Lady Gaga - Sweet Sounds Of Heaven (feat. The Rolling Stones) - Chord

Key F major – D minor Chords F, C, Bb, C7, Dm, F7, Gm, F/A … Easy key G

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C  C7  F  
C7  F  F7

           C7                     F
I hear the sweet, sweet sounds of Heaven
        C                          F
Fallin' down, fallin' down to this earth
           C               C7        F
I hear the sweet, sweetest sounds of Heaven
         C              C7           F
Driftin' down, driftin' down to this earth
          C                 Bb            F
Bless the Father, bless the Son, hear the sound of the drums
      C                  Bb            F
As it echoes through the valley and it bursts, yeah
       C          Bb       F
Let no woman or a child go hungry tonight
          Dm               Bb           F
Please protect us from the pain and the hurt, yeah

                  C
I smell the sweet scents 
C7              F
Sweet scents of Heaven 
         C7
Tumblin' down 
                     F
Tumblin' down to the earth 
           C
I hear the sweet sounds 
    C7                                      F
The sweet sounds  of children
            C
And they're praisin' 
                  F
The land of their birth 

        C                   Bb
No, I'm not, not goin' to Hell
        F
In some dusty motel
        C              Bb
And I'm not, not goin' down
       F
In the dirt 
          C
I'm gonna laugh 
          Bb
I'm gonna cry 
          F
Eat the bread, drink the wine
           Dm               Bb           F
'Cause I'm finally, finally quenchin' my thirst, yeah

Gm
You can't have a light without a little shadow, yeah
              F/A
Always need a target for your bow and arrow
  Bb                         B
I want to be drenched in the rain
                 F
Of your heavenly love, oh, yeah, c'mon

        C                          Bb
Let the music  play loud 
       F
Let it burst  through the clouds

       C            Bb
And we all feel the heat
       F
Of the sun, yeah
             C
Yeah, let us sing
       Bb
Let us shout 
        F
Let us all stand up proud
         Dm         Bb                 F
Let the old still believe that they're young, yeah

C            Bb    F   C   Bb   F
Sweet, sweet sound
C          Bb
 Sounds so sweet 
        F
Sounds so sweet 
F
Heaven, Heaven
C             Bb
Down, falling down
                     F
Falling down to this earth

F                             Bb
I hear the sweet sounds of Heaven
                        F  C  Bb  F
Play me somethin', Stevie

            C            Bb        F
I smell the sweet, sweet scents of Heaven
       C                          Bb
Comin' down , comin' down 
       F
To the earth 
C
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Bb
Oh yeah, oh yeah
F
Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah
          C
Yes, c'mon
C
Ooh, c'mon
Bb
C'mon, c'mon
     F            C  Bb
C'mon, yeah, yeah

Bb                           F
Hear the gods laughing from above
F
Of Heaven
        C             Bb
Fallin' down, fallin' down
        F                     C
To this earth, oh, oh, oh, oh
       Bb
Let me lay down and sleep
F
Oh, oh, Heaven, Heaven
C    Bb    F
Ooh, ooh, ooh

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Sweet Sounds Of Heaven (feat. The Rolling Stones): key and chord analysis

The song opens on C and ends on F. Its chords belong to both F major and Dm, so every chord below is read both ways.

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)

Minor view

D minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

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

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F major side because it comes to rest on F and F is heard 42 times against 3 for Dm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from D minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

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.

Seen from F major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	F	Tonic — home	F · A · C	40×
I	F/A	Tonic — home	F · A · C	1×
V7/IV	F7	Secondary dominant V/IV — leads to Bbsecondary dominant	F · A · C · Eb	1×
ii	Gm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G · Bb · D	1×
iii	Am	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	A · C · E	—
V/vi	A	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	—
IV	Bb	Subdominant — moves away from home	Bb · D · F	28×
#IV	B	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D# · F#	1×
V	C	Dominant — strongest pull home	C · E · G	30×
V7	C7	Dominant — strongest pull home	C · E · G · Bb	8×
vi	Dm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	D · F · A	3×
vii°	Edim	Leading-tone chord — tension	E · G · Bb	—

Seen from D minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Dm	Tonic — home	D · F · A	3×
ii°	Edim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · Bb	—
III	F	Relative major — the bright side	F · A · C	40×
III	F/A	Relative major — the bright side	F · A · C	1×
V7/VI	F7	Secondary dominant V/VI — leads to Bbsecondary dominant	F · A · C · Eb	1×
iv	Gm	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · Bb · D	1×
v	Am	Minor dominant — soft pull	A · C · E	—
V	A	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	A · C# · E	—
VI	Bb	Submediant — warm colour	Bb · D · F	28×
#VI	B	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D# · F#	1×
VII	C	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	C · E · G	30×
VII7	C7	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	C · E · G · Bb	8×

Analysis

The key pair is F major and its relative D minor (1 flat). 9 different chords appear 113 times in total; 7 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. F7 acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

Bb F FIV → Iplagal cadence DmVI → III ×26
C7 F FV7 → Iauthentic cadence DmVII7 → III ×8
C F FV → Iauthentic cadence DmVII → III ×2

The move to watch is Bb → F, heard 26 times. From the F side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Dm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

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

Capo 1 + E shapes
Capo 3 + D shapes
Capo 5 + C shapes

With D minor shapes

No capo — open Dm shapes
Capo 5 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

2 semitones up
3 semitones down · capo 3 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is C; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are F, C, Bb, C7; read them as I–V–IV–V7 in F or III–VII–VI–VII7 in Dm. F7 adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/IV — leads to Bb. Keep an ear on Bb → F (IV → I in F, VI → III in Dm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. It closes on F, letting the F 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.