Lady Gaga - Judas - Chord

Key Eb major – C minor Chords Ab, Cm, Bb, Fm, Eb Easy key G

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Ab       Fm
Oh oh oh oh
                 Cm     Bb
I'm in love with Judas, Juda_as

Ab       Fm
Oh oh oh oh
                 Cm     Bb
I'm in love with Judas, Juda_as

Cm        Ab  Cm        Ab
Judas! Judaas Judas! Judaas
Cm        Ab  Cm       Ab
Judas! Judaas Judas! Gagaa

Cm                            Ab
When he comes to me, I am ready
Cm                                      Ab
I'll wash his feet with my hair if he needs
Cm                                           Ab
Forgive him when his tongue lies through his brain
Cm                                 Ab
Even after three times, he betrays me

Ab      Fm      Cm                 Bb
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah I'll bring him down, bring him down, down
Ab      Fm       Cm                 Bb
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah A king with no crown, a king with no crown

     Ab                   Bb
I'm just a Holy Fool, oh baby he's so cruel
         Eb                       Cm
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby
     Ab                   Bb
I'm just a Holy Fool, oh baby he's so cruel
         Eb                        Cm
But I'm still in love with Judas, baby

Ab       Fm
Oh oh oh oh
                 Cm     Bb
I'm in love with Judas, Juda_as

Ab       Fm
Oh oh oh oh
                 Cm     Bb
I'm in love with Judas, Juda_as

Cm        Ab  Cm        Ab
Judas! Judaas Judas! Judaas
Cm        Ab  Cm       Ab
Judas! Judaas Judas! Gagaa

Cm                           Ab
I couldn't love a man so purely
Cm                                Ab
Even darkness forgave his crooked way
Cm                               Ab
I've learned our love is like a brick
Cm                            Ab
Build a house or sink a dead body

Ab      Fm      Cm                 Bb
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah I'll bring him down, bring him down, down
Ab      Fm       Cm                 Bb
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah A king with no crown, a king with no crown

Ab
In the most Biblical sense,
Fm
I am beyond repentance
      Cm                                 Bb
Fame hooker, prostitute wench, vomits her mind
Ab
But in the cultural sense
Fm
I just speak in future tense
       Cm                                    Bb
Judas kiss me if offenced,Or wear an ear condom next time

Ab         Bb
I wanna love you,
        Cm              Bb
But something's pulling me away from you
Ab            Bb
Jesus is my virtue,
     Cm          Bb
And Judas is the demon I cling to
Ab
I cling to

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Lady Gaga - Judas Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Judas: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ab and ends on Ab. Its chords belong to both Eb major and Cm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Eb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

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

Minor view

C minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Ab (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Bb (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C minor side because Cm is heard 30 times against 2 for Eb. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Eb 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 Eb or to Cm; 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 Eb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Eb	Tonic — home	Eb · G · Bb	2×
ii	Fm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · C	10×
iii	Gm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G · Bb · D	—
V/vi	G	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Cmsecondary dominant	G · B · D	—
IV	Ab	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · C · Eb	31×
V	Bb	Dominant — strongest pull home	Bb · D · F	16×
vi	Cm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	C · Eb · G	30×
vii°	Ddim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D · F · Ab	—

Seen from C minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Cm	Tonic — home	C · Eb · G	30×
ii°	Ddim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · Ab	—
III	Eb	Relative major — the bright side	Eb · G · Bb	2×
iv	Fm	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · Ab · C	10×
v	Gm	Minor dominant — soft pull	G · Bb · D	—
V	G	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G · B · D	—
VI	Ab	Submediant — warm colour	Ab · C · Eb	31×
VII	Bb	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Bb · D · F	16×

Analysis

The key pair is Eb major and its relative C minor (3 flats). 5 different chords appear 89 times in total; 5 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

Ab Cm EbIV → vi CmVI → iVI → i ×14
Fm Cm Ebii → vi Cmiv → iminor plagal ×10
Bb Cm EbV → videceptive cadence CmVII → iAeolian arrival ×4
Ab Bb EbIV → VIV → V CmVI → VIIVI → VII ×4
Bb Eb EbV → Iauthentic cadence CmVII → III ×2

The move to watch is Ab → Cm, heard 14 times. From the Cm side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the Eb side it reads IV → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

Capo 1 + D shapes
Capo 3 + C shapes
Capo 6 + A shapes

With C minor shapes

Capo 3 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

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

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Ab, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Ab, Cm, Bb, Fm carry the song: IV–vi–V–ii relative to Eb, VI–i–VII–iv relative to Cm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Ab → Cm (IV → vi in Eb, VI → i in Cm): VI → i — falls a half step into home. It closes on Ab, letting the Eb 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.