Lady Gaga - I'll Never Love Again - Chord

Key G major – E minor Chords G, Em, G9, Em11, C6, Cmaj7, C/D, C … Difficulty already in its easiest key

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G9  G  Em11  Em  
C6  Cmaj7  C/D  

        G9  G
Wish I could
                       Em11  Em
I could have said goodbye
                          C6      Cmaj7
I would have said what I wanted to
             C/D          
Maybe even cried for you
 
       G9  G                       Em11  Em
If I knew    it would be the last time
                            C6    Cmaj7
I would have broke my heart in two
                  C/D         
Tryin' to save a part of you

                            G9  G
Don't want to feel another touch
                             Em11  Em
Don't want to start another fire
                            C6  Cmaj7
Don't want to know another kiss
                      C/D          
No other name falling off my lips

                              G9  G
Don't want to give my heart away
              Em11  Em
To another stranger
                      C6  Cmaj7
Or let another day begin
                       C/D      
Won't even let the sunlight in

                  G9      G
No I'll never love   again
      Em11           Em
I'll never love again
 
               G9  G
When we first met
                              Em11  Em
I never thought that I would fall
                          C6         Cmaj7               C/D    
I never thought that I'd find myself     lyin' in your arms
       G9                             G
And I wanna pretend that it's not true
           Em11          Em
Oh, baby that you're gone
          C6                                  Cmaj7
Cause my world keeps turnin' and turnin' and turnin'
             C/D       
And I'm not movin' on

                            G9  G
Don't want to feel another touch
                             Em11  Em
Don't want to start another fire
                            C6  Cmaj7
Don't want to know another kiss
                      C/D          
No other name falling off my lips

                              G9  G
Don't want to give my heart away
              Em11  Em
To another stranger
                      C6  Cmaj7
Or let another day begin
                       C/D      
Won't even let the sunlight in
           
No I'll never love

Em                         D/F#      G
  I don't wanna know this feeling unless it's you and me
F                           C
I don't wanna waste a moment
Em                                D/F#      G      
  And I don't wanna give somebody else the better part of me
F                          C
I would rather wait for you

                            G9  G
Don't want to feel another touch
                             Em11  Em
Don't want to start another fire
                            C6  Cmaj7
Don't want to know another kiss
                      C/D          
No other name falling off my lips

                              G9  G
Don't want to give my heart away
              Em11  Em
To another stranger
                      C6  Cmaj7
Or let another day begin
                       C/D      
Won't even let the sunlight in
               G9       G         
Oh I'll never love again
 Em11     Em
Love again
                  C6  Cmaj7
I'll never love again
            C/D
I'll never love
G6     
Again

Em7                           C
   I won't I won't I swear I can't

I wish I could but I just won't
G6                      Em7
  I'll never love again
            C
I'll never love
G
Again

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Lady Gaga - I'll Never Love Again Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – I'll Never Love Again: key and chord analysis

The song opens on G9 and ends on G. Its chords belong to both G major and Em, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

G major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

E minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = D (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G major side because it both starts and finishes on G and G is heard 31 times against 30 for Em. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from E minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to G or to Em; 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 G major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	G	Tonic — home	G · B · D	16×
I6	G6	Tonic — home	G · B · D · E	2×
V7/IV	G9	Secondary dominant V/IV — leads to Csecondary dominant	G · B · D · F · A	13×
ii	Am	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	A · C · E	—
iii	Bm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	B · D · F#	—
V/vi	B	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	—
IV6	C6	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G · A	12×
IVmaj7	Cmaj7	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G · B	12×
IV	C/D	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	12×
IV	C	Subdominant — moves away from home	C · E · G	4×
V	D/F#	Dominant — strongest pull home	D · F# · A	2×
vi	Em	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B	15×
vi7	Em11	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B · D · A	13×
vi7	Em7	Relative minor — the melancholy side	E · G · B · D	2×
bVII	F	bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord	F · A · C	2×
vii°	F#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F# · A · C	—

Seen from E minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Em	Tonic — home	E · G · B	15×
i7	Em11	Tonic — home	E · G · B · D · A	13×
i7	Em7	Tonic — home	E · G · B · D	2×
bII	F	Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord	F · A · C	2×
ii°	F#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F# · A · C	—
III	G	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D	16×
III6	G6	Relative major — the bright side	G · B · D · E	2×
V7/VI	G9	Secondary dominant V/VI — leads to Csecondary dominant	G · B · D · F · A	13×
iv	Am	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C · E	—
v	Bm	Minor dominant — soft pull	B · D · F#	—
V	B	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	B · D# · F#	—
VI6	C6	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G · A	12×
VImaj7	Cmaj7	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G · B	12×
VI	C/D	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	12×
VI	C	Submediant — warm colour	C · E · G	4×
VII	D/F#	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	D · F# · A	2×

Analysis

The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 12 different chords appear 105 times in total; 10 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. G9 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key. F is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

C/D G9 GIV → V7/IVplagal cadence EmVI → V7/VI ×10
D/F# G GV → Iauthentic cadence EmVII → III ×2
C G9 GIV → V7/IVplagal cadence EmVI → V7/VI ×1
C/D G6 GIV → I6plagal cadence EmVI → III6 ×1
C G6 GIV → I6plagal cadence EmVI → III6 ×1
C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×1

The move to watch is C/D → G9, heard 10 times. From the G side it reads IV → V7/IV (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Em side it is VI → V7/VI. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G9, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
On F, follow the chord's notes (F · A · C) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

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 G major shapes

No capo — open G shapes
Capo 3 + E shapes
Capo 5 + D shapes

With E minor shapes

No capo — open Em shapes
Capo 2 + Dm shapes
Capo 7 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

Starting on G9, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. G, Em, G9, Em11 carry the song: I–vi–V7/IV–vi7 relative to G, III–i–V7/VI–i7 relative to Em. G9 adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/IV — leads to C. Keep an ear on C/D → G9 (IV → V7/IV in G, VI → V7/VI in Em): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is G; the ear comes to rest in G.

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.