7
What would you do? Baby, if you only knew
B                    Db
 That I can see you, oh, I can see you

Ebm                         B           Db
  Oh, I see you, I see you, baby, I see you
Ebm                     B
  I see you, I see you, baby
    Db
Oh, baby

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Taylor Swift - I Can See You Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Taylor Swift – I Can See You: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ebm 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 Eb minor side because it opens on Ebm and Ebm is heard 26 times against 12 for Gb. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Gb 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 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	3×
V7/V	Ab7	Secondary dominant V/V — leads to Dbsecondary dominant	Ab · C · Eb · Gb	5×
iii	Bbm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F	—
V/vi	Bb	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	—
IV	B	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F#	37×
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	37×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	26×
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	26×
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	3×
IV7	Ab7	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	Ab · C · Eb · Gb	5×
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#	37×
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	37×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 6 different chords appear 120 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Ab7 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

B Db GbIV → VIV → V EbmVI → VIIVI → VII ×34
Db Ebm GbV → videceptive cadence EbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×18
Db Gb GbV → Iauthentic cadence EbmVII → III ×7
B Gb GbIV → Iplagal cadence EbmVI → III ×3

The move to watch is B → Db, heard 34 times. From the Ebm side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic); from the Gb side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home). 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 B, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ebm, land on Eb, Gb, Bb — 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 opening Ebm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are B, Db, Ebm, Gb; read them as IV–V–vi–I in Gb or VI–VII–i–III in Ebm. Ab7 adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/V — leads to Db. Keep an ear on B → Db (IV → V in Gb, VI → VII in Ebm): VI → VII — the rising step that heads for the tonic. It closes on Db, letting the Gb 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.